People are always talking about making lists of adventurous things they'd like to accomplish during their lifetime. Here's my list, and what follows are notes about what I'm currently up to.
Lance Armstrong's War
December 28, 2006
I just finished Lance Armstrong's War, which follows Lance through the 2004 season and his 6th Tour de France victory. The author does a great job pulling you into the world of cycling -- the speed, the raw efficiency, the superhuman will. And the crashes, I had no idea. I was fascinated, and it was one of those times you say to yourself, this has always been around and I've never realized how interesting it is. Too bad Lance is retired by now, but it will be lots of fun to watch some of the Tour de France stages this summer.
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From The Ground UpDecember 2, 2006
I've finally finished reading
From The Ground Up, the text for the
National Flyer's Academy ground school course I took this summer/fall. It feels great to finally be done -- 8 pages per hour makes for one very long read!
Next up is learning MS Flight Simulator X and looking forward to flying lessons in the spring!
"Anyone can dunk"November 21, 2006
Today I read an exciting story in the KW Record. The article tells the story of a 30 year old guy who has always had a dream of being able to dunk a basketball. After working with a trainer by the name of
Gil Thomas for two months, he had achieved his goal and amazed his friends.
"Everyone was kind of shocked," Jara recalls. "They were giving me high-fives, saying, 'I can't believe you just did that. I give you props, it was pretty... amazing.'" Gil says that he believes anyone can dunk if they train right and are willing to work hard.
Genetics has nothing to do with it. "Anybody can dunk a ball," Thomas says, "if you train correctly for it."older >>
