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And the water ran orange with their blood

Wednesday, 28 October 2009 (12:00 pm) Steve No comments

Last night was the annual pumpkin-carving fiesta, where we joyfully assaulted helpless gourds (gourds that were stolen away from their friends and loved ones weeks ago) with saws and body scrapers, gutting them and then displaying their mutilated remains for our neighbors to enjoy. To add to the overall gruesomeness, we even added flames to [...]

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On endurance racing and not giving up

Monday, 19 October 2009 (4:59 pm) Steve No comments

The car racing organization that I run with holds two endurance races each year, one in the spring before the regular season starts and one right after it ends. This past week-end saw the 34th running of the “12 Hours of the Cascades” at Portland International Raceway in Portland, OR. Our “regular” enduro team was [...]

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