I first moved to the San Francisco Bay Area to attend Stanford University, and liked enough that I stayed in the area for another eight years after I graduated. Despite the gridlock, sky-high housing prices, and frenetic lifestyle, the SF Bay remains a special place — diverse, cosmopolitan, with so many things to do. I may live in Colorado now, but I can still be found in my old stomping grounds visiting friends and family a few times a year.
The morning after returning from the St. George Marathon, I met up with Alyssa, who was doing some running of her own. She was actually running away from some cows in the Bulls 5k, and mostly succeeded!
Afterwards, we went to the Farmers Market, and then met up for Stacey‘s 40th birthday party, which consisted of rock climbing and stomach-satisfying Thai food. More photos are here. Also, you can read Alyssa’s report.
Now, I have a lot of respect for Colorado State University students here in Fort Collins. Most of the ones I have met seem a lot more knowledgeable and worldly than, say, a certain segment in society that sing Alan Jackson songs about not knowing the "difference in Iraq and Iran" and whose sole notion of culture is driving down to the local Taco Bell to pick up a bean burrito.
I was a little surprised, then, to see that 49% of CSU students polled last week could not point out Iraq on a map of the Middle East. Continue reading »
So yesterday in my post entitled Snow, Stockton, and Thugs I alluded to a recent phenomenon in Stockton, California called “ghost riding the whip.” Since I’ve received a few comments about it, elaboration seemed warranted. Continue reading »
Here’s something in the Bay Area, California, that I am thankful to be far away from: sideshows. I thought 4-5 years ago police had been cracking down on them? Maybe, but apparently with less-than-complete success!
If you have never heard of or seen a “sideshow” before, you can 1) be thankful, and 2) take a look at this onwheelsinc.com video clip sent by my friend Tom B. Continue reading »
Every now and then (well, maybe once every 5 years) I try to think of a way to set a world record in something… anything. Longest time to endure full body ice contact? 1 hour, 17 minutes. Most 1-finger pushups? 124. Longest documented lifetime walking mileage? 34,501 miles. All of those records seem just too difficult, or painful, to beat.
Therefore I was excited to read that Larimer County (the county the city of Fort Collins, CO is in) was going to make a world record attempt for the number of people participating in a groundbreaking, and that I could help by merely showing up. Hey, if you can’t beat them, join them! Continue reading »
Seems like the world’s largest corporate behemoth, Wal-Mart, has been in the news quite a bit recently especially after the unveiling of Robert Greenwald’s documentary, Wal-Mart: The High Cost of Low Price. This movie is showing for free in numerous cities across the U.S. (see Wal-Martmovie.org for a showing near you) and I got to see it at the Front Range Community College in Fort Collins this afternoon. While it lacked the comical punch that typifies, say, Michael Moore’s documentaries, it was nevertheless eye opening and thought provoking. Continue reading »
 "Would you be able to identify most of the countries on this map? (Photo: lizardpoint.com)")
 "What is this guy DOING? you may ask. (Photo: YouTube.com)")
 making lots of smoke and noise while idiotically making donuts in Oakland, CA. (Photo: onwheelsinc.com) "A revolting late 70's Oldsmobile Cutlass (I think) making lots of smoke and noise while idiotically making donuts in Oakland, CA. (Photo: onwheelsinc.com)")
