Gone Snowboarding – All The Way To Colorado!

March 1, 2012

Big Dan’s Ramblings will be experiencing some radio silence this week as a I make a  much-anticipated pilgrimage to Aspen Snowmass. I’ve got a great article lined up for tomorrow and I’ll try and post a few small updates while I’m out there but internet access is an unknown and, well, I’ll be in Snowmass!  I’ll definitely be back next week with a recap and more articles.

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Colorado Prep Shake-Out Hike

February 29, 2012

The last month or so has seen a resurgence in my interest in hiking and camping.  I grew up spending a lot of time outside.  Getting back into the game is relatively easy since hiking is such a low-cost sport.  But, being the engineer/tech-geek that I am, I love new gear!  Because of my upcoming trip out west, I bought a backpack and a new set of gloves recently.  In [...]

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2012 Goals – The Anti-Resolution Year!

February 28, 2012

Last year, around this time, I did a four part series about how I was going to lose weight, run more, read more books and finish off my basement in 2011. Well, newsflash, I didn’t do so well. I did end 2011 with a net loss of about 20lbs which, overall, is nothing to sneeze at. The fact that a majority of that weight was lost between Thanksgiving and New [...]

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NYC Sports Fans: A Spoiled Bunch

December 18, 2011

New York City is considered the center of the universe.  Ask any native New Yorker, they’ll be all too happy to tell you.  It is a city where you can do almost anything, see almost anything, eat almost anything, and meet almost anyone.  Choices are abundant here.  And, for the most part, that is a great opportunity. Until it comes to sports. Let’s look at all the teams in the [...]

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Building Confidence In the Kitchen

October 25, 2011

Have you ever wanted to be able to cook without thinking about it? Do you have trouble piecing together a meal from the contents of your refrigerator? Do you feel that you don’t understand the basics of cooking or even some rudimentary skills like chopping, dicing or julienning? Well, that’s how I always felt about cooking – I was great at following a recipe (to the letter), but could not [...]

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Breakfast Bake with Eggs

October 7, 2011

Breakfast is such a boring meal to have people over for. What do you make? A big bowl of scrambled eggs? Maybe a nice banana bread and a bowl of diced fruit. If you’re feeling really creative maybe you’ll make pancakes. The problem with all these options is the time it takes in the kitchen. You’re spending all your time in the kitchen prepping and cooking while people are milling [...]

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Aftermath of “The Crash” – Boston Sports Will Survive

September 30, 2011
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In my 32 years, I’ve seen a lot of highs and lows in Boston sports, but this September might have been as low as it got. With a 9-game lead in the Wild Card standings on September 3rd, the Sox looked like they were destined for the playoffs and an eventual showdown with the Evil Empire in the Bronx. But, they somehow managed to blow it. Was it pitching? Was [...]

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Septembeard Progress Report – Week 4

September 28, 2011
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Week 4 is upon us and so is a bushy looking beard! The wife is bugging me to trim up a bit (she loves the beard though), however I plan on holding strong until the month is out! And, really, how can she argue with the reasoning? I’m closing in on the end of this epic journey (OK, epic might be a little strong, but it is pretty cool) and [...]

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