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Month: June 2009

  • Another project by Reag

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    And of course I was there to document it. She bought this peg board for our hall from Ebay. She thought the old shelf with the hooks wasn’t cutting it, or wanted to paint, or [insert 1000 other excuses]. Anyway, it is so cute to watch her work. She is a good sport about ignoring…

  • Last night’s Sunset

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    I got out a bit early last night and took a stroll in Ft. Tryon. It was a good one.

  • Gisele

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    She’s Brazilian; She is beautiful; She is married to Tom Brady; and, she is lining the bottom of the birdcage this week.

  • Nessie v. Falkor

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    Jake, need your input… Forgiving any breathing and transporting restrictions, who would you place money on in a cage fight between the Lochness Monster “our underwater ally” and Falkor the flying Luckdragon from “The Neverending Story”? Thx! –his mom wears argyle socks Hmwas, thanks for phrasing your question hypothetically. However, at this point, it is…

  • Larry King shares my sentiments about Provo

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    In this month’s issue of GQ (the one with Christian Bale on the cover), there is a feature article about Larry King. I started making my way through the article, and was enjoying it, when suddenly the article took a turn for the awesome. As most Mormons know*, King’s wife is Mormon. As a result…

  • Mugello= Repeat of the wet-dry drama

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    Mugello, as the case at Le Mans, started with a wet track, though the rain had stopped. These conditions lead to a dry line forming on the track after several laps, necessitating tire change. Wet/dry of races are always sloppy. Those who change tires too soon, low side (Rossi, at Le Mans). Those who wait…

  • Happy June

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    This weekend ended up being a lot better than I had initially anticipated. There was, of course the race on Saturday morning, which I was expecting to be the highlight of my weekend. I thought this because I was expecting to have to work, for the rest of the weekend. I did spend Saturday afternoon,…

  • La Musica Coolica #28 (Z-I)

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    I was first introduced to Zion I by my good friend and skate/snowboarding partner from college, Jay Varini. Come to think of it, Jay introduced me to a lot of the less prominent hip-hop that I listened to in the early 2000’s. So, thanks, Jay. I know that a lot of the music that I…