I wanted to congratulate Rob on shooting an amazing round of golf a little while back! At Diamond Woods, he shot a 67, 5 Under par!! I would pee my pants with excitement if I could shoot an 87 at that course. Here’s the really amazing part, he did it with his […]

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Check out the guy finishing at the far left of the screen at 1:00:27. First he does dead arms, like the character in Seinfeld who didn’t move her arms when she walked. Then he breaks into a full on Eric Liddell arm swing as he crosses the finish line. Yes, that runner […]

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It was a painful 6.2 miles, but I am glad I did it and finished. I lost my big bet as expected to “The Business” Matella, but with some more training, I would like to give him another run at it next year. Here are some highlights, with much more to come from […]

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A silly bet was made a few weeks ago for a $100 winner take all event between me and Joe “The Business” Matella. The venue, the Butte to Butte on 4th of July.
The mental games have already been going and I have been growing a beard while in training. People have mistaken […]

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I put myself “On notice”. Last Friday after attending a very fun 40th Birthday event for Mike H, I went to Natalie and Eric Fritz’s house to hang out with them and Katie. We had a little wine, heard some good tunes and waited for the Mike H after party to begin late […]

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I am still enjoying the afterglow of a really fun time at the Michael Franti show at Cuthbert on Saturday night. The real treat was the opener, the Blue Scholars. An MC and a DJ put out some amazing dancable flowing rap with a social conscience. Let’s hope they make the trip […]

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It may not be close to football yet, but here is a nice little Duck video with some overly dramatic Enya playing in the background. Only one more season for me to try to get in the president skybox!
Oregon Ducks Football…Past and Present

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I can’t recommend this band enough! The Wood Brothers have a sound that is unlike any other, bluesy country with a little hop to it.
If you don’t have anything better to do, go check them out!
Their folk and acoustic blues tunes, tinged with Gospel hopefulness and country melancholy, were welcomed like old […]

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Dang, you always feel good when the first nice day in Eugene hits. I am sick, but still felt twice as good with some nice weather out there. One new thing that I learned about warm weather is great:
Higher Temperature = Samba gets tired faster. That is a great combo for me!

Enjoy […]

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In our first try at a business presentation, bumperstickr.com won the very first edition of the SmartUps Pub Talks. The competition was tough, and I think many of the voters were drunk when they chose us to win. OSoEco.com, Dune Sciences and Floragenex are fascinating companies and much deserved the win.
Count this […]

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We have all obviously been glued to the Democratic primary coverage. I got goosebumps when the Obama supporters started the “YES WE CAN!” chant. A few nights later I shuddered in embarrassment as Hillary started the “YES WE WILL” chant at her rally.
You could feel the hesitation in their voices, shortly […]

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As often as we can (not often enough) Samba and I go on our 2.75 mile run.  Here is a map of our route:

This is a nice length to tire us both out.  If you ever want to come along for one, let me know!

Click here or on the image and you can zoom in […]

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I knew it was a good sign when the High Rollers took a 15 minute break to go view the eclipse during game 1 of league night last night. I must be part wolf, because I ended up bowling the best series of my life. I’ve always had my eye on a 700 […]

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My cute little dog turns one today on Valentine’s Day!  So far, even with the huge energy boosts that I was prepared for, I couldn’t have picked a better one!

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Big Brother 9 is starting off and I am still not sure what I think, other than the fact that there are plenty of annoying teams that need to go away.  The greatest thing I have seen so far is that one of them is a Duck fan from Oregon!  She was seen in the […]

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