Les Suisses, Romandes! Les bleus et blancs!

SCHILTIGHEIM, FRANCE In the summer of 2000, I challenged the state of Tennessee to a race. It was long, difficult, and many thought impossible, but in the end, I beat Tennessee. Now, with the help of some of Switzerland’s finest, I have defeated the Council of Europe. Ladies and gentlemen, this is the story of [...]

My #1 Memory of my time in Syracuse: Spring Break 2003 in Branson, MO with Habitat for Humanity. Part 9 of 9 in a special series.

March 08-16, 2003 No surprises here. Ok, maybe I’m a little later posting this entry than I had hoped to be, but let’s be honest, this should come as a surprise to no one. We all know that Branson was one of the best weeks of my life, so this quite easily tops the list. [...]

#2: Weekend in the Thousand Islands. Part 8 of 9 in a special series.

August 29-30, 2003 This probably qualifies as the dark horse of the countdown. It wasn’t planned for too long, and it came and went in just a few hours. But never in my life have I felt so truly blessed and lucky to be alive. Aaron, whom I met on my 2003 Spring Break trip [...]

#4: 2003 NCAA Men’s Basketball National Championship. Part 6 of 9 in a special series.

April 04-10, 2003 Now I’ve never been a big basketball fan. Or a fan of any college sports, really. But when Syracuse won the 2003 NCAA Men’s Basketball National Championship, you couldn’t help but be excited. You all know that I’ve had my problems with Syracuse. In fact, when we played the U. of Missouri [...]

She’s the Survivor!

SYRACUSE, NY After more than 13 days of hard-fought campaigning, the polls are now closed, and a winner has been elected!  Ladies and gentlemen, please congratulate Lauren G.! The final tally: 34%–Lauren G. (575 votes) 31%–Dan K.(532) 16%–Aaron C. (277) 16%%–Mr. (Chad) B. 270 3%–No one! (53) 0%–Other (3, two unspecified, one for Chrissy V.) ————————————————— 100%–Total (1710, [...]

Happy Halloween!

SYRACUSE, NY Ok, ok, it isn’t Halloween yet, but that’s a good thing!  Because I know some of you out there are still scrambling for the perfect costume, and boy do I have the answer for you!  It’s nothing new, but if you head on over to my Downloads  page, you can still download and print yourself [...]

The Excitement!

SYRACUSE, NY Wow!  This poll has been absolutely amazing.  I hope you guys are having as much fun following it as I’ve had.   It’s been truly remarkable.  Here’s a quick recap:  Dan scored first, just minutes after the poll was posted, but Lauren took the lead in the first hour.  Then, Dan mounted an AIM away message [...]

Choose MY Own Adventure!

SYRACUSE, NY Remember those “Choose Your Own Adventure” books?  You know, you’d read a page, then if you wanted the main charater to do one thing you’d turn to one page and if you wanted him/her to do something else you’d turn to another?  Well, here’s my version of that: On Wednesday, November 12, Barenaked [...]

Where to start…? Complete and total insanity…

Ok, I’m sorry about the lack of updates recently, but it’s finals time and I’ve been really busy with them.   Here’s the quick update, then I’ll describe things in detail:  1) My calculator is in Mexico. 2) I went to Ottawa this past weekend. 3) I’m 9 hours away from being finshed with my second year at [...]