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If you haven’t checked out Deadspin lately, please do so - Deadspin. Their run up coverage of the NCAA Tournament has been better than stellar. They basically asked an expert fan from each school to share some facts about each team prior to the tournament beginning. here are a couple of my favorites […]

The New York Times ran a really solid article on this years Zag squad today. Check it out - Gonzaga Pulls Together By Leaving One Behind.

Top 10 reasons why I like our 10 seed.
10. Its where this all started in 1999
9. Sac is a lot closer than Buffalo
8. We are in the west region
7. Our record as a 10 seed is 5-2
6. The Big 10 is weak outside of the Top 2
5. Kelvin Sampson has no choice but to play […]

Last spring, at the end of our trip through Napa Valley we made our last stop of the day at Luna Vineyards. Their reputation had preceded our visit and I was prepared to enjoy some really good wines having previously enjoyed their Sangiovese.
After mingling with the friendly staff and being sent up to […]

This weeks choice wine makes me want to say wow-wow-wee-wow (in honor of Borat) with every single drink. This is the one of the best chianti’s that I have ever sipped.
Ruffino Riserva Ducale Oro Chianti Classico 2001
Ruffino: “To pass on the values of the land and its people by means of culture of […]

An apparel company out of Portland, Oregon opened up for business this week, and provided consumers the first opportunity to purchase clothing from the Nau website. Check it out - www.nau.com. They have managed to combine beauty, performance, and sustainability into everything they are doing as a company and have a truly unique […]

From Steve Bergum of the SR: “All the guys on our team are like brothers and we’ll do anything for each other,” Senior point guard Derek Raivio explained. “That’s why it (WCC Championship) feels so good.”
To hear that from your most underspoken player, it means ALOT. It’s great to see that these guys have come […]

I’m going back through and archiving, tagging, reorganizing all of my pictures in the new Vista file system and found this picture and thought I would share. I really like the color, and background of the Routemaster on its last ride before retirement. Last I heard, there are still 2 routemaster routes in service.

Today might as well be March 1.
The first official five days of March were clouded by the Zags tournament uncertainty, settling into a new job at Microsoft, and some pretty crummy winter-like weather here in Seattle.
Then came today: the sun came out, I started my second week on the job and began to feel […]