I’ve been a huge slacker in processing my photo backlog. I still have a bunch from Seafair 2009 to go through! I built a new computer a few months ago in order to have a faster photo “editing” computer (really, “editing” == “filtering with Lightroom”), but that hasn’t really motivated me. Too many weekends travelling, [...]
After almost ten years of living and biking in Seattle, I finally did the Seattle to Portland ride this past Saturday. I was pretty stoked and proud to survive the ride and finished a lot stronger than I thought was possible. The ride itself? Long, hard, and fortunately, mostly uneventful. I read this blog post [...]
We’re full on in the middle of summer biking season. With Seattle To Portland (STP) a week away, on Saturday we had our last big training ride of the season before the 204 mile adventure. We’ve had a few long rides under our belts, including the Flying Wheels and the Seattle Livestrong Century, but we [...]
This past weekend we headed up to Whistler to kickoff the downhill mountain biking season at the Whistler Bike Park. All four of us were sporting new downhill machines and we were eager to get them dirty. I was happy to make the trip after almost bailing due to a last minute stomach flu. Fortunately [...]
At the bar tonight, I was discussing with a friend a few situations in which I retained the unpaid legal counsel of a good college buddy. My bar friend suggested this might make good blog fodder. So here you go. Situation #1: Endangering the welfare of schoolchildren This alleged infraction occurred about two years ago [...]
Trying to work through a moderately sized backlog of photos, I finally had a chance to post some pictures from this past Christmas when we were visiting Meagan’s family in Boston. These are from Metro Rock, a climbing gym outside Boston where Meagan’s brother Will works. Meagan, Will, and Sarah braved the courses while I [...]
This feud is just getting comical. Background Since humor seems to be a scarce commodity, let me set the record straight. I have nothing to do with, and really nothing against, Fitz Happens. From what I can tell from Google, he’s a DJ for KKWF the Wolf, a Seattle country music station. Me? One of [...]
Two weeks ago, I went on my second heli-boarding trip, this time in Mazama, Washington with the North Cascades Heliskiing. (The virgin adventure was in Panorama, BC two years ago). It would be an understatement to state that the trip did not disappoint. Fantastic snow (the 18″ earlier in the week + cold temperatures helped), [...]
A high school teacher emailed a bunch of alumni (in his weekly “survey”) and this week’s question was “What is your New Years’ Resolution?” I thought this would make a cheap blog post. My answer: I don’t really have one per se – I am more “continuous improvement” than “new years resolution” focused. That said, [...]
(This was originally going to be a Tweet about the veggie torta, but since I couldn’t fit it easily into a 14o character post, it turned into a much longer blog post.) Happy New Year! Meagan is off to Casper, Wyoming for six weeks for her surgery clerkship, making me home alone with the dog. [...]