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  • Nice Weather Sucks for Blogging

    So it’s been a few weeks since my last post.  Blame the nice weather.  Anyway, since May was such a crazy month, I think for this post, I’ll give a brief update on the lives of Andrew and Tara. James Cameron is asked by “experts” for advice regarding the oil spill.  WTF?  I’m pretty sure…

  • A Visit from Flat Sheri

    My parents currently have a foster child in their care named Sheri, who is 8.  For school, she sent us a Flat Stanley.  I had never heard of this before, but evidently it’s pretty common, and basically consists of the kids coloring paper dolls and sending them to friends/family that live “far” away.  The recipients…

  • My Favorite Outdoor Places—Eastern Nebraska Edition

    Those of you that subscribe to my RSS feed may have gotten a rare sneak peak at this post.  I was working on this Sunday evening, and it ended up taking far longer than I had intended it to.  Thus, it was getting late (by late, I mean 10:30), and I was getting cranky.  I…

  • Moab

    This past weekend, Tara and I ventured down to Moab with friends.  We left Saturday morning and arrived at Arches National Park around 12:30 and spent the day seeing, you guessed it, arches.  First on the agenda was the Delicate Arch, a must see, especially if you live in Utah.  After all, it’s on the…

  • Goodbye Snowboard, Hello Mountain Bike!

      Although I had a slight twinge of sadness as I unstrapped and walked off the resort after the last run of the season a few weeks ago, such emotions did not last long as I packed the board in the back of the closet and pulled out the mountain bike.  After a quick tune-up,…

  • A Hike to the Hot Pots

    This past Saturday, Tara and I ventured down to Spanish Fork Canyon to take advantage of the perfect weather with a hike to the 5th Water Hot Springs known as the “Hot Pots” by the locals.  It took us longer than we’d have liked to get to the trailhead.  This was partially do to me…

  • A Support Group for Amanda Schultz Blogs

    On March 31st of this year, Amanda Shultz announced the creation of yet another blog.  Based on my estimates, this brought the total number of Schultz blogs up to 6.  Two of Schultz’s closest friends and her mother each confirmed this for me, but also informed me that there is rumor of an up-and-coming 7th…

  • Photography Meets Engineering

    Even before I knew what an aperture is or how shutter speed works, I hated the harsh, washed-out look that a built-in-flash gives.  I would opt to turn it off entirely, even in darker settings.  This, of course, resulted in many a blurred photo.  I am currently reading The Digital Photography Book, Vol. I, by…

  • BOOBS

    Like any man, I love boobs.  Thus when Tara and I were in the audiovisual section at the library the other night, and she came bouncing up to me excitedly holding up Breasts: A Documentary, I downshifted from little boy to sophisticated scholar as fast as I could, and in the most mature voice I…

  • Ode to Running

    One mile to go you can do this. Downhill to the park, Then level, Then a slight uphill– only a block or so, then downhill the rest of the way. Half mile. Legs are dead, Lungs burn, lets do this. Quarter mile. Turn it up– I don’t give a shit that you can’t Faster! Pound…

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