After spending another great weekend in this southern Oregon town, I made a few observations. Here are the top ten indicators you might be from Ashland. 10. You put a Shakespeare quote on your race shirts – Lord, what fools these mortals be! 9. You don’t think Granite St is a hill. 8. You own …
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Are you in a giving mood? Do you have extra cash burning a hole in your checkbook just waiting for an opportunity? Do you need to atone for your immoral DNF at your 100 miler this year? (relax, I’m just kidding) Here are some ways to part with your cash – all of which …
Guest Post by White Trash LAGOS, NIGERIA. ATTENTION: GOOD AND HONORABLE CRAIG THORNLEY DEAR SIR, CONFIDENTIAL BUSINESS PROPOSAL HAVING CONSULTED WITH MY COLLEAGUES AND BASED ON THE INFORMATION GATHERED FROM THE NIGERIAN CHAMBERS OF COMMERCE AND INDUSTRY, I HAVE THE PRIVILEGE TO REQUEST FOR YOUR ASSISTANCE TO TRANSFER MY ENTRY INTO THE 2010 WESTERN STATES …
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A couple of months ago we had some kids over at our house. One of the kids, a 6 year old who we’ll call Joey, wanted us to play a board game with him. We had been told by his mother that he was having issues with losing. He would often pout, cry, and stomp …
Guest Post By lowercase Craig’s note: While this report was written some time ago, I thought it would be fun to post this at the start of the 2010 Western States 100 entry period. Go to ultrasignup between Oct 1 and Oct 15 to put your name in the GU2O bucket for the drawing on …
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