Schnizz had time to rock out with me... Guitar hero masters

My name isnin this word find. I'm kind of a big deal

A few snapshots from 10,000+ Now I know why they call it Heavenly

Made it to Laramie, then bowled a 170.

Making progress thru Utah

Road trippin starts. Destination: Laramie, WY

"magic bus" #2

New digs for the next 5 days. Nice

Who needs mother nature

Coworkers get the Kubota stuck in the snow. 30 min later they get the 4 wheeler stuck while trying to get the Kubota out. Hiiiiilarious!

Let there be snow! www.threeriversparks.org

Gophers Mens bball update: Undefeated

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Since no one else did it. Happy Turkey Day

I'm coming for you buddy!!

My new baby. Talk about strummin my heart strings!

Gophers Update: UNDEFEATED

Have you seen these commercials? If you didn't notice, every time they cut to the "thinking" clip the actors look 100 times more attractive. Subtle, but you can't get it past me, suckers

Good Show. Check it.

Its a long video, but a good one. Rogers was on the cover of City Pages so I was hot on MMA for a minute

Impressive displays of nature

Time out

Twolves again. I'm making a run at a record attendance this year.

Nice view out my office window. Hard to beat that.

KG is in town. Our seats were way closer but I came to upper level for the photo

Manu is now referred to as "batman"

Hmmm

If you aren't convinced Adam Lambert is gay (not that there is anything wrong with that), take a look at his album cover below and then decide

What happened to Lil Jon anyway?

Can you name the venue? I will see someone there before he dies

Listen to Griffin

So I drafted the best ever fantasy basketball team last night and I'm so hyped on the NBA starting, that my highlight reel thoughts flowed like wine in Aspen. If you don't think Blake Griffin will be an immediate impact player, think again. The dude has MAD MAD MAD MAD hops yo.

The cute dude shakin a groove thang

Boonsfarm and Luke get hitched!

You've got to be kidding

Racers/runners

Hello winter! AWC at Elm Creek. 10k 5k and kids 1k.

MN Twins secure another pennant after winning the longest, most intriguing baseball game I think I have ever seen. 4.5 hrs and 20 pitchers later...

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Getting Hyped for the NBA

The King is in town

Tiger Woods Makes History... Again

Tiger (Eldrich) Woods has officially become the first professional athlete to make over 1 billion dollars in career earnings, and he is only 32. There is no doubt in my mind that Tiger will continue to dominate the entire golf industry. By the time he hits 40, Tiger should have the biggest trophy room in the world if he hasn't already built one to accomodate his needs. I hope he has a really big safe as well.

PGA Tour needs a true playoff

Over the weekend, Phil Mickelson won the "Tour Championship" yet Tiger Woods won the Fed Ex cup, all in one weekend. This is what's wrong with the PGA's playoff system. No one wants to celebrate a 2nd place finish in a tournament, but Tiger did because he finished with the most points and earned the Fed Ex Cup. So While Phil actually won the tournament, Tiger also won by finishing 2nd. Plain old stupid. The PGA tour needs a real playoff, with a SINGLE champion crowned at the end. I suggest a single elimination match play tournament over a few weeks. Match play is so fun to watch, would bring in big sponsors and spectators to increase revenue as well. The final match should be 36 holes, a true mental and physical test. Thats just my 2 cents. I had to let it out. One love.

MN Vikings 3-0

The Minnesota Vikings continued their win streak on Sunday in a very tough game vs Mike Singletary's 49ers (a great team I might add). MN pulled off a miracle with a few seconds left in the game on Sunday. Favre's 40 year old legs made a couple moves left, then right, then he stepped up and threw a laser toward the end zone, not knowing who was there or what would happen. Veteran Greg Lewis made a spectacular catch floating to the right. He kept his feet in bounds, and scored the game winning TD. You can watch the catch on Ken Inc. In my opinion, the Vikings shouldn't have needed to make the drive to score with less than two minutes remaining in the game. Part of it was the 49ers defense, and part was the lack of Vikings offense. There was a blocked field goal for a score, and a speedy Percy Harvin return for a TD. Other than that, there wasn't a ton of offense in this game. Favre looked good and bad. AP got "shut down." in addition, Frank Gore - the 49ers only real offensive threat was sidelined after his first run. Either way, Minnesota snagged another win to open the dome. Next up, Vikings vs Packers in a Monday Night Rivalry. I can't wait.

Hypermiling resulted in 400.6 miles on less than 11 gallons.... I'm sold

Serenity on the lake

Brett Favre is either incredibly stupid, or incredibly smart.

I mentioned this commercial in a previous post. If you haven't seen it, you are missing out. You'll love it. I guarantee it.

A new Mertes breakfast special. Yummm.

Optical Illusion

They say that if you can get the leaves to stop moving, your IQ is over 160. What if you can start the leaves on fire with your mind?

Pigskin Weekend a Success in MN

The bank is open, and Favre looks great in purple. What a weekend it was for Minnesota football. First, the golden gophers open their new stadium with a victory over Air Force. What a relief to see the gophers pick up a "W" in their homecoming game. They needed to make a statement. The statement they made is no opponent is going to come into MN and rob our bank. I stole that line from someone else, but I like it; I like it a lot. Not only will the new stadium give the already great gopher football program a lift, it has done wonders for the community and the state of Minnesota. Not to mention the excitement it provides football fans like me. Next is the Vikings. Favre picks up a win, thanks to Adrian Peterson's 180 beastly yards and a very man-like 3 TD's. Looks like my predictions for AP this year are right on track. Favre looked ok on Sunday, but the fact is that the Vikings are a run first football team. Therefore Favre really wont need to throw the ball 20-25 times. All of which is a recipe for success. I seriously see the Vikings playing in the NFC championship game. Not sure about the Superbowl at this point. I need to see more games to determine the likelihood of that. But for now I am in love with MN football.

Just a little somethin somethin before tomorrows game. Let's go vikes

The banquet beer. Over 5% and tastes like the Rockies!

No picture here. I want to take this time to mention the best television commercials ever. This was during the NFL opening game. There was Brett Favre not making a decision, Romeo Cronell acting as ladies man, plus a little love for the gopher football program. I LOVE IT!!

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Fake the funk on a knasty dunk. Check it.

Fun fact. Posted right above the urinal. Perfect.