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What I'm Up To

What I’m up to Right Now

Activity

I started my fitness journey back in 2024 with a simple goal: 50k steps on the treadmill under my desk each week.

That was a great starting point and a good foundation, but things change. I don’t work from home any more, for one.

New Fitness Goals

Each week I need to accomplish any combination of the following at least five times:

• 40 minute bike commute to the office
• 6,500 steps at 5% incline on the treadmill

Weekly Average Steps

My cardio journey started in August 2024. For all of 2025 and the first part of 2026, I was hitting a 50k step target on the desk treadmill. (0% incline, ~2mph while working.)

Lifting

My current lifting routine & weight progress.

Info

Michael W. Arnold

Data Engineer & Vicar

📍 Nashville, Tennessee

I am a Data Engineering & Architecture Leader with 15+ years of experience driving enterprise cloud data strategies, modernizing legacy pipelines, enabling data democratization, and delivering scalable platforms for advanced analytics and ML/AI initiatives. I have a proven ability to align data architecture with business priorities, lead cross-functional teams, and deliver measurable outcomes at scale.

Überliste of Technology & Theology

A simple list to track the books and gadgets that interest me.

Additional randomness can be found on my Pinboard profile and Amazon List.

You can see what I’m reading at my µBlog.

For more about me and my setup, see my slash pages.

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• Clairefontaine Notebook The lovely little notebook I use as my journal. The best-feeling paper I’ve ever experienced.
• The Green Magnetic Chess Set Handcrafted hornbeam wood Staunton chess set with magnets for travel play.
• Noodler’s Brevity Black Ink Quick-drying black ink to use on checks, etc.
• Rumpl Camping Blanket A great blanket for camping and sitting around the firepit.

Gadgets

• Bambu Lab A1 Mini 3d Printer A fun entry-level 3d printer.
• Fresh Roast SR540 Coffee Roaster A home coffee roaster for fresh roasting your own beans.
• PreSonus Eris 3.5 Speakers Speakers for my desk.
• SwitchBot Meter Pro CO2 Monitor 5-in-1 air quality sensor tracking CO2, temperature, and humidity with smart home integration.
• TRMNL Would be cool to have our family calendar & other widgets here.

Clothing

• Watches All the watches I’m interested in are listed here.

Tools

• Air Duster Handy tool for cleaning electronics.
• Leatherman Skeletool CX Multi-Tool A sleek, minimalist multi-tool with only the essentials.
• Scrape-a-Round Ice-Scraper
• Skinny Wrench
• Walden Fire Pit Tool
• Wera Screwgripper
• Wera Wrench Set Perfect for bike repair and other tasks.

Books

The books I’ve read can be found on my µBlog.

Reading

What I’m reading, have read, and want to read.