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Like Son … Like Father?!

China, Northern Life

The BIG Loppet for LingYun is this Sunday … the Mora Vasaloppet. I’ll race / ski through 42 kilometers of Minnesota country-side. Some of my inspiration for this race will come from my son, Erik. Yesterday, in his last high school cross-country ski race, he had his best performance ever … finishing for the very first time as his team’s top skier! Hopefully I can measure up for the kids in LingYun! (short video).

Oh yes … the expected high temperature on Sunday … 4 degrees Fahrenheit (-14 Celsius). Here are photos of my son (yesterday’s ski meet), me (last Sunday’s loppet), and the weather forecast. Click to expand any image … the forecast is not pretty!
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Cool Is … As Cool Does – Iterasi!

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It’s been a long time since a new web tool excited me. However, Iterasi has HUGE potential! While all your friends are saving and sharing bookmarks to del.icio.us, you could be saving and sharing web pages. You can actually archive and search dynamic content. Take two minutes and watch this demo. I’ve signed up for beta access. After starting the video, click upon the four arrows in the top right hand corner to watch in full screen mode. If the video window does not display in your browser, follow this link for direct access.

Loppet Number 1!

China

This morning, for the first time in 30 years, I competed in a cross-country ski race (City of the Lakes Loppet). My choice for races was the 25 kilometer classic race (traditional style). After all, what would you expect from a man who is just shy of 52 years old! The other marathon ski race was the skating style. More importantly, almost $3,000 has been raised for the kids of LingYun and their new dorm. However, I need more money to finish the project. Thus, next Sunday I’ll increase the distance to 42 kilometers for the Mora Vasaloppet. Your tax deductible donation to this project would be greatly appreciated. Send your pledge via email to Rich Hoeg, at rhoeg@comcast.net. Learn more by watching this short video:

Finally, here are three photos from this morning’s race. The first two pictures are in the finishing chute, just before I crossed the finish line.  The final photo is "relief!" Click upon any thumbnail image to view at full size.
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You Ought to be in Pictures (or a blogger!)

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Why?

  • There aren’t any awards.
  • The pay is rotten (non existent without adds)
  • You rarely get to "talk" with your viewers

I don’t know if there is a perfect answer, but I do get satisfaction from helping folks access technical learning and collaboration content, some of which I created. Here are two views of my subscriber stats for the last 30 days (not my direct blog viewers). As of today … you … 450 of my loyal subscribers visit this blog every day. As I don’t know how often folks visit, the total number of subscribers is higher. Expand the thumbnail image for a quick view, or the attached pdf for more details!

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