On this past Friday, Dec. the 12th, I celebrated my three year anniversary with my beautiful girlfriend Stacy. And I felt I should tell everyone that she is no longer my girlfriend…she is my fiancée! We are hoping to get married in August of ’09 and I get the greatest joy of not only becoming aContinue Reading

A victory celebration ran well past 2 am last night just a few blocks from where I live in Seattle. Tons of Obama supporters filled the streets after hearing the election results. People were singing and dancing, drinking freely and lighting off fireworks. I have never experienced this level of excitement over an election andContinue Reading

My lifelong friend David flew from Colorado in late September to join his three brothers and myself for a trek up Washington’s second highest peak, Mount Adams. After ascending about 4,000 vertical feet, we set up camp near 9,500 feet to sleep before climbing the rest of the way. It was chilly up there, butContinue Reading

I was sifting through some photos from my time in Fiji in ’02 and found this little diddy. Fiji is one of those get-away vacation spots where visitors don’t always take time to hang with the locals. I know that sipping fruity drinks and relaxing undisturbed in paradise is sometimes necessary, it’s just that Fijian people greatlyContinue Reading