Bryan Hylenski

Integral does death?

I spent this past week attending the wake, funeral and a variety of formalities that currently surround "death" in our current christian society.  My wife, Shauna's, grandmother died last week.  She was 93 years old and one of the most playful and "giddy"... Read More

Integral Triathlon

This weekend is Team Integral's first ever triathlon. It's a culmination of a summer of training and personal development for each of the team's members:... Robert Macnaughton, Scott Rainey and myself.... Why?  How did we get to this point?... In April of this year, I was hired... Read More

Perfect Profile!

This afternoon I was playing around on the site and noticed Barbi Hammond's post in the community section.  After reading the post, I was intrigued, so I checked out her profile. ... Most "About Me" profiles, including my own, are fairly long and lame.  Across... Read More

Sarah Palin...just another pawn.

I had high hopes for tonight's speech. She started off incredibly. She had me enraptured with her talk of programs and advocacy for children of special needs. She impressed me with her talk of small towns and her commitment to the country. Her talk of being a Mayor and later the governor... Read More

Days 7-9 - The Weekend!

***No pics today, not a lot of noticeable differences (for a camera), will have better pics tomorrow and Wednesday.***... This project is nearing it's completion date, but is it nearing completion?  ...hmmm. If you had asked me this question on Friday, I would've told you, "I'm... Read More

Day 5 & 6 -- "Ugh the Smell"

I'm joining Tues/Wed (Day 5 & 6), since Tuesday was not very glamorous. More drywall and Mike finished the tile in the bathroom and shower. But, I still have to do the grout, so it's pretty rough looking.... Yesterday, was a very unique day in this process. I took the morning off, so... Read More

Day 4 -- Things are going well

Tuesday, August 19th, 2008... Today was a tough morning. I was up late last night with the electricians and watched a bit of the Olympic highlights. I was supposed to go climbing this morning and then go for a long run at lunch. I wanted to get back home in time to hang the drywall. But,... Read More

Day 3 Complete

Monday, August  18th, 2008... Things are going well. I woke up this morning and headed to work, knowing I would need to make a few calls. I had originally scheduled the electrician for Tuesday night and the HVAC (gas-guy) guy for Thursday. But, with the framing all finished Mike... Read More