80 Degrees In The Middle Of Winter
Just one reason it is nice to live in Southern California. Today it is 80 degrees and sunny and I just got back from an awesome bike ride around the Back Bay.
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Cu Football Is Back!
I know the Buffs went 2-10 last year and the year before lost 4 or 5 straight at the end of the season, but let me claim it now: CU Big XII Champions by 2009. It’s a new era for CU. Check out the recent rant Hawkins had on condititioning:
ESPN.com - NCF - CU coach Hawkins rants on conditioning
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Darius Goes West
Mike surprised me with an amazing weekend in Santa Barbara to celebrate our three year anniversary. When we got there, we both got a pleasant surprise: The Santa Barbara Film Festival was going on. http://www.sbiff.org/ We decided we should catch a movie so we chose a film that peeked our interest. It is called Darius Goes West. http://www.dariusgoeswest.com/
The movie is a documentary about a young man who has Duchenne Muscular Dystrophy (DMD). DMD is a fatal genetic disorder. Those who have it usually die in their teens or early twenties. There is no cure. Darius is a young man, fifteen at the time of making this movie, who despite his health problems maintains a sense of humor and a positive outlook on life. In the summer of 2005, a group of Darius’ buddies (college age) decide to travel west with two goals: 1. To test how wheelchair accessible the US is and 2. To make it to LA where MTV’s show “Pimp my Ride” is filmed in the hopes of getting Darius’ wheelchair ‘pimped’ to raise awareness for DMD.
Darius had never left his home in Athens, Georgia. This group of friends first took him to not just see the ocean and beach for the first time, but to swim in Panama City. They then traveled through St. Louis, the Grand Canyon, New Orleans, Las Vegas, etc. On the way he experienced many amazing adventures and firsts.
You must see this movie. I won’t tell you how it ended, but I will say this: You will leave encouraged. These young men who made this dream a reality for Darius deserve a standing ovation. With pure hearts and concern for another person, they embarked on an adventure that changed the life of Darius, but more than that will touch anyone who takes the time to watch it. It is amazing what people can accomplish (young or old) when they think first about someone other than themselves.
McFaddens give the movie two thumbs up.
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Anniversary Bike Ride In Santa Barbara
We had a great trip to Santa Barbara for our anniversary. We took a beautiful bike ride up Mountain Drive and then up the coast. You can see our route on this new tool/site I found : Sanoodi (not sure what the name means but it’s pretty cool).
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3 Years And Counting: Wedding Anniversary
As of January 31, 2007 at 6pm PST, Kelly and I have logged 3 years of marriage. Granted that’s not quite 60 but we’re 1/20th of the way to that milestone. We’re going to celebrate by getting away and taking a trip to Santa Barbara.
To see some picts from the wedding day see the slideshow below:
As far as our plans, thanks to the Santa Barbara Car Free program, I decided to book our transportation via Amtrak. If we’re going to be able to celebrate 60 years we better consider the environment with some of our decisions. Give us a break - we met in Boulder, we should be a little green 
As far as accomodations, I booked our place through the most visited online vacation rental website, vrbo.com. Of course by next year I hope to booking through another online vehicle. That being said, I did find a great spot. It wasn’t painfree though, I did have to write a check (vrbo doesn’t offer online transactions). This is the first check I’ve written in over a year.
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Us Population Reaches 300 Million (in October)
I guess with graduation, moving back the states, searching for a job, and eventually turning to an entrepreneurial venture I missed the population milestone for the United States. After reading an article from the BBC I was reminded how young our country is and how quickly it’s changing. Granted there are many countries growing faster and changing more rapidly, but as for this post it’s about the changes within the US. To read more check out the link below.
US population reaches 300 million
As for a teaser, below are other figures released by the Census Bureau. They show how America has been changing since previous population milestones.
- In 1915, immigrant citizens came mostly from Germany; in 1967 from Italy; and in 2006 mostly from Mexico
- The average US family had 4.5 people in 1915, 3.3 in 1967 and 2.6 in 2006
- Some 45.9% of Americans were property owners in 1915. That grew to 63.6% in 1967 and reached 68.9% in 2006
- There were 4.5 million people aged 65 and older in 1915, or 4.5%; 19.1 million in 1967 (9.5%) and 36.8 million in 2006 (12.4%)
- Life expectancy was 54.5 years in 1915, 70.5 years in 1967 and 77.8 years in 2006
- About 23% of women were in the work force in 1915, compared to 41% in 1967 and 58% in 2006
- There were 2.5 million cars in 1915, 98.9 million in 1967 and 237.2 million in 2006
- John and Mary topped the list of most popular names in 1915; Michael and Lisa were favourites in 1967; and Jacob and Emily were preferred in 2006.
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