Ladies and gentlemen, can I please have your attention. I've just been handed an urgent and horrifying news story. I need all of you, to stop what you're doing and listen. CANNONBALL! http://www.rapidcityrushboosterclub.com/ Mon, 09 Aug 2010 11:15:39 -0600 Mon, 09 Aug 2010 11:15:39 -0600 120 It's been a while since I updated this, but things are starting to settle back down into normalcy. The last time I updated the ol' blog, I said I had accepted a new job at Garmin. Well, I loaded up the truck and I moved to KC. I've been at Garmin for ... http://www.rapidcityrushboosterclub.com/?p=news/home/the_new_job Mon, 09 Aug 2010 11:15:39 -0600 If you've read this blog before (a statistical improbability), you might remember a somewhat pessimistic post a couple weeks ago: Job Quest As I write this, it's been a little over four months since I started spe ... http://www.rapidcityrushboosterclub.com/?p=news/home/job_quest_the_final_chapter Tue, 13 Jul 2010 23:26:31 -0600 Okay, so I'm a pedestrian. I walk far more than I drive. I used to be like everyone else: driving to every destination farther than two blocks away. Now, I try my best to walk everywhere, in every kind of weather, for any kind of occasion. I've learned ... http://www.rapidcityrushboosterclub.com/?p=news/home/pedestrians_unite Thu, 10 Jun 2010 17:56:19 -0600 The Black Hills is a fantastic travel destination. Taking your out-of-town visitors hiking and climbing in the Hills can be a really fun way to show them some of the things we enjoy year round. Of course, not all of your friends and family will be crag r ... http://www.rapidcityrushboosterclub.com/?p=news/home/touring_the_classics Tue, 25 May 2010 09:33:10 -0600 Caution: This post might be a bit of a downer. But, since Google Analytics says almost no one reads my web site anyway, that's probably okay. So, a few months ago it became apparent that the company I work for was planning on outsourcing the only enjoy ... http://www.rapidcityrushboosterclub.com/?p=news/home/job_quest Wed, 12 May 2010 11:31:02 -0600 If you climb, I'm sure you've been asked why you climb. The immediate assumption of many flat-landers is that climbing is dangerous. Therefore, a climber must either be an adrenaline junky or there is some faulty cerebral wiring involved. The i ... http://www.rapidcityrushboosterclub.com/?p=news/home/safety_on_the_rocks Mon, 10 May 2010 09:24:04 -0600 Are you a double-black-diamond skier? Perhaps you enjoy paddling through Class V rapids? A lot of outdoor activities that require some level of commitment have their own ratings system. They exist to give you an idea of how tough a challenge will be, or ... http://www.rapidcityrushboosterclub.com/?p=news/home/intro_to_climbing Thu, 29 Apr 2010 11:31:11 -0600 Two years ago, I was asked by the Rapid City Journal to write a weekly column about rock climbing--specifically climbing in the Black Hills area. It was a fun experience purely as a creative exercise. Even though it was a while ago, I still run into peo ... http://www.rapidcityrushboosterclub.com/?p=news/home/south_dakota_world_class_climbing Thu, 22 Apr 2010 12:54:53 -0600 The spring has been busy so far, so here are a couple quick updates while I have a few minutes... First, I'm kinda proud of the epic Firefox persona I put together: http://www.getpersonas.com/en-US/persona/151452 It's the ... http://www.rapidcityrushboosterclub.com/?p=news/home/updates Mon, 05 Apr 2010 17:25:15 -0600 Last night, I had one of those nights where I just lie awake, my mind buzzing. Not that that's entirely bad. From doing a little research on a software engineering problem, I just discovered (and, hence, started reading) ... http://www.rapidcityrushboosterclub.com/?p=news/home/couldnt_sleep Mon, 26 Oct 2009 11:20:43 -0600