5 things I learned in jury duty today
Today I was called to jury duty for Snohomish County here in the State of Washington. I was actually surprised I was required to show up to the courthouse – the last few times I’ve received jury notices I’ve called in advance to discover my services were not required. But alas, when I called on [...]
How Healthy Is Competition?
Renee, Ty and I were watching today’s Seahawks-Bears playoff game when Chicago struck first on a Jay Cutler to Greg Olson 58 yard touchdown pass on their first possession. Ty suddenly broke out crying and starting yelling, “no touchdown! No touchdown for Bears!” He was really upset and I as I tried to explain to [...]
Some Final BCS Thoughts…
Some final BCS Thoughts I’m sitting at Sky Harbor Airport in Phoenix waiting for my flight back to Seattle. It’s been almost 24 hours since the BCS Championship game so I’ve had time to read plenty of post game articles, talk to those who watched the game, and of course reflect and analyze the entire [...]
Bob Condotta (Seattle Times Sportswriter): Today’s Kaufer “Follow Friday” Featured Profile
Nervous? Excited? Giddy? Yes – I’m all of the above. Because today is only the most important Friday before an Oregon Ducks Football game in history. Not that I’m one for hyperbole or anything. But it’s true – Monday night the Ducks will finally take on Auburn in the eagerly anticipated BCS Championship Game (after [...]
How do you manage stress?
Stress is a condition that seems nearly unavoidable in our society. And it also seems that it’s become even more prevalent the past 10 years – I’d like to think its simply tied to having more “grown up” responsibilities such as kids, home mortgage, etc. but I think its more than that. Certainly the past [...]
