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Heat Warning

Although not as serious, this is life threatening for some; the temps on Monday are supposed to be in the high 80's or low 90's. Why is this life threatening? The Boston Marathon is Monday and for people around here, the temps are way higher than what they have been training in. First time runners may be too inexperienced to take heat exhaustion and heat stroke signs seriously, and those that have had recent health issues (colds, stomach virus etc.) may be weakend enough that running in the heat will stress them too much.

The heat is such a concern that not only have course officials decided to keep the race open an extra hour, they have offered deferment to those that believe they should sit this one out. Deferment will allow those people to run next year's marathon without having to qualify (or at least that is my interpretation).

"For many people, running the Boston Marathon is a once-in-a-lifetime experience," B.A.A. executive director Tom Grilk said on Saturday. "We don't want people to feel they have to run, because perhaps it's not the wisest decision under these conditions."

Monday will be the first day I will get to ride to work. The morning will be in the 50's (morning's have been in the 20's up till now). It may be raining early, but that's why I have gear. Definitely don't want to miss the warm riding for the afternoon!

Big Game Tonight

The Mount Washington crew had an inspirational message for the game tonight.

 

Thanks to Josh Judge, of WMUR channel 9 for sharing.

Congrats

Congrats to the Bruins for winning the Stanley Cup!

Blogged from my Android phone.

Daytona 500 2011

I didn't pay much attention to the race until the last 30 laps. Told WS that it would be nice for a new guy to win. Was rooting for Bayne in the last couple of laps. Told WS that it couldn't last, but it would be nice if it did.

Trevor Bayne pulled a nice blocking move on Carl Edwards at the end of turn 4 and came away with a win. Fantastic ending where it wasn't Jimmy, or one of the Busch's or one of the household names.

Good Stuff!

Last Sledding

WS didn't go sledding last Sunday even though we had gotten over 21" of snow through the week. The snow was very wet and slimey, making sledding more difficult, and WS was very sore from all the shoveling of roofs.

He, Jimmy, and some other guys went up north to the Cannon Mountain / Twin Mountain region to snowmobile. Probably the last sledding of the year - we have plenty of snow left at the Bogie manse, but even 1 mile away the trails are bare (and closed).

He remembered to take the camera along, so I will share some pics with you:

   This was the first picture WS took so I assume it is their starting out point.

  This is the group that WS went with - obviously he is taking the picture, so is not featured within the group. Jimmy is on the red sled to the right of the two green sleds.

  Someone got stuck and had to dig his way out.

  Broken ski - the tip is sticking straight up and the rest of the ski is flat on the snow. The guy managed to get it fixed well enough to keep going with the group.

  Ridge top - found to be a sheer drop off on the other side. Good thing Gabe hit a rock that stopped him!

  On the way home
 
WS had lots of fun and will be sore for the next day or two, but well worth it for him.

Halfpipe Bronze

Congrats to Seabrook, NH's Scotty Lago for bringing home a bronze medal in snowboard halfpipe.

Gold In Vancouver

Congrats to Hanover NH High School Graduate Hannah Kearney for Winning Gold in the Women's Moguls!

Crowded Weekend for NH

When the Concord Airport is full, you know something is up.

That especially is true when you see this airplane there:

That is a Hendricks Motorsports plane (for those of you who can't read the tail.

That something is NASCAR weekend here at New Hampshire Motor Speedway, for the second time this season. For those not in the know NHMS is the largest sporting venue in the NorthEast, able to seat something like 110,000 fans. That means a large influx of people to the state.

Just a bit of letting you know what is going on in the state.

Super Bowl 2009 Blogging

I have two squares in the Super Bowl pool from work. My numbers are 3 (Pittsburg) and 0 (Arizona), and 8 (Pit) and 4 (Ari). I don't have a dog in this hunt, however, I am marginally for the Cardinals.

Woohoo, Steelers 3 and Cardinals 0 at end of first quarter (my numbers). Made up for some of the pay cut I took last month!

• Oh my, the Budweiser commercial with the horse fetching, after watching the dog get praised, was too funny! Okay, the
• The second Budweiser commercial, about the circus "lady friend", was pretty good too.
• The new Star Trek movie; can't wait for it
• What a gyp, Holder should have gotten in instead of getting upended at the 1. At least Patrick made it the next play.
• Breaston made a nice 35 yard return after Pit punted. Alright, so after that nice start, Cards couldn't do anything.
• I've always hated ETrade commercials, and this one is no different.
• Woohoo, interception just before the 2 minute warning.
• Teleflora commercial was pretty good, with the talking, insulting flowers.
• Nice hesitation by Taylor to make the tackle miss and get the 1st down.
• Cheetos - cute but not a big winner of the ratings most likely (Cheetos is one of my favorite "chips").
• Interception that went all the way for a touchdown - sucks, but gotta admire the guy for the 100 yard return (longest play in Super Bowl history).

End of second quarter: Pit - 17, Ari - 7

WS got the 3D glasses for watching the specials during half-time. They made a couple of things look kinda cool, but for the most part, didn't do anything for me.

We don't watch Heroes, but the ad was cute. L'd our AO at LMAO, even though we don't watch any of the shows.

MM, MM, M - Homemade lasagne and home made Italian Cheese bread make a great half-time dinner.

Start of second half:

• That was one stupid Coke commercial
• I thought the Bridgestone commercial was stupid until I saw the very end with the stripped moonbuggy.
• Monster.com ad was pretty cute too.
• Fourth and 6, instead of a fumble - cool. And, Arizona has won both challenges, so they get a third if needed.
• Another Bud commercial - about Jake's ancestory, cute.
• Doesn't look like the Cardinals can get their stuff together in this game.
• A new Transfirner's movie - another movie that I want to watch, but will not get around to.

End of 3rd quarter: Pit - 20, Ari - 7

• 10 minutes to go in the game and Arizona suddenly relizes that this is the last game of the seaso and that they might want to get serious.
• The Pepsi commercial was even stupider than Coke's, if that is even possible.
• A safety on an offensive holding call in the endzone, negating a 20 yard catch - all that we were hoping for. 16-20, Pittsburg still ahead, but Cards get a chance.
• Arizona touchdown by Fitzgerald makes the score 20-24 (Cards) - WOOHOO!
• Beautious catch by Holmes of Pittsburg for a touchdown, for a 4 point lead with 35 seconds left.
• Well, that was a sucky ending - not that the Cards lost (which did suck), but that it ended on a fumble.

Amazilngly, from both my and WS's squares (his work has their own pool), the owners of our companies won the final scores.

Congrats to the Pittsburg Steelers on their capturing the Lombardi Trophy!

Stupid Game Time

For those of you who like to hunt, and are going into DT's because the season is over, here is a game for you. Make sure to read the directions on reloading; since I don't hunt, I kinda kept thinking I got 8 shots (like my SIG) before having to reload - really messed me up.