Much to the disappointment of some - today's post is pretty much just random nothingness.
It occurred to me as I was walking out to my car after work tonight that the old body needs to get re-acclimated to the colder temps. I was physically shivering by the time I got to my car and it was only in the mid-30's! I was shaking like it was 10 below in the middle of January. Or, you could say, I was shakin' it like a Polaroid picture.
The circus boy dances like a monkey on barb wire...
If you haven't noticed I updated our picture below our profile. Kids will be kids...
The writer's strike in Hollywood is really the lead story on the news? How will we all survive?
Guilty pleasure: John Denver.
Does the whole world turn their clocks back for daylight savings or is it just in the U.S.?
If John Lennon wouldn't have been killed do you think the Beatles would have gotten back together?
So there were a lot of school referendums (referenda? referendi?) on the ballots today throughout the state. Is it just me or would you like to see what the heck they're doing with the money they already get? If you compare school spending today to spending 20 or 30 years ago it's skyrocketed, and yet I think you could make a case that we're not educating the kids. Where is the money going?
Hamburger gravy over mashed potatoes is WAY good.
The equator is long enough to circle the entire earth exactly once.
Tuesday, November 6, 2007
Monday, November 5, 2007
It's Been Such a Long Time
Where the heck have we been? It's been a long couple of weeks and I've finally got a few minutes to post. Let's see if I can make it interesting...
Things have been crazy at work. Not only am I doing my job but I'm also doing the job of a co-worker who is on maternity leave. For the last two weeks I've been fighting with my laptop and it's been winning. It finally got to a point where the folks in IT had to bring me a desktop computer in hopes I could get stuff done while we try to rehabilitate my laptop. The results have been 50/50 so far and the days continue to be long.
This past Friday I went with TNTer's Suzanne and Mike along with Mike's wife Karen to the Springsteen concert in St. Paul. This was I believe the 6th time I've seen Bruce and I'm said to say it was my least favorite show - much below the normal Bruce standards. Suzanne thought the show was fantastic but she didn't have past shows to compare it to. Don't get me wrong, it was still a good show but it lacked the energy and intensity of the typical Springsteen & the E Street Band concert.
Saturday night some friends of ours (sisters Melinda and Mikala) had a beer bash/fundraiser at Bootlegger's downtown. We had a blast hanging with them and catching up with some of the alumni from the past season. It was our first time to Bootlegger's and the only thing it lacked was a kitchen. A place like that needs good bar food. Also, there was a waitress there who looked EXACTLY like Tracey Gold from Growing Pains. Dead ringer.
OK, maybe running in Minnesota in the middle of winter isn't that bad... It could be worse.
Well, my brain is mush. Watch for the ongoing adventures of Chuck the Chicken Part 2 in a future post.
Goodnight.
Things have been crazy at work. Not only am I doing my job but I'm also doing the job of a co-worker who is on maternity leave. For the last two weeks I've been fighting with my laptop and it's been winning. It finally got to a point where the folks in IT had to bring me a desktop computer in hopes I could get stuff done while we try to rehabilitate my laptop. The results have been 50/50 so far and the days continue to be long.
This past Friday I went with TNTer's Suzanne and Mike along with Mike's wife Karen to the Springsteen concert in St. Paul. This was I believe the 6th time I've seen Bruce and I'm said to say it was my least favorite show - much below the normal Bruce standards. Suzanne thought the show was fantastic but she didn't have past shows to compare it to. Don't get me wrong, it was still a good show but it lacked the energy and intensity of the typical Springsteen & the E Street Band concert.
Saturday night some friends of ours (sisters Melinda and Mikala) had a beer bash/fundraiser at Bootlegger's downtown. We had a blast hanging with them and catching up with some of the alumni from the past season. It was our first time to Bootlegger's and the only thing it lacked was a kitchen. A place like that needs good bar food. Also, there was a waitress there who looked EXACTLY like Tracey Gold from Growing Pains. Dead ringer.
OK, maybe running in Minnesota in the middle of winter isn't that bad... It could be worse.
Well, my brain is mush. Watch for the ongoing adventures of Chuck the Chicken Part 2 in a future post.
Goodnight.
Friday, October 26, 2007
No, Not Dublin, Ohio
Well, we officially got word Thursday that TNT will be offering the Dublin Marathon in October, 2008!!! Ireland! Dublin, Ireland! How sweet is that?!
The word has gotten out to some of the alumni and we already have more than 20 people who want to go. It's going to be a great time with some really neat people visiting a beautiful country all while helping a really good cause. You can't ask for more than that. Can't wait for Dublin '08!!
As one of our alumni wrote to me in an email yesterday: "OMG OMG OMG OMG OMG OMG OMG OMG OMG!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!" Yeah, I think that sums it up.
The word has gotten out to some of the alumni and we already have more than 20 people who want to go. It's going to be a great time with some really neat people visiting a beautiful country all while helping a really good cause. You can't ask for more than that. Can't wait for Dublin '08!!
As one of our alumni wrote to me in an email yesterday: "OMG OMG OMG OMG OMG OMG OMG OMG OMG!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!" Yeah, I think that sums it up.
Wednesday, October 24, 2007
The Adventures of Chuck, Part 1
As I stated in my post from earlier today we spent the weekend in San Francisco with our TNT marathon team. Some interesting stories. Well, at least I hope they're interesting.
We left early Friday morning after an hour delay due to weather in SF. The team mascot (shown below) made the trip with us. We aren't completely decided on the name but he was called "Chuck" throughout the weekend and was in a lot of pictures. The picture below was taken on the way out to SF. He loves to fly, and it shows.
Friday night we had a group of about 20 head out to Alcatraz to tour the prison. It was very eerie as it was dusk and there was a heavy mist and a thick fog rolling in. They made some changes to the tour from last year and we got to see some different parts of the prison. I just can't imagine what it was like being there and am still amazed that the families of the prison guards lived right on the island with the prisoners. Weird.
On the way out to Alcatraz we could vaguely see the Golden Gate Bridge off in the distance. Chuck had never seen the bridge before other than in pictures and he commented that it was pretty cool even though we were still quite a ways away from it. Below is a picture of him - you can see the surprised look on his face when he saw the bridge. The bridge is in the distance behind him.
Chuck also enjoyed the prison tour and had us take some pictures of him inside the prison. The one below he had the most fun with. He still laughs about this one.
You may be wondering how Chuck was able to keep up with us since he has such little legs. As you can see by the picture below we often would just carry him around in our backpack. He liked that he was facing the opposite way we were going so he could watch the people behind us. He said it must have been like when we were kids and we would sit in the far back seat in the station wagon. I think he was making faces at the people behind us because we'd hear people laugh all the time.
We'll save the rest of the Chuck stories for another post. He still wants us to tell you about how he did in the marathon and has some funny stories to tell about the night of the race. Let's just say an intervention may be in order.
Stay tuned...
We left early Friday morning after an hour delay due to weather in SF. The team mascot (shown below) made the trip with us. We aren't completely decided on the name but he was called "Chuck" throughout the weekend and was in a lot of pictures. The picture below was taken on the way out to SF. He loves to fly, and it shows.
Friday night we had a group of about 20 head out to Alcatraz to tour the prison. It was very eerie as it was dusk and there was a heavy mist and a thick fog rolling in. They made some changes to the tour from last year and we got to see some different parts of the prison. I just can't imagine what it was like being there and am still amazed that the families of the prison guards lived right on the island with the prisoners. Weird.
On the way out to Alcatraz we could vaguely see the Golden Gate Bridge off in the distance. Chuck had never seen the bridge before other than in pictures and he commented that it was pretty cool even though we were still quite a ways away from it. Below is a picture of him - you can see the surprised look on his face when he saw the bridge. The bridge is in the distance behind him.
Chuck also enjoyed the prison tour and had us take some pictures of him inside the prison. The one below he had the most fun with. He still laughs about this one.
You may be wondering how Chuck was able to keep up with us since he has such little legs. As you can see by the picture below we often would just carry him around in our backpack. He liked that he was facing the opposite way we were going so he could watch the people behind us. He said it must have been like when we were kids and we would sit in the far back seat in the station wagon. I think he was making faces at the people behind us because we'd hear people laugh all the time.
We'll save the rest of the Chuck stories for another post. He still wants us to tell you about how he did in the marathon and has some funny stories to tell about the night of the race. Let's just say an intervention may be in order.
Stay tuned...
United Nations Day
OK, one quick post non-TNT related. I get a daily email called the "American Minute" which discusses important events in history and the email from Wednesday had to do with the United Nations. I found it very interesting and thought I'd share it.
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Created to prevent future wars, the United Nations, a name coined by Franklin Roosevelt, officially began OCTOBER 24, 1945.
Since then there have been over 100 million casualties in nearly 150 wars: 5 in Central Asia, 11 in South Asia, 20 in Southeast Asia, 13 in Eastern Europe, 23 in the Middle East, 25 in Latin & South America and 50 in Africa.
Amidst accusations of a U.N. Oil for Food Scandal and a U.N. Sex Scandal, the 185 member United Nations spends $20 billion annually, though it has never been independently audited.
At the 1945 Charter Conference, the U.N. secretary-general was Alger Hiss, later accused in a publicized 1948 trial of being a Communist agent by former Soviet spy Whittaker Chambers.
The U.N. General Assembly's 4th President, elected in 1949, was Philippine General Carlos Romulo, who served with General Douglas MacArthur in the Pacific.
Renown for being the first Asian to win a Pulitzer Prize, General Carlos Romulo wrote:
"Never forget Americans, that yours is a spiritual country. Yes, I know you're a practical people. Like others, I've marveled at your factories, your skyscrapers, and your arsenals. But underlying everything else is the fact that America began as a God-loving, God-fearing, God-worshipping people."
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Created to prevent future wars, the United Nations, a name coined by Franklin Roosevelt, officially began OCTOBER 24, 1945.
Since then there have been over 100 million casualties in nearly 150 wars: 5 in Central Asia, 11 in South Asia, 20 in Southeast Asia, 13 in Eastern Europe, 23 in the Middle East, 25 in Latin & South America and 50 in Africa.
Amidst accusations of a U.N. Oil for Food Scandal and a U.N. Sex Scandal, the 185 member United Nations spends $20 billion annually, though it has never been independently audited.
At the 1945 Charter Conference, the U.N. secretary-general was Alger Hiss, later accused in a publicized 1948 trial of being a Communist agent by former Soviet spy Whittaker Chambers.
The U.N. General Assembly's 4th President, elected in 1949, was Philippine General Carlos Romulo, who served with General Douglas MacArthur in the Pacific.
Renown for being the first Asian to win a Pulitzer Prize, General Carlos Romulo wrote:
"Never forget Americans, that yours is a spiritual country. Yes, I know you're a practical people. Like others, I've marveled at your factories, your skyscrapers, and your arsenals. But underlying everything else is the fact that America began as a God-loving, God-fearing, God-worshipping people."
Nike by the Numbers
Hello! I've got a lot to blog about over the next few days so keep stopping by and I'll do my best to have something interesting for you to read.
Over the weekend we were in San Francisco with our Nike Women's Marathon team as they completed 5 months of training and fundraising with the completion of either the half or full marathon. Lots of stories and even more pictures and a TON of fun. For today's post I'll just cover some of the basic stats from the weekend as I'm short on time. Darn, pesky work!
From the 60+ Leukemia & Lymphoma Society chapters throughout North America we had over 5,300 runners and walkers doing the event. An amazing sea of purple!
Those 5,300 Team In Training participants raised a total of $18.5 million!!! I believe it was the largest amount of money raised for any one event.
The Pasta Party the night before the event sat over 8,400 participants, staff, coaches, mentors, friends and family. Also the largest Pasta Party ever put on by TNT.
There were over 23,000 people competing in the marathon or half-marathon, and only 900 were men. So, for all you single guys out there..... keep Nike '08 on your radar!
More stories and pictures will follow. It was a great weekend with a few minor "problems", and, as usual, the 4 days went by WAY too fast.
GO TEAM!!!
Over the weekend we were in San Francisco with our Nike Women's Marathon team as they completed 5 months of training and fundraising with the completion of either the half or full marathon. Lots of stories and even more pictures and a TON of fun. For today's post I'll just cover some of the basic stats from the weekend as I'm short on time. Darn, pesky work!
From the 60+ Leukemia & Lymphoma Society chapters throughout North America we had over 5,300 runners and walkers doing the event. An amazing sea of purple!
Those 5,300 Team In Training participants raised a total of $18.5 million!!! I believe it was the largest amount of money raised for any one event.
The Pasta Party the night before the event sat over 8,400 participants, staff, coaches, mentors, friends and family. Also the largest Pasta Party ever put on by TNT.
There were over 23,000 people competing in the marathon or half-marathon, and only 900 were men. So, for all you single guys out there..... keep Nike '08 on your radar!
More stories and pictures will follow. It was a great weekend with a few minor "problems", and, as usual, the 4 days went by WAY too fast.
GO TEAM!!!
Thursday, October 18, 2007
Suckin' Drain
What a crazy week. And I really wish it would rain. All these endless days of bright sunshine are enough to drive a guy crazy. Oh, the sarcasm...
This weekend is the Nike Women's Marathon in San Francisco. We have around 50 runners and walkers taking part in either the marathon or half marathon. Now, even though it's called the Nike WOMEN'S Marathon it's not just for women. Guys are encouraged to participate and if you do it's a 15 to 1 ratio of women to men so your odds are pretty good. Although, do women really want to be hit on at mile 24? Yeah, probably not. Still, it's a great event that was created to benefit the Leukemia & Lymphoma Society, which is way cool.
Seriously, if it doesn't stop raining soon I may do something stupid... keep your jokes to yourself!!
Here I've been looking for a good way to give the dogs a bath and after reading this story I think I've found my answer!
I mean, c'mon! Don't you think we've had enough rain? You need it, you don't get it. You don't need it, you get it. You don't want it, you get it. You do want it, you don't get it. You wish you had it, you don't get it. You wish you didn't have it, you got it. Get it? Got it? Good.
Imagine how many crimes would be solved if you gave awards like this???
How cool is this?! I mean, I would never think of it and yet this dog did. Pretty sweet.
Ok. Have a great rest of the week. We'll chat with ya' on the flip side.
This weekend is the Nike Women's Marathon in San Francisco. We have around 50 runners and walkers taking part in either the marathon or half marathon. Now, even though it's called the Nike WOMEN'S Marathon it's not just for women. Guys are encouraged to participate and if you do it's a 15 to 1 ratio of women to men so your odds are pretty good. Although, do women really want to be hit on at mile 24? Yeah, probably not. Still, it's a great event that was created to benefit the Leukemia & Lymphoma Society, which is way cool.
Seriously, if it doesn't stop raining soon I may do something stupid... keep your jokes to yourself!!
Here I've been looking for a good way to give the dogs a bath and after reading this story I think I've found my answer!
I mean, c'mon! Don't you think we've had enough rain? You need it, you don't get it. You don't need it, you get it. You don't want it, you get it. You do want it, you don't get it. You wish you had it, you don't get it. You wish you didn't have it, you got it. Get it? Got it? Good.
Imagine how many crimes would be solved if you gave awards like this???
How cool is this?! I mean, I would never think of it and yet this dog did. Pretty sweet.
Ok. Have a great rest of the week. We'll chat with ya' on the flip side.
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