Meet Fear

Miles turned thirty-mumble this year, and he's never looked less young. He still works at Security Labs doing who-knows-what with websites. Writing is still a focus and passion for him, and he even completed the first draft of an awful novel. (Don't rush out to bookstores just yet, though.) He's also been writing blog posts for and judging the Mash Stories competition, and he's created a website for his writing at Miles.ink. Miles also got back into speaking, giving a talk at the 2015 South Dakota Code Camp.

Second-Best Man

This summer, Miles was invited to be the (nearly) Best Man at the wedding of friends Tony and Alex (Romanksi) Rolfes. The couple live in Knoxville, TN, and Miles and Holli made the trek alone, leaving the kids with some delighted grandparents. We flew down early and stayed with Tony. Bryce, Lindsey and Hazel arrived a little later, driving from the Cleveland, OH, area, and we also met up with Miles's aunt Sue, Miles's parents and a host of hometown friends. Bryce — probably due to a technicality — had officially been named Best Man, but both Bryce and Miles co-wrote the Best Man Speech, which was by most accounts pretty awesome. Tony was enjoying it, which is really all that mattered.

It was such a pleasure to get to spend some extended time with Tony since he's been away from the Midwest. Alex is lovely and a great match for Tony, and being able to participate in their special day was an honor. Miles says he has "no problem" with Bryce being chosen Best Man.

Badlands and Denver, Maaan

Miles's cousin, Dirk Remily, married Erin Monahan in Denver this summer. Ian was asked to be the ring bearer, so we made a family vacation out of it! Our trip was several days in the making, two out and two back. We stopped in Rapid City and enjoyed all things dinosauria. Then we made our way toward Colorado. Our trip there was notable when a GPS confusion added an hour of travel time through Wyoming. All-in-all, we saw lots of family, both Mileses and Rausches, and we got to enjoy some site seeing and relaxation. The Badlands also made for some particularly memorable photo opportunities.

Mr. and Mrs. Majesty

Miles's workplace had their Christmas Party organized as a murder mystery at Calico Skies Winery this year. Miles and Holli played the roles of the former Prom King and Prom Queen, and Holli enjoyed designing and creating our costumes. While we didn't win any prizes, the experience was fun and memorable, and no one actually got hurt. Unfortunately.