The Throwing Team

Indoor season is over, on to outdoor events.

Record Dreams

Dylan exploring vinyl at Shuga Records in Whicker Park.

Whisky Tango Foxtrot

Iconic architecture on the Chicago river and the cover of a great Wilco Album.

The Bean

Dylan and I got to Chicago at noon and have been visiting record stores, eating deep dish pizza and seeing the city at night. Gonna see Sam in the morning, then again at the Missouri Valley Conference Indoor Track and Field Championships tomorrow afternoon. Looking forward to seeing Sammy throw some weight around.

Hangin Loose

Mae looking pretty relaxed after an overtime victory to earn a trip to the final tomorrow afternoon. The Orono girls hockey team beat Proctor\Hermontown in the semis of the Minnesota High School Hockey tournament today and face the far north Warroad Warriors in the finals tomorrow. Go Spartans!!

Iowa Mural

Tracking Sam's phone on the way back to Des Moines from SDSU. Sammy had a personal record of 17.20 meters in the weight throw. He was 15th of 55 throwers. #1 freshman in the MVC.

The landscape of Iowa is much more interesting from space than it is at ground level.

West End

A little bar with a ton of kids in it, and me. I was easily 25 years older than the average age of the other 75 people there.

Bulldog Wrangling

Not sure drinking beer on Griff in front of the Drake diner was a good idea but I had a good time going out with the throwers last Saturday.

Meet Ready

Just water tonight for Sam as he prepares for some throwing at Iowa State tomorrow.

Mexican Sling

Nicole is doing her best to move around with the shoulder still smarting and still sporting a sling. Mexican food in East Village tonight.

Holiday Town

Steamboat Springs is one pretty town. Founded in the late 19th century, it has a ton of charm and a ton of snow when we were there. It snowed pretty much every day we were there which made the skiing fantastic and the in town dinners and drinks were lovely. I made it home without any issues last night and I'm back to helping Nicole get back to full strength. Grandma and Dylan did a great job in my absence so I will need to up my game this week.

Yampa River

Night view of the Yampa river in Steamboat Springs. Walked up to some natural hot springs on a cold snowy night.

Powder Day

It snowed most of the day today so the slopes were nice and fluffy. Cold but we warmed after a run or two.

Lookin Out Forever

Steamboat has some beautiful terrain with big views of the valley. Great bluebird ski day with the highs in the upper 20's. It felt good to be back on the snow after 7 years.

Steamboat Spring

Two, on time flights, and here I am at the Rabbit Ears Motel. It's a short, 5 minute bus ride to the slopes but walking distance to everything downtown. They have had 220 inches of snow this year and it is everywhere. They seem to be running out of places to push it.

First in Group

Sam got first in his weight throw group today at the Cyclone Open at Iowa State. He was about a half meter shy of making the finals but not bad for something he's been throwing for a few months.

Office Champion

After three 2nd place finishes in the office fantasy football pool, I finally got the trophy. No money involved, just bragging rights. The writing at its base was left over from Rhen's won from 2019. Some of my colleagues felt he had an unfair advantage. I've place this beauty in a spot, right behind me when I'm on a zoom call for all to see.

Alien Bug

Momma's shoulder reconstruction was a success and the doctor says she shouldn't set off TSA metal detectors even with a titanium plate and 11 screws. Still lots of pain but she's on the mend.

Surgery Day

Getting that shoulder done.

Georgetown

Sam wanted to try a new part of town for brunch on Sunday. We decided on Georgetown because, we don't get there much anymore and it has good restaurants and shopping. We also traversed the steep steps made famous by the Exorcist movies from the 70's.