It came from Black Background: Matt Shobe's Blog…dogfooding my way to a better tomorrow.Turboprop makes repeated low passes; nonplussed runway apparently rejects them- April 15, 2007 This morning I went for a 10 mile run as part of preparation for the Indy Mini Marathon in May. (Find runner training minutiae absolutely riveting Head to my VOX on the topic.) The run itself wasn't eventful, and conditions were nearly ideal: calm winds, sunny skies here for the first time since 1977, and a crisp 40-something temperature that made gloves necessary only for the first few miles. Neat. But what caught my attention and wouldn't let go was a Beech King Air turboprop that seemed to..http://www.burningdoor.com/matt/archives/002177.html Chicago gets the bid!- April 14, 2007 I'm psyched that Chicago got the nod from the USOC to be the USA's applicant city for the 2016 Olympic Games. I think we can do a fantastic job hosting this event (anyone remember our World Cup performance in 1994 Not too shabby) and the excitement factor for the city itself, should it get the ultimate bid, would be off the charts. Congrats to the team that worked tirelessly, I'm sure, to build and sell the plan and to city government itself for having the guts to take a serious swing at this..http://www.burningdoor.com/matt/archives/002175.html |