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During the 2nd to last day in Rio, we spent time going to Santa Teresa up in the hills. Santa Teresa is known for its Eurpoean influence and unfortunately its crime. We heard too many stories of people getting mugged up here so we bought a disposable
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I've updated my flickr account with more pix. I'll add comments and tags again soon. Meanwhile here's a video to the crowds of people on Copacabana beach last night....if the video fails to load, go look at it here: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=dpeMinLzeYs
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Elle and I spent the whole day today touring various places in Rio. I've added a ton of pix to my flickr set for the trip, but I haven't had the time to put all the comments in - as internet time is expensive here. I will get to that tomorrow. Needless
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Ellen and I are currently in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil celebrating New Year's. This place is basically paradise with an attitude... can be dirty and beautiful in all the same view. Keep your eye on my Flickr set for updates to the pictures. I'll add more
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Pea and I spent the entire weekend immersed into Pro Football. Saturday we hit the Pro Football Hall of Fame in Canton, Ohio. From there we drove to Pittsburgh, PA for the night. Sunday, we went to the Steelers game in Heinz Field. Monday we flew to Seattle
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Yes, its almost Halloween , but we all have other things to be afraid of. This past weekend, my incredibly awesome wife sent me to the Evergreen Motorcycle Safety class. Now, I'm not dumb enough to go out and do a " Roethlisberger ", but she certainly
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I'd really like to give you a full trip report about this year's burn, however tryng to explain Burning Man to a non burner is like trying to explain the color blue to a blind person. Instead, I'll simply point you to some of the highlights. Pix from
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I've been following Michelle 's progress each day in the race across the Gobi Desert in China. She's doing awesome! A quick interview of her was just posted. Here's a link to the video. Share this post: email it! | Send to Delicious | digg it! | reddit!
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My favorite work area has just changed. Instead of going to the same old coffee shops, today was so nice outside that I was determined to find a place to work where I could enjoy the sun. Well, I may have just found a little slice of heaven in Pioneer
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Everyone was so hyped up about the new single that not only did Pearl Jam release it two days early , but they also released the tour dates for the first leg of the North American tour . The only place that seems worth the trip is Philly and Chicago,
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It's time to bring your "A" game, its Super Bowl SUNDAY! After 3 hours of sleep, I was awakened by Mindy's neighbors who were all ready for the big game. Even the people who live in Detroit are Steelers fans. Anyway, as if I needed to be reminded where
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Filed under: Traveling, Sports, Friends, Super Bowl, Football, Steelers, Seahawks, NFL, Detroit, Rolling Stones, Stevie Wonder, Aretha Franklin, Dan Rooney, Hines Ward
Saturday, Peaboy and I went to the NFL Experience downtown. The point of the exhibition was to enable people to sense what it was like to be an NFL player. Besides the typical NFL historical stuff and pictures, most of the venue was turned into tiny football
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Filed under: Traveling, Sports, Friends, Super Bowl, Football, Steelers, Seahawks, NFL, Snoop Dog, Penthouse, White Castle, Detroit, Rock Star
Peaboy and I flew to Detroit on Friday, and you could already feel the excitement at the airport . Everyone was busting my chops because I was a Steelers fan, and I assured them that it would be a good game. Once we got to Detroit, we found our way to
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Ever have one of those days where you couldn't think clearly, no matter how much coffee you injested. I've been having one of those weeks . I stumbled upon a pretty narley illness last week and I can't seem to shake it. It started with strep throat and
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Yes, that's one of my favorite quotes from Cliff in the movie Singles ....and it reflects the nature of today's post. Recently a friend of mine turned me on to a new location tool from Zipwise called Geomap . You've probably seen the logo at the bottom
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