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Go Hoosiers!

Mike B. — Wed, 08 Feb 2012 05:06:43 +0000

Dressed up and ready to go before this past weekend's IU vs. Purdue game:

Watching the Game in Laundry Baskets

Mike B. — Mon, 23 Jan 2012 19:10:47 +0000

Pillow-lined laundry baskets make perfect seats for little kids (Libby's legs were sticking out the end, but she looked comfortable enough). Here they are watching the Patriots beat the Ravens:

East Coast Trip: Golfing

Mike B. — Mon, 22 Aug 2011 17:53:27 +0000

We had our annual early morning Maine golf day (2010, 2009). It was foggy and fun:

1987 Aerobic Championship

Mike B. — Thu, 07 Apr 2011 20:50:50 +0000

The 1987 Crystal Light National Aerobic Championship aired on April 24th, 1987. Hosted by Alan Thicke, it is perhaps the cheesiest 80's national aerobic championship I have ever seen (click to play):

I love the commercials too!

A Soccer Story

Mike B. — Sun, 20 Mar 2011 19:08:35 +0000

Jumbotron Genius

Mike B. — Mon, 08 Nov 2010 04:32:51 +0000

So you're at a Celtic's game and the jumbotron camera pans to you. What do you do? THIS:

That guy must drink, eat, and bathe in awesome. Seriously, wow.

(make sure you have audio - makes it even better).

Tribal War Chants (in Rugby)

Mike B. — Wed, 27 Oct 2010 04:01:44 +0000

Rugby players (physically) impress the hell out of me, but having them all do a tribal war chant reminds me why I could never play rugby. I would be too busy changing my pants.

New Zealand's "Haka" is impressive (except for the silly jump at the end):

The Samoan's "Siva Tau" is pretty good too:

Maine, Golf

Mike B. — Mon, 09 Aug 2010 09:00:54 +0000

On the very first morning I awoke at 5:30am to play golf with a few other bleary-eyed men in my family. We only did nine holes, but it is a good tradition that I hope continues.

Libby runs at the Talk-Walk-Run Event

Mike B. — Tue, 04 May 2010 02:23:09 +0000

Here is Libby's race, in it's entirety (video is about 2.5 minutes long):

It's like herding cats. Cute, little cats.

Talk-Walk-Run 5K

Mike B. — Mon, 03 May 2010 02:22:34 +0000

We had a great time running at Hear Indiana's 5K race this past Saturday. It was a lot of fun for our whole family!

(more details at my wife's blog)

Race Photo, Perez Hilton Style

Mike B. — Fri, 26 Mar 2010 04:01:02 +0000

The one and only picture I have from my race this past weekend isn't too exciting (it was taken after the race while I munched on a banana). So I decided to spice it up with some Perez Hilton style comments:

Water Usage During Olympic Hockey Game

Mike B. — Wed, 10 Mar 2010 17:14:43 +0000

Water usage during Canada's 2010 Olympic hockey game, as compiled by Epcor (their utility company):

(via canucklehead)

IU Basketball

Mike B. — Fri, 08 Jan 2010 05:01:02 +0000

New Years Eve we went down to IU with Brent and Heather to watch some Hoosier basketball. It was nice to be on campus, a free hotdog and popcorn were included in the ticket price, and IU won. It was a great trip:

Best Football Play Ever

Mike B. — Thu, 07 Jan 2010 04:18:31 +0000

In honor of my wife, who is beginning to watch Friday Night Lights again, here's a little trick play:

Genius. And Dirty. But mostly genius.

The Greatest Golf Shot EVER

Mike B. — Mon, 26 Oct 2009 21:24:06 +0000

Vijay Singh skips the ball across the water for a hole in one on 16 at the Masters 2009.

The camera work is awful. You can see the shot from another angle, but it's not much better.