I had to wait a few days to "respect" Holly's Tim Duncan autograph, but I now have clearance to make a post of my own.
Dad and I went snowmobiling while Holly was enjoying her San Antonio Spurs game. We met up in the Allegheny mountains on a Saturday night, then hit the trails on Sunday morning. It was incredibly scenic, and the snow was fresh (it snowed about 4 inches the night before, and we were on the trails early). It was nice to get on a snowmobile again--it had been 2 years since I was last on a trip. We went 120.5 miles which was quite a bit for one day of riding.
It was a great time and I'm already looking forward to potentially doing another trip next year!
Oh, and on a geeky note. I took these pictures on my new cell phone. I was able to finagle with Sprint to get free internet and text messages on my phone (and Holly got free text messages). Since we got new features and our phone contract was up, we went out and got new phones. I splurged a bit on my phone, and ended up getting an HTC Touch Diamond (review here). It takes beautiful pictures, and can do just about anything. I even used the GPS to navigate to and from the snowmobile trip. Yes, Holly got a very nice phone as well... but since she is a self-described cell-phone dropper, she got one that suits her needs but is not quite as hard to replace ;-).
Thursday, January 29, 2009
Wednesday, January 21, 2009
The ONLY Autographed Copy of Tim Duncan's Honors Thesis!
That's right. I've been talking about it for years, and I finally got it! An autographed copy of Wake Forest Alumni, Tim Duncan's, senior honors thesis (which was published as part of a book chapter)!
On January 19th, Brian Casto and I went to a Wake Forest Alumni event in Charlotte to watch the Bobcats take on Tim Duncan and the San Antonio Spurs. Tim stopped by to sign some autographs for Deacon fans. (You can follow this story along with the photos below).
I opened the book to the beginning of his thesis and held it out for him to sign. When the blue book caught his eye, Tim took it and said "What is this?"
I told him that it was his honors thesis from WF which was published by his adviser, Dr. Leary. Clearly surprised, Tim SMILED a huge smile and checked out the front cover.
When Tim opened the book back to his chapter, I pointed out his name listed as an author, and he said "That's cool" with another big smile.
Tim signed his thesis with his name and #21 (his jersey number at Wake and on the Spurs)
After he signed the book, Brian asked Tim if anyone had ever asked him to sign his thesis before. Tim said, "This is a first."
That's right folks. This means that I have the ONLY autographed copy of Tim Duncan's Wake Forest honors thesis. Thanks to Brian Casto (awesome photographer and best friend ever!), I have pictures to prove the whole thing. Thank you Brian! After we got Tim's autograph, Tim Duncan and the Spurs went on to beat the Charlotte Bobcats! GO DEACS!
On January 19th, Brian Casto and I went to a Wake Forest Alumni event in Charlotte to watch the Bobcats take on Tim Duncan and the San Antonio Spurs. Tim stopped by to sign some autographs for Deacon fans. (You can follow this story along with the photos below).
I opened the book to the beginning of his thesis and held it out for him to sign. When the blue book caught his eye, Tim took it and said "What is this?"
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| From Spurs Game |
I told him that it was his honors thesis from WF which was published by his adviser, Dr. Leary. Clearly surprised, Tim SMILED a huge smile and checked out the front cover.
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| From Spurs Game |
When Tim opened the book back to his chapter, I pointed out his name listed as an author, and he said "That's cool" with another big smile.
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| From Spurs Game |
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| From Spurs Game |
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| From Spurs Game |
After he signed the book, Brian asked Tim if anyone had ever asked him to sign his thesis before. Tim said, "This is a first."
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| From Spurs Game |
That's right folks. This means that I have the ONLY autographed copy of Tim Duncan's Wake Forest honors thesis. Thanks to Brian Casto (awesome photographer and best friend ever!), I have pictures to prove the whole thing. Thank you Brian! After we got Tim's autograph, Tim Duncan and the Spurs went on to beat the Charlotte Bobcats! GO DEACS!
Monday, January 19, 2009
Goodbye 2008, Hello 2009
I know, fellow Chalkboard readers... regular updates, pictures, and such all ground to a halt after Thanksgiving and the Obama election.
What happened?
Did funding for the Chalkboard dry up? (Blame the economy)
Were these authors abducted by aliens? (No, that's Uncle Mark)
Were we tapped to help guide the Obama transition team? (Nope... although that would've been cool)
Too busy traveling the world? (Wrong again!)
No, we've just been busy doing boring things that nobody cares about. Working (a lot), hanging around the house, etc. etc.
All-in-all not much to report.
If 2007 was a year of world-traveling, life changing, pick-up-and-move-across-the-country-awesomeness, then 2008 was the exact opposite. Not a whole lot exciting to do... built a deck and patio (which was cool and our attempt to stimulate the economy), but that was the one bit of excitement on an otherwise so-so year.
So it seems fitting that I closed out 2008 on the Chalkboard with a bang--literally-- when I backed Holly's prize possession (her car) into an old, rusty jeep at about 0.5 miles per hour while visiting her family. No damage was done to the jeep, and the Malibu drove away unscathed... with the exception of a nice 2-inch hole that was punctured into Holly's bumper by a winch bracket...
Anyways, I didn't want to post pictures until the problem was solved. Add bodywork to the list of things I've learned how to do (instruction and analysis of course provided by Dad!)... and I think the results really turned out well (or else I wouldn't have posted them).
Before and After:
What happened?
Did funding for the Chalkboard dry up? (Blame the economy)
Were these authors abducted by aliens? (No, that's Uncle Mark)
Were we tapped to help guide the Obama transition team? (Nope... although that would've been cool)
Too busy traveling the world? (Wrong again!)
No, we've just been busy doing boring things that nobody cares about. Working (a lot), hanging around the house, etc. etc.
All-in-all not much to report.
If 2007 was a year of world-traveling, life changing, pick-up-and-move-across-the-country-awesomeness, then 2008 was the exact opposite. Not a whole lot exciting to do... built a deck and patio (which was cool and our attempt to stimulate the economy), but that was the one bit of excitement on an otherwise so-so year.
So it seems fitting that I closed out 2008 on the Chalkboard with a bang--literally-- when I backed Holly's prize possession (her car) into an old, rusty jeep at about 0.5 miles per hour while visiting her family. No damage was done to the jeep, and the Malibu drove away unscathed... with the exception of a nice 2-inch hole that was punctured into Holly's bumper by a winch bracket...
Anyways, I didn't want to post pictures until the problem was solved. Add bodywork to the list of things I've learned how to do (instruction and analysis of course provided by Dad!)... and I think the results really turned out well (or else I wouldn't have posted them).
Before and After:
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