The live moblogging didn't go so well. Only three videos posted and one was the wrong one. It was an interesting experiment.
By about mile 19 I was still running at a good speed so I ditched the cell phone and motored on in. I ended up setting a new personal record.
I made it safely to Eugene, OR. Luke picked me up at the airport in a borrowed car. A quick stop at the Hilton to pick up our race packets. We got our race shirts there which is a new one on me. I'm used to having to finish a race before getting my shirt.
A pretty casual evening after a hectic morning of canceled flights and reconfigured travel plans. If anyone is interested in crawling out of bed early tomorrow morning, the race starts at 7am. Luke's number is M848 and mine is M893.B-roll footage shoot for my documentary resulted in a happy accident. Right at the end of capturing some time lapse of a building, Walter approached me. We started out talking about the Sears warehouse and retail store.
Soon conversation changed to what Walter was doing now. The video cuts out so I don't have the rest of his story on tape. He had a grocery sack tucked under his arm. He told me that he was headed over to a garage to spend the night. The owner told him it was OK for him to crash there.
Walter said he was enrolled in some classes at Urban Ventures. He told me he was trying to get his life back together and to get off the streets. I asked him what I could do to help him. He asked me to pray for him. We both did right then and there in the parking lot of the Midtown Exchange at 9:30 at night.
I have no idea where Walter is today. I am happy to have met him and heard his story.
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Here is a preliminary test for packing up the Infinite Play Case and its contents.
On this Earth Day, the whole family worked in the yard. The little bun turned over some compost, tilled some soil and sowed grass seed.
Attribution: Sunshine by Wanderers
This is a mobile video blog test. I am hoping to post periodic, mini-episodes during the Eugene Marathon. Right now my multimedia upload limit is set to 300KB which works out to be a 15 second video 160 x 120 in size.
Maybe it's all more trouble than it's worth. I figure it's worth a try.
On Friday, 13 April, 2007 I got a special package from Lady Leary. It contained the Quack Attack flag from her toboggan race. Soon it will become the prop in the new Sports Racer Project, Infinite Play.
The Bun's longtime friend, Sen, had him over for a special birthday party last week. After opening a gift, some lunch and yummy cake both relaxed with a short yoga session.
This is one of the first instances where the Bun has participated in collaborative rather than parallel play. Big milestone for those not in the know.Â
This footage is from an interview I conducted with Hussein Samatar for my documentary, Building at a Crossroads. Recent events have led to a lot of uninformed statements about Muslims living in Minnesota and about the religion of Islam.
While Mr. Samatar is talking with me in reference to the rehabilitated Lake Street Sears Warehouse building now known as the Midtown Exchange, there are elements of it that are very informative. For example Mr. Samatar explains how Islamic financing works.
Attribution: link
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My shoes are shot. Time for a new pair.
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After today I finally begin to taper off in preparation for the big race on the 29th.
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I'm still not feeling quite like myself today. Rob, a.k.a. PirateBoy from Lemon Yogurt subs for me on another installment of Swap.
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What if Awed Job were a cyclist instead of a runner?
This is the first installment of a little video blog experiment called Swap. Many thanks to CTodd for this episode. ctodd.tv/blog
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Saturday, 31 March 2007 we celebrated the Little Bun's birthday.
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