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On the road again…

on Jul 30th 2008

Well, the backpack didn’t rest too long in the corner this time around.  Kenya ’08 kicks off tomorrow morning at 10:00AM. Now it’s time to go for the lions and tigers portion of lions, tigers, and bears.  The Kenya pack is a paltry 45lbs.  Feels quaint after the Alaska pack.  The excitement will start with […]

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Back from Denali

on Jul 28th 2008

You know in the movies, when the hero (possibly down on his luck) is walking through the casino and looks down to see a coin on the ground.  He picks it up and decides to use it in the slot machine he’s standing next to…BAM…Jackpot.  I now know exactly how that guy feels although I […]

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In progress

on Jul 19th 2008

Thank you to Chris Kantos ’08 and Peter Goransson ’07 for all the blog help.  I definitely understood computers so much better about 6 years ago.  It is amazing how fast you can start to feel old and out-dated when it comes to computers.  I imagine that this site could make drastic changes from time […]

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It’s a go

on Jul 14th 2008

Well, it seems like I am the only person on the planet that is hesitating at this trip.  Everyone else seems to be on the same page.  I guess that sometimes an idea can seem too good to be true.  That must have been it.  I couldn’t actually come up with a reason not to […]

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Into the wild?

on Jul 12th 2008

So I spoke with a really close friend from college last night.  To make a long story short, he’s leaving for a hiking trip in Alaska in a week.   Should I go?   It’s an interesting question with a few different angles.  In isolation, I can’t think of a better way of spending a […]

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