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Crusher Ridge Offroad Park

brit — Mon, 19 Jul 2010 21:50:31 +0000

I went out Falkville, AL last weekend just as a spectator for their hill climb race. There was a large bounty ($800) on one of the hills there. One driver just couldn’t resist giving it a shot. Follow the link below to see an amazing save and a couple of fires. Be sure to watch all the way to the end to see the action.

Crusher Ridge Video

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King of the Hammers SoCal Trip

brit — Mon, 02 Mar 2009 05:46:38 +0000

I was invited by Blue Torch Fab to tag along with them on their trip to Southern California for the King of the Hammers race. All went well and you can find more information and pictures up on the Octane Media site (race information and pictures).

More information about the Blue Torch buggy: http://pirate4×4.com/forum/showthread.php?t=735036

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SoCal Madi

brit — Tue, 27 Jan 2009 23:37:38 +0000

This is what happens when your 2 year old daughter watches too much motocross racing.

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Finally, A New Laptop On The Way

brit — Sun, 14 Dec 2008 22:18:58 +0000

It’s been a long time coming, but I finally ordered a new laptop today. I know I have previously raved over the original Mac Book Pros, but I decided to skip the current Mac Book Pro model in favor of a PC laptop. Begin, the ultimate laptop search.I’ve scoured the Web for months looking for the perfect laptop for my situation. I’m traveling a lot more lately and working out of the office a lot more, so I wanted something more portable than the 15.4 laptops but I wasn’t ready to give up any performance. In comes the new Sony Z-Series. This thing has it all, even at 3.4 lbs. Highlights: Intel® Core™ 2 Duo Processor P9500 (2.53 GHz, 6MB L2 Cache), Genuine Windows Vista® Ultimate, Model Features: 4GB RAM, 128GB solid state drive, Hybrid Graphics System (1600 x 900 resolution), NVIDIA® graphics, HDMI out. The reviews on this model have also been great.

The key for me ordering one now is the drastic discounts that are currently available. I even found a $300 off coupon (coupon code Z590SAVE300) that combines with the discount already applied to the VGN-Z590UAB model.

If you’re in the market for an ultraportable with some great performance numbers, the Z-Series is worth checking out.

Oh yeah, and it has real carbon fiber, lots of it.

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Managing Your Online Identity

brit — Mon, 18 Aug 2008 04:29:41 +0000

Managing Your Online Identity from Isoaxis on Vimeo.

Presented by Jeff Keeton on August 14, 2008, at the IPSA meeting for August.
For more information on the Internet Professional Society of Alabama, please visit ipsaonline.org.

Filmed with a Canon XH-A1.

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Simple Rules For Life

brit — Thu, 12 Jun 2008 13:40:33 +0000

This is a synopsis from Eric Karjaluoto’s post titled Random Observations.

People need simple rules
Surround yourself with people who are better than you
Choice and outcome
Talk to your clients like they are your spouse
Perception is sometimes more relevant than actuality
Set the bar high
Busy-ness as a path to nowhere
Take a moment
Today’s problems
They won’t shoot you

Hopefully the list above is enough of a teaser to entice you to read Eric’s full post. It’s worth the time.

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Behind the Lens

brit — Mon, 09 Jun 2008 13:14:25 +0000

Last week was our annual family “vacation” in Ft. Morgan, AL. I put quotes around vacation because this year that word has a whole new meaning. For the last 30 years of my life, vacations were mostly relaxing, although few and far between. Well, now with the addition of my daughter to the family, we take shifts chasing her around. She’s a blast to chase. It’s also very inspiring for me to just watch her watch the world. At her age, almost everything is a learning experience.

My wife and I took about 2000 pictures over the week. Keeping with my Rule of Almost 10, I have picked out my 12 favorites. Click the image below to jump to the Flickr set.

All shots were taken with a Canon 40D using either a Canon 10-22 or a 28-135 lens. Edits and organization were done with Adobe Lightroom 2 Beta.

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Arthroscopic Success

brit — Wed, 23 Apr 2008 19:03:16 +0000

The surgery on my elbow went well according to the bow tie wearing doctor. He has really been great and to-the-point, which is exactly what I asked for. I would highly recommend him for this procedure.

Ekkehard Bonatz, M.D.

Ekkehard Bonatz, M.D., born in Wernigerode, Germany, completed the Secondary School System at Johanneum Lueneburg with a “Abitur” Degree in 1975. Dr. Bonatz then graduated from The Hannover Medical School with a Medical Degree in 1982. He then completed an Orthopaedic Surgery Residency in 1989 from The University of Alabama at Birmingham Medical Center. Dr. Bonatz also undertook a fellowship in the Hand and Microsurgery at the University of Alabama from 1988 to 1989. Dr. Bonatz enlisted in the U.S. Army under the rank of Major, medical corp and was stationed at Fort Sam Houston, Texas. Dr. Bonatz was acting Chief of Hand Surgery services from 1989 to 1991. After a honorable discharge from the U.S. Army, Dr. Bonatz joined the faculty of the Hand and Microsurgery Program eventually as an Associate Professor, Division of Orthopaedic Surgery at the University of Alabama in Birmingham, Alabama until February of 2002. Ekkehard Bonatz, M.D. then joined in private practice at Southlake Orthopaedics Sports Medicine & Spine Center, P.C. His practice is geared primarily to the extremity of the elbow and hand.

Here is the before picture:

And, the after picture:

Three to six weeks and it’ll be back to 100%. Maybe then I’ll be able to ride for more than 20 minutes without my arm wanting to fall off.

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