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Extremmmmmmeeee Gene.
Extreme skipping because it has been awhile.
Have you ever checked out this NBA draft class?
2003
NO. PLAYER, SCHOOL/COUNTRY TEAM
1. LeBron James, St. Vincent-St. Mary HS (Ohio) Cleveland
2. Darko Milicic, Serbia & Montenegro Detroit
3. Carmelo Anthony, Syracuse Denver
4. Chris Bosh, Georgia Tech Toronto
5. Dwyane Wade, Marquette Miami
6. Chris Kaman, Central Michigan L.A. Clippers
7. Kirk Hinrich, Kansas Chicago
8. T.J. Ford, Texas Milwaukee
9. Mike Sweetney, Georgetown New York
10. Jarvis Hayes, Georgia Washington
11. Mickael Pietrus, France Golden State
12. Nick Collison, Kansas Seattle
13. Marcus Banks, UNLV Memphis (1)
14. Luke Ridnour, Oregon Seattle
15. Reece Gaines, Louisville Orlando
16. Troy Bell, Boston College Boston (1)
17. Zarko Cabarkapa, Serbia & Montenegro Phoenix
18. David West, Xavier New Orleans
19. Aleksandar Pavlovic, Serbia & Montenegro Utah
20. Dahntay Jones, Duke Boston (1)
21. Boris Diaw-Riffiod, France Atlanta
22. Zoran Planinic, Croatia New Jersey
23. Travis Outlaw, Starkville HS (Miss.) Portland
24. Brian Cook, Illinois L.A. Lakers
25. Carlos Delfino, Italy Detroit
26. Ndudi Ebi, Westbury Christian HS (Texas) Minnesota
27. Kendrick Perkins, Clifton J. Ozen HS (Texas) Memphis (1)
28. Leandrinho Barbosa, Brazil San Antonio (2)
29. Josh Howard, Wake Forest Dallas
Bently Beetham 1924 Everest Photos Released
This is an amazing collection that offers a rare glimpse into the early days of mountaineering. Check it out at www.bentleybeetham.org
7YW | Out like a lamb?
I suspect if one was to conduct a poll on the most despised month of the year March would land near the top. Every year is the same, a continuous tale of surprise and depression in the face of the inevitable shifts in temperature and precipitation. In marked opposition to this negativity, March stands as one of my absolute favorite months. It the time of year when the mountains of Vermont morph into something special. Complete with days drenched in strong sunshine, conditions graced with surprisingly forgiving snow, and energized by legions of snowlovers emerging from their winter cocoons to get in as many days as possible prior to the final melt.
I was able to claim one of these days over the weekend. It started Saturday evening enjoying a warm fire with the wife in celebration of Earth Hour. Sometimes small things, seemingly insignificant experiences, can be enough to re energize you.
After a slow start to Sunday, I made the short roll over the hill to slap the slopes. It truly was a sensationally beautiful day. Not a cloud could be found in the deep blue sky, allowing the sun to keep everyone warm while the snow maintained consistency. The runs were full tilt, pointed and fast. If you were reading at the beginning of the season, you will remember my woes with equipment. Through the course of the winter I slowly picked up pieces to the puzzle, largely due to the generosity of others. Typically when you are a second tier chooch, you end up with tier two junk. Somehow I ended up with both an ideal board and an ideal pair of boots. For a few years I listened to industry trends and allowed them to influence my gear. I am finally back to what works for me, extremely aggressive equipment.
When you have everything in sync, things are just more fun. My day was filled with runs teetering on the edge of catastrophe with short pauses to enjoy the final days of the halfpipe. A few times I came in real hot and could hear, over my headphones, the cheers of the hikers. That is a good feeling. After concluding the day with a few flat-out runs, I settled into the Bobcat for the traditional apres beverage. I do love March.
