Apr
29
Broken Neck?
April 29, 2008 | Leave a Comment
So I went to Slocum last week. Its an amazing facility.
Highlights: Touchscreen electronic checkin. Its like checking in to Alaska airlines with an E-Ticket. You say your name, and it says, great, you are checked in. If you have any questions, theres a counter behind the screens with nurses. If you check in successfully, they […]
Dec
5
Civil War
December 5, 2007 | Leave a Comment
I went to the Civil War football game this year. In fact, I went to all of the home games this year. It was a good season.
If we had only kept our quarterback in one piece. Oh well. It was fun while it lasted.
And while its sad that we lost Civil War, it was fun. […]
Aug
21
Holy donation dude
August 21, 2007 | Leave a Comment
Wow.
I just glanced at my email quickly, but wow!
UO Announced today that Phil and Penny Knight (of Nike fame) are donating 100 MILLION dollars to the University of Oregon Athletic Department. This money will be the main donation for the creation of a endowment for the entire athletic department. So pretty much Oregon is guaranteed […]
Jul
4
Butte to Butte
July 4, 2007 | 2 Comments
Woo.
I completed the annual fourth of July “Butte to Butte” race/walk in Eugene today.
According to my watch, from gate to gate, I ran(and a little walk) the 10k in 1:06:40.
So comes out to 10:40 splits or so, which isnt so bad. If I had not walked for 18 of the 66 minutes, I suspect I […]
Jun
26
Bicycle!
June 26, 2007 | 2 Comments
In 2004, I traded my most valuable possession for someone else’s. This trade was my “prized” 55 gallon salt water aquarium (fish, rock, invertebrates) for his 2003 Specialized Hard Rock.
I did this because I wanted to be able to travel around town. I had several bikes prior to this. I replaced the front gears, rear […]