Bridge Pedal 2008

Everyone had a good time. Jaden rode without complaint for over two hours thanks to his Chariot comfort seat. We will definitely do it again next year. Since we only did six bridges this year, maybe we'll do 8 bridges next year. Enjoy the pictures. We'll try to post some video soon.

Baseball

Yesterday we had a good time going to the baseball game. Portland Beavers lost 5-3. My Fantasy team did okay except for Derek Lowe. He was left in to give up 8 runs! There went my ERA. Oh well. Later I'll post some video of the game. Here are the pictures finally.

Grandpas

Here are some pictures from when I went to Walla Walla at the end of June 2008. I enjoyed hanging out with my two Grandpas. I will never remember it, but I had a lot of fun. Enjoy!

Family Reunion

For those of you eagerly awaiting the videos from the reunion, here they are. There will be more which will be posted later. I have tried to make them no more than about 30-40 minutes each for easier viewing.
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That's all of the videos for now. If you would like to see more, or get the DVDs of the reunion, please email me at the email address which was given to you at the reunion.

Family Reunion

Well, we made it to another family reunion. I'll post some video of Jaden having fun at the water park later. I didn't really have three days to spend having fun in Walla Walla, but we did have a good time. They have a nice water park in Milton-Freewater that the kids enjoyed. Janel also sampled an Iceburg milkshake. We were able to visit with Janel's family also. All in all, it was a good time. Very hot the whole time, like in the high 90s to low 100s. I'm glad I live on this side of the State.

Professional Sports

I'm tired of the all the garbage in professional sports. The multi-million dollar deals, the players who act like spoiled brats, the doping. If you're like me, you want to give up on the whole thing. It's not that easy. I've tried. I enjoy watching athletes who are at the top of their game. I get sucked in every time because I just want to believe that no one is cheating. They're all good people right? Tired of hearing high priced athletes talk like spoiled children fighting with each other? WHAT IS WRONG WITH THESE PEOPLE? Actually, nothing is wrong with them. They are motivated by one thing: . That's right, I don't even need to say it because we all know what it is. So, until we shut off the supply, nothing is going to change. Stop watching, stop reading, stop buying. I'm tired of wasting my time watching it only to be disappointed every time when the next scandal breaks. If you think your sport isn't free from problems, think again. Hockey, Baseball, Football, NBA, Cycling, Golf, NASCAR, IRL, all the big ones have problems. Now, I have to admit that doping is a little more annoying than other forms of cheating. However, they all stink. NO ONE PLAYS BY THE RULES ANYMORE! At least not the winners. I think I'll just have fun playing instead of sitting on my couch and watching. Now, you might catch me watching some highlights here and there, or playing in a fantasy league. You might wonder how I can rationalize this. I can't. Like you, I have been sucked in. However, here are the sports that I refuse to watch until they clean up their problems: Cycling, NBA, NFL, NASCAR, IRL. The two biggest ones in my book are Cycling and the NBA. The NFL follows a close second, and MLB probably still has problems, but at least they're trying to deal with them. If you're still reading this crazy rant and don't believe me, read this article. It explains how it pays more for the athletes to cheat than it does to stay clean.

http://www.sciam.com/article.cfm?id=the-doping-dilemma

One class ends, One begins

So my class is over for the first summer session. On Tuesday, my first class of the second summer session will get started. Not much to say right now. Maybe I'll think of something exciting to share later. For now, you can just enjoy this video of some cute kids playing together. I think you'll have to cut and paste for it to work.

http://www.vimeo.com/1135251