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    Hero gone west

    Faye Andrew, 82, died last Wednesday after a long fight with bladder cancer. Faye was a regular at our little airport, wearing his overalls and flying his remote control airplanes. We usually referred to him as "you grumpy old fart" and his reply was one the profanity filters won't allow, but...
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    Olympic TV Coverage

    Nope. See item #1
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    Olympic TV Coverage

    During a night of wine tasting a friend of mine and I had the "what is a sport" discussion. Over the years we've modified the list a little, but here is our best inebriated effort at defining what constitutes a sport - short and simple: 1) There must not be judges or subjective scoring 2)...
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    Olympic TV Coverage

    Just curious. This seems like a pretty average cross section of America so I'll ask you guys: If you could only watch one event on TV, which event would you choose? I must be out of touch (as usual).
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    Should global politics affect the Olympics?

    I learned tonight that Joey Cheek is not representing the US in this year's Olympics. He was issued a visa by China to visit during the games. I stand corrected. Since he's not an athlete representing the US the government of China has every right to revoke his visa for whatever reason they...
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    Should global politics affect the Olympics?

    Yea, China's looking pretty good right about now: Four American cyclists who arrived at Beijing Airport with their faces covered by black respiratory masks have been forced to apologise to the Beijing Olympic organising committee... It is absolutely unbelievable that the Olympic games were...
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    Very moving experience

    Well done Andrew.
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    Hell's Angels Drank the Kool-Aid!

    Don't be taken in by this kind of PR. The Hell's Angles are great at this sort of stuff - buying Kool-Aid, playing softball with the town folk, etc. But behind it all they are what they are. http://money.cnn.com/magazines/fortune/fortune_archive/1992/11/30/77184/index.htm...
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    Welcoming, Diana Richards, Oshkosh Presenter

    I wish I could have been there! I'm sure Diana did a fantastic job. There's another one to check off your list of fears overcome Diana. Well done!
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    +1

    Congrats Jason. That's a great looking kid!!
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    Ragbrai Anyone?

    Sounds good! Feel free to give it to them.
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    Ragbrai Anyone?

    Gees, that was great food!!! The shower and the washing machine were very welcome too. Thanks again.
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    Ragbrai Anyone?

    The steak was OK but we didn't eat in the restaurant so we probably didn't get their best product when we got the "steak-on-a-stick". The rest of the ride was great!
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    Ragbrai Anyone?

    A huge shout out to Chris and Rachael for their unbelievable Iowa(/Alabama) hospitality. We had a terrific dinner and a great time visiting. We even got to ride with Rachael a bit the following day. It's always good to get a chance to hang out with Tony, who's flying too much to get a...
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    Name that plane

    No idea. Someone just sent me photos.
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    Name that plane

    A friend of mine is asking...
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    Ragbrai Anyone?

    No thanks. I stopped drinking beer a while ago and I'm sure I can find some Accelerade or something to sip on. See you then if not before.
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    Ragbrai Anyone?

    Great!! Thanks Tony.
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    MLB All-Star game tonight

    No, not really.
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    Ragbrai Anyone?

    Chris, I'm in for sure on dinner. That's really nice of you. The rest of my group plan to go to the S T Y X concert but I doubt I'll do that. My taste in music has changed since back in the day. Have you got room in the street at your house for an RV? We don't have a place yet in Ames...
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