http://donaldmarino.com The usual blog crap Sun, 29 Jun 2008 16:59:56 +0000 http://backend.userland.com/rss092 en Anyone who is silly enough to read this blog regularly or who knows me personally knows that I hold some pretty liberal positions. But, I also hold some positions that would traditionally be considered to the right. Gun rights are one area where I am found on the far right ... http://donaldmarino.com/archives/167 30 miles so far this month. The running thing has ramped up considerably. My standard runs are now 3.2 and 4.0 miles. I am still quite slow, but can comfortably jog several 9 minute miles as often as I wish. This won't sound like much to real runners, but it is ... http://donaldmarino.com/archives/166 I was watching a recent piece on ESPN where NBA players were comparing their passing game to that of hockey players. Watching NBA'ers think about playing hockey made me think about the different styles of fighting in sports. It's funny how different they all are. In the NFL, for example, there's ... http://donaldmarino.com/archives/165 The Orioles are 6-1 and are a couple games up in the AL East. Remarkable! http://donaldmarino.com/archives/164 I read this article in TIME magazine online, and I need to speak out against how wrong it is on almost every single count. This article was written by a Miami-based TIME correspondent, so just keep that in mind as I debate his points. First and foremost, I am tired of the ... http://donaldmarino.com/archives/163 If you can, in good conscience, criticize Senator Obama's speech today, you are probably either a hopeless racist, or a simpleton, or just hopelessly partisan. What Barack said today was incredibly brave and needed saying. Having grown up in Richmond, Virginia, amongst some blatant racism, I see Senator Obama's speech as one ... http://donaldmarino.com/archives/162 Went up to the 10th Mountain Division Huts again this year for the fourth consecutive year. A great time was had, and some badly needed backcountry time made me feel good and relaxed. Here's a few small photos: http://donaldmarino.com/archives/161 I've kept the brew-house going here at Donald Marino Brewing. I've brewed ~45 gallons of home brew since last summer. Check out the beer page for the latest two recipes, Longmont Honey Amber Ale, and Simcoe American Pale Ale. The good stuff just keeps on brewing! http://donaldmarino.com/archives/160 It's 70 and sunny for the first time this year! I had to take a long ride on the FZ-1, since I've been having to pick some rare nice weather days for short rides since about November. Hopefully, we'll burst right into spring, but this _is_ Colorado, so really, one must expect ... http://donaldmarino.com/archives/159 I have obviously been watching the Democratic nomination race with some fascination lately. Over one year ago, in this post I came out in support of Senator Barack Obama. At the time, I thought it was incredibly unlikely that he would actually secure the nomination. Now it looks pretty much ... http://donaldmarino.com/archives/158