kick in the pants

Last year I set out to read 12 books… 1 a month.  Sounds simple enough.  Well, I hit a 1200 page wall named Atlas Shrugged.  I will admit that I was enjoying the book, but damn it was big and heavy!  I just hated looking at how many pages I had left.  So it sits …

book project

I have a confession that probably won’t surprise too many people… I don’t read very many books.  It really hit me last year when I starting forming the majority of my thoughts in 140 characters or less 😉 So I decided at the end of last year to develop a simple but effective plan. 12 …

SF Giants 2010

Just because I moved from Cali to Seattle 4 years ago doesn’t mean I don’t still bleed orange and black.  Today the SF Giants beat the Astros 5-2 in their season opener.  I was a bit nervous since the Giants Ace Tim Lincecum had a shaky spring training… however I was pleasantly surprised.  Lincecum had …

Portland Marathon

Well I did it!  3 hours, 58 minutes, 43 seconds. Here is how it went down: I woke up at 5:15am Sunday morning.  Straight away I went downstairs ate a toasted bagel, banana and a big glass of water.  Next up was the nip guards and body glide!  We were out the door by 6:20am …

Running Resources

Every time I start a new hobby (fantasy football, cycling, running) I always try and find the most efficient tools to help me get going.  Here are a few things that have helped me so far in my quest for running a Marathon: Gmaps Pedometer: http://www.gmap-pedometer.com/ I use this to plan out my routes before …

Marathon before 30?

Last fall my buddy Tom from work asked if I wanted to run a 5k… I should have known that with my addictive personality that the 5k was just the beginning.  Since then I have run two 5k’s, a 10k, and a half marathon.  Next up??  Possibly the Portland marathon in Oct.  The marathon is …

Linux

I started a new job last summer and one of my favorites aspects has been the exposure to Linux.  I have been a “Windows” system admin for 10 years now so it feels good to learn something new.  I am still working with Windows, but 2 of the projects I have been working on are …

Seattle Viaduct

Since I moved to Seattle in March 2006 I have been hearing this discussion on what to do with the viaduct.  I have talked to everyone who will listen, but I think this video sums up my view perfectly. Enjoy! http://www.streetfilms.org/flvplayer.swf Via StreetFilms

Superbowl XLIII

The 2008 NFL season will come to an end tomorrow and with it I see a huge sea change. Jon Gruden is no longer the hard working genius, Shananhan isn’t untouchable, and Dungy decided to retire while Peyton is still in his prime. It doesn’t stop at the coaching level though… here are the last …

NFL Playoffs 2009.01.18

Eagles over Cardinals Steelers over Ravens