Ben Collins

Any Bulldogs in the House?

Ben — Wed, 08 Oct 2008 13:53:00 +0000

Not Gonzaga. Garfield High School, which is where I spent four wonderful years. If you want to get an idea of what my high school was about, rent the movie Heart of the Game. It’s a documentary about the cross town rival HS basketball program and it’s an inspiring movie. But they also show [...]

Spinning Music?

Ben — Wed, 08 Oct 2008 05:12:49 +0000

I signed up to teach a spin class at U of Washington. It starts in a week, so I have until Tuesday to build a repository of good spin music. Anyone have suggestions? (What I mean is PLEASE HELP ME!!!)

I’m also trying to figure out what I should be for Halloween this year. The only rule is it has to be better than my cookie monster outfit last year.

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Lap Swimming

Ben — Mon, 06 Oct 2008 22:20:00 +0000

If everyone else didn’t suck, life would be easier. Ok, maybe that’s a little harsh, but sometimes the interactions I have during morning lap swim (or lap swim at any time really) can put me in a bad mood. Here is a short list of things that annoy me at the pool: (if you [...]

7 Soggy Days

Ben — Sun, 05 Oct 2008 00:45:45 +0000

The seven day forecast for Seattle says rain, rain, rain, rain, rain, rain, rain. There might be a “partly cloudy” and a “showers” in there, but those are just to make Seattleites feel better about the looming grey and darkness that will take over the city soon. This forecast is usually the first sign [...]

I’m tolerant, I just don’t believe in equality.

Ben — Fri, 03 Oct 2008 15:58:54 +0000

I don’t like to write about political events (it doesn’t really fit under the mission statement of my blog), but last night’s VP debate is all that’s on my mind today. I was fired up at the pool this morning, but I had the lane to myself, so I couldn’t even swim butterfly over [...]

October? More like FUN-tober!

Ben — Thu, 02 Oct 2008 03:39:18 +0000

I woke up this morning and said nothing for about 25 minutes, then as I drove into the parking lot of the swimming pool it hit me: September’s over! “RABBIT RABBIT!!” I screamed to no one in particular. That’s right, Rabbit freakin’ rabbit. Today was supposed to be recovery, but I got a little excited [...]

Endorphins Rule

Ben — Mon, 29 Sep 2008 05:23:50 +0000

Ok, I really didn’t think I”d write again before October, but since my last posting I’ve had a change of fate. Unfortunately Aaron Scheidies still has a lost wallet and feels that the universe is conspiring against him, but I had a great weekend. Aaron stayed last night and we went to a Juju party [...]

Wake Me Up When September Ends

Ben — Sat, 27 Sep 2008 22:13:29 +0000

I still haven’t written a race recap for the Portland ITU Pan-America Cup. I may just not do it. Here’s the short version, which is really the only version I have to tell: I swam hard. I thought I was doing really well until I realized that the group I was leading on the right [...]

Red Alert!!

Ben — Wed, 24 Sep 2008 00:02:25 +0000

Troy is missing! We got home Sunday night and haven’t seen him at all. His food wasn’t touched while we were gone. He was in the TV room when my parents left on Friday and that’s the last we’ve heard from him. I’m going to go post pictures at the Sheridan Beach Club and hopefully [...]

The Three Hour Tour

Ben — Mon, 22 Sep 2008 18:08:45 +0000

Yesterday I moved my sailboat from Tacoma, Washington to Seattle. It’s about a 30 mile trip at most, and I figured worst case scenario was about a 6 hour trip, but with the wind at our backs and a positive mindset I was hoping for much less. Wrong. Here’s what Chris Tremonte and I wrote for [...]