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Month: April, 2009

marathon morning revisited

I awoke from my restless sleep at the motel eight minutes before my alarm was to sound at 5:00am on April 26th. I walked over to Colby’s room, where the milk and cereal were being stored, to down a pre-race meal. As I crossed the stairway between our rooms, one of my greatest fears for [...]

Photo-a-day: Week 16

this could be a problem…

FAQ: The Marathon

Remember back in November when I announced to the masses my intentions of running a marathon? Well the time has come, my friends. And while I’ve not actually been asked most of the following questions with any frequency at all, I thought FAQ an appropriate format with which to educate you on pertinent information regarding [...]

Photo-a-day: Week 15

Enjoy. Or don’t.

The Doorpost Film Project (help!!)

Just so you know what you’re getting yourself into with this post, I’m asking you to help some filmmaker friends of mine in the 2009 Doorpost Short Film Competition. They’re worth helping, and you’ll be entertained in the process, so it’s a win/win.
First things first: what is the Doorpost Film Project? Well according to their [...]

Photo-a-day: Week 14

Those bears in the last picture deserve an entire post of their own. Someday.
(Google Readers, click)

He is risen!!

I thought at length of ways to express how thankful I am for what we celebrate on this Easter Sunday (Christ’s conquering of Death, and the countless implications therein), but I came up short every time. I simply cannot do it justice. So, I’ve decided to post a bit of the Story itself.
On the evening [...]

four real life musicals

[Google Reader folks, you'll have to actually visit the site for this one. Video's aren't embedding in the feed. Apologies.]
In recent years — with the rise of sites like YouTube, Facebook, Twitter, and everything else under the Web 2.0 umbrella — information is being spread faster, and over a larger geographic region (i.e. the entire [...]

REI Friends and Family Discount!

Upon finding out that I work at REI, most people reply with some variation of the question, “Can you get me a discount?”
The answer to this worth-a-shot inquiry is always a negative of some sort; sometimes creative and sarcastic, others just a sincere, “Unfortunately, no.” (It generally depends on the gender of the inquirer).
However, on [...]