Rare by chance. Built by choice.

The Odds Get Interesting.

A few unlikely details. One intentional life. Still building.

Portrait of Chad Kase

Chad Kase

There are 8,100,000,000 people on Earth.

Run the numbers
01
Born on Leap Day
1 in 0
02
Completed an Ironman
1 in 0
03
Bowled a Perfect 300 Game
1 in 0

Combined path

Statistically improbable. Individually intentional.

1 in 0

Projects

First Time Books

First Time Books

A look at First Time Books, my personalized children’s book project that began in 2011 and grew into a collection of custom books for childhood milestones, learning, and family keepsakes.
Hero image for 02-29.com showing a Leap Day countdown design with the date 02/29 and the phrase time remaining until Leap Day.

02-29.com

A small Leap Day web experiment built around a memorable domain, rare timing, and the fun of turning an idea into a live site quickly with ChatGPT Sites.
Family Photo Archive

Family Photo Archive

A personal archive project focused on digitizing old family photos so they are easier to organize, preserve, share, and pass down.
First Time Books

First Time Books

A look at First Time Books, my personalized children’s book project that began in 2011 and grew into a collection of custom books for childhood milestones, learning, and family keepsakes.

Journal

Worth the Trip

Worth the Trip

Twenty-seven hours to get there. Eleven hours in traffic. Eight miles running downhill just to ride back up. Worth every mile.
Chad Kase and his family in front of the Eiffel Tower during a summer 2025 trip to France.

The Long Way From There

A family trip through France, Mount Ventoux, and Paris that became about far more than travel.
140.6

140.6

140.6 miles. Reflections on chaos in the water, nerves on the bike, and hearing “You are an Ironman” for the first time.
1 in 1,461

1 in 1,461

Born on February 29 at 2:29 a.m. A reflection on rarity, time, and how perspective changes when your birthday only appears every four years.
300. Then 300.

300. Then 300.

Two perfect games. Fifteen years apart. Reflections on pressure, repetition, and why perfection is rarely as clean as it looks.
Chicago Marathon 2025

Chicago Marathon 2025

Chicago Marathon 2025. 3:34:39 at age 49. A race about rhythm, family, and the long game.
Worth the Trip

Worth the Trip

Twenty-seven hours to get there. Eleven hours in traffic. Eight miles running downhill just to ride back up. Worth every mile.