Riding Makes Me Feel This Way

Best Game of the Year (so far)

Borrowed the picture from Fear the Fin. The picture was from a penalty kill for the Sharks, Marleau held off four Penguins for at least 10 seconds in the Penguins zone... very impressive!

The Sharks won 5 to 0.

Solar Decathlon Results

As faithful readers of this blog well remember, Dale worked on Santa Clara University's solar house entry in the Solar Decathlon, held in Washington DC on the Mall.




The results are in and Team California won third place! This is an awesome accomplishment given the competition from much bigger teams with more money behind them. They won first place in architecture and communication and won second place in engineering. Apparently there were a number of cloudy and rainy days in Washington DC during the competition which gave the house a low score for Net Metering (amount of excess electricity created). The overall winner was Germany, which literally had solar panels covering the entire house.

Here's Team California's house, the Refract House. Isn't it a beauty?



Congratulations to Team California!

The Office Wedding

Did you see The Office wedding of Jim and Pam? If not, don't worry this isn't a spoiler, at least not a big one.

In the episode, Dwight wears a cool Three Wolves t-shirt. It turns out that the t-shirt is an Amazon.com review phenomenon. Check out the reviews on the shirt. Very funny.

This isn't the first time when an Amazon.com product attracted creative writers to the review section.

Tuscan Whole Milk

Uranium Ore - the first review is my favorite

Game Report

Tim, sorry I deleted the picture of Miss San Jose from my phone. I couldn't take looking at that Random Guy who got into the picture staring at me.

But instead, here's my game report.
Sharks won 6-3! They looked great after a lackluster first period. Dany Heatley scored a hat trick with the last goal coming on a penalty shot. Thornton had 4 assists.

Other notes:
* Tim and I had a nice sandwich at Togo's. I had my usual meatball sandwich. It appeared Tim had pastrami.
* Tim's seats have new neighbors on both sides. Tim actually spoke to his neighbors on the right, ending a streak of 45+ games of not speaking to the previous neighbor.
* Even with the Sharks scoring six goals, I didn't see any high fives between Tim and his new neighbors on the right. I'll continue to monitor the situation for any developments.
* I'm concerned about the new neighbor on the left however. She's a yeller and a clapper, doing so constantly - LET'S GO PATTY...CLAP CLAP CLAP...WHAT ARE YOU GUYS DOING...CLAP CLAP CLAP...GO SHARKS...SHOOT THE PUCK...BOYLE DON'T GIVE UP THE PUCK...CLAP CLAP CLAP...LETS GO SHARKS. Repeat (many times).
* Neither Tim nor I joined in the lame attempt at The Wave that some of the bored fans tried to start in the upper bowl. And we never will. This isn't some football game from the Eighties.
* Both Tim and I labeled some guy a dumbass for trying to orchestrate the lame attempt at The Wave. I yelled at him to sit down.




I couldn't believe Nabokov was doing his pregame warmups in an outdoors inflatable rink with kids shooting plastic pucks at him. No wonder he's been playing so poorly.




The players lined up before the faceoff for the traditional opening game introductions.

Great first home game of the season

I know Dani will be disappointed I didn't throw my hat after the hat trick. I am more disappointed that Steve hasn't posted the picture of Ms. San Jose that he took before the game.

Hockey season can't start soon enough...

FYI: the commercial is shown 3 times in a row, you can stop watching after the first one.

Teal vs White Hockey

Belly full of ribs, dollar in pocket from the Marleau bet, things are good!

More publicity for Dale

Even more publicity for Dale. Do a google search, "dale everett santa clara". The first link should be a link to a newspaper article with Dale's picture.

Metro newspaper article

Free song from Amazon

To celebrate their twitter feed reaching 1 million followers, Amazon is giving away one free song.

Check out http://snurl.com/firstmil

Solar Decathlon

This summer Dale volunteered on Santa Clara University's entry into a national solar house competition, Solar Decathlon. It was a great experience for Dale. He learned a lot about house construction and had a fun time hanging out with the college students building the house.

The Santa Clara house is known as the Refract House. Here's a video overview:


Here's a time-lapse video of the building of the house. Dale picked out when the solar panel he worked on appeared on the house.


And finally, Dale achieved his 10 seconds of fame. There was a construction completion celebration on Tuesday. Dale left school early to attend the event, accompanied by his father. Channel 7 news was there too. Check out the link to the news report below. See if you can find Dale. He has become quite famous for his fist pound! If you look even closer, you just might be able to see an old man from Michigan wandering around.


Channel 7 news report

Bowling with the girls and bowling news

Sandra and I took Alyssa and Lena bowling a week ago.

		Game 1	Game 2
Alyssa		83	66
Lena		91	88
Sandra		107	82
Tim		174	170

Lena and Alyssa used a lane with bumpers up. Only a couple of balls didn't make it all the way to the pins.

In other news: Angela, Adam, and I took $58 a piece in prize money from the summer no tap league.

We finished 2nd, just missing 1st place by 1/2 a point. Each game was worth 1 point and a series win is 2 points for a total of 5 points per week.

We also won handicapped team high game and handicapped team high series.

The final league sheet can be seen at: http://www.4thstreetbowl.com/leagues/09summer/notap/NT0908917-12.pdf

Happy Birthday Mom!

6 years of Everett Family Blog!!

Very impressive for a project that was just a "spur of the moment" type of thing.

I am in the middle of migrating all of the blog posts from the original Everett Family Blog that used to be hosted on my home computer. All archive pages from July 2003 thru May 2006 are from the original site.

More blog postings will be migrated each day, enjoy the walk thru history, the fun, the funny, the sad, and the memories of those that have passed away way too soon.

It puts a smile on my face knowing that finally the blog will be whole again.

Funny Funny Vacation Pics

Enjoy!!!


Lena and I (right up front)


Lena and Sandra (in the back)

Interesting...

Here is something that made me say "interesting"

Funny (if you are male)

Interview with a cute girl (and trip recap)

Sandra, Lena, Alyssa, and I went to Legoland and Disneyland. Everybody had a great time!

The trip started on June 27th with the first stop of the day at Casa De Fruta for breakfast. The girls were informed of the first destination, Legoland. They were excited but were more excited to know that the hotel had a pool. The first excitement of the day was when Sandra and the girls showed up at my house to pick me up. Lena and Alyssa were surprised and then thrilled to know I was tagging along for the fun.

Legoland was a lot of fun, I will have to share with the blog readers once I get a copy of it, the picture of Lena and I on a rollercoaster during the first drop. Very funny pic!

It was at Legoland that Sandra and I informed the girls of the second stop of the adventure, Disneyland! There were a lot of jumping up and down from excitement from both Lena and Alyssa.

Pictures from the 5 day road trip adventure have been uploaded to "Trip with Sandra and the girls"

Pictures taken with Sandra's camera have been uploaded to "Trip with Sandra and the girls (Sandra's camera)"

Feel free to leave comments on flickr or this blog entry if you have questions or think there might be a story behind a picture. I will make sure to answer.

Overall the trip was one day at Legoland, two days at Disneyland. It was a great time.

And now.... one of my favorite moments during the trip: an interview with Alyssa!



The interview was taken while waiting for Sandra and Lena to go on Davy Crockett's Explorer Canoes

Waiting for Fantasmic

Waiting for Alice in Wonderland

Baby Squirrel - Try to Do

Very cute...

Tim & Sandra's Great Adventures: Chapter 1 - San Francisco

Guest Blogger: Sandra Ramirez

There we were all dressed up with a plan for a fantastic evening out. Heading up to the city for some awesome food and theater.

First stop - Morton's Steakhouse.... yummy!!!
For those who have never been there (like me) it is most definitely a must do experience. Morton's is known for great steaks, it's ambiance, the bestest desserts and top notch service. I ordered the prime rib, end cut thinking - "eh... prime rib, probably a safe bet since it's usually not too big." Tim ordered the Chicago Style Bone-In Ribeye Steak. When the food finally arrived at our table.... the cruel waiter giggled as he set down 1/2 a cow on my side of the table waiting to see my shocked expression. The 12" dinner plate was smaller than the prime rib sitting on it! Who knew that when you ordered your meal, you would end up with enough food to feed a small country?

After rolling out of Morton's we headed over to the Golden Gate Theater to watch Monty Python's SPAMALOT. An interesting journey trying to find parking in the city. As most people do with 1-way streets...we came very close to going towards oncoming traffic and facing a most funny near death experience. It's always interesting how fast it takes the brain to register that cars are coming at you and not traveling next to you....

I give Monty Python's SPAMALOT a 5 star rating. With flying cows and fireworks, the show was funny, engaging and well worth seeing before it leaves San Francisco!

Our next adventure: Legoland and Disneyland!!!

View from my new office

New Pictures on Flickr

They can be found at http://www.flickr.com/photos/teverett96/

Flying Lessons

Motorcycle Lesson from Captain Crash

While riding a motorcycle is inheritely dangerous, one way that I try to make it safer is to continue to practice my riding skills. Below is a video that shows the sort of thing that I work on.

Quick Update on Life of Tim

• Sandra and I recently celebrated our 1 year anniversary in Sausalito
• Sharks hockey is done for the year, disappointing playoff, but season tickets for next year has already been purchased
• Bowling starts June 1 with summer league (9 pin no tap). Angela, Adam and I will try to better our last place finish from last summer
• Enjoying the motorcycle, ride to work at least twice a week. ~2400 miles on the bike
• Had the first grownup movie night at the Everett Pad, watched the Dark Knight with Sandra, Terri, Thomas, and Steve
• Was recently asked if I had given up on blogging... thank you Dani for the push to post
• Sandra and I have been walking at least 1 to 2 miles a few times a week after work

New Addition to the "Man Cave"

After Dentist

David After Dentist


Darth Vader After Dentist

Late Show - Final Tribute

Inauguration Report

Ben and I had a very exciting and memorable trip to Washington DC for the Inaugural Parade. It was definitely an event that we will both remember for the rest of our lives.

We got up at 1:00 am, leaving the hotel at 2:00 am for a 2 1/2 hour bus ride to the Pentagon in Washington DC. At 5:00 am, the chaperones were kicked off the bus as only the band and two directors could go through security.

The band went through security at the Pentagon. After security, they waited at the Pentagon to go to the staging area at the White House. While waiting, 15 members of the band appeared on the Today show.

Today Show link

From there, the band was bused to warming tents on the White House lawn where they were able to see the inauguration ceremonies. After the swearing-in, the band had to walk up Constitution Avenue to the Capitol, where the parade begins. Unfortunately, it was a very cold day (mid-20s)and the wind starting picking up. Our California-raised band was quite cold, especially when the parade was delayed due to the luncheon taking longer than expected. The band had to stand around in the freezing weather for two hours waiting for the parade to begin.

The chaperones (including me) made our way to the parade route by riding an extremely crowded Metro (subway) train. I had to jam my way through the doors into the train and then could barely stand on two feet it was so crowded. But after a 2 1/2 hour wait to get through a security checkpoint, we finally found ourselves on Pennsylvania Avenue.


We were also waiting in the freezing cold but at least we had heavy winter clothes on, which the marching band did not. Finally, more than an hour late, the parade started. Obama was in his limo when he went past us and it was a total mob scene, so I didn't get look at him. But then 98% of the crowd left when Obama went by, so I did get a good view of Joe Biden.




















After more delays, the Redwood Marching band came down Pennsylvania Avenue with the Capitol in the background.


















Shortly afterwards, the band marched past President Obama's viewing stand. Ben was on the side of the reviewing stand, so he got a great look at the President and his family. Ben said he was eight feet from the stand and that President Obama looks more realistic in real-life than he does on TV!

And they looked great on TV!


The Redwood Middle School Marching band were simply amazing. They were the only middle school in the parade and the only band from California. They had to wait over 2 hours in the freezing cold, with just their uniforms and some thermal underwear. They marched in the first division of the parade with high school, college, and military bands. 15-20 members of those bands dropped out of the parade. But for the Redwood Middle School Marching Band, composed of sixth, seventh, and eighth graders, every member of the band started the parade and every member finished the parade! We couldn't be more proud of them. Ben said that yes, it was very cold, he couldn't feel his fingers and his trombone slide froze twice. But it was all worth it since he was only eight feet from the President.

Here's a compilation of news reports on the band. At about the 1:02 mark in the video, you can see Ben with his trombone at the Christmas concert (second trombone player from the left).

Very Cute Niece

Claude Lemieux is back!

It will be fun to see Claude Lemieux play tomorrow night wearing the teal!



Sidenote: Wow!!! 3 new posts to Everettblog in one day!!!

New Pictures on Flickr

Beach with Sandra - http://flickr.com/photos/teverett96/sets/72157612726765143/



Ride to Gizdich with Tracy - http://flickr.com/photos/teverett96/sets/72157612777529282/

Update on Ben's Inagural Adventure

Hi family and friends,

Some of you have asked about details of Ben and Steve’s adventure/participation in the historic event. Here is what I know.

- Ben, Steve and the Redwood Middle School gang are touring Jamestown and Yorktown today which are minutes away from Williamsburg where they are staying but hours away from Washington DC . It is hard to stay much closer plus it might be better to stay away from the crowd except for the Inaugural Day. The band is also practicing some at the parking lot today.

- Tomorrow, they need to get up around 1am east coast time, take the bus to the Pentagon for security check. After that only 2 adults can stay with the band, the music director and her assistant. The band will be escorted by military personnel rest of the day. The other 4 school staff and 14 parent chaperones (Steve being one) will need to leave. I am not sure where Steve will be, maybe at the Mall with the other 1 million non-ticket Inaugural viewers and later along the non-ticket parade route with another million viewers!

- The parade starts at 11:30 east coast time. According to the school schedule, Redwood is in the first 1/3 of the parade. There are about 90 groups in the parade. I read in one of the local media that they are 23rd. There has been abundant newspaper, radio and tv coverage on the Redwood marching band.

- The band has about 110 students. The color guard is in black and the band is in black/white. The color guard marches in front with the Redwood sign. They are followed by the marching band. The color guard usually has a fancy routine, then they open up to both sides for the band to march through. But they are not allowed to do any of that. They must march at a certain tempo non stop in a certain way. There will be military personnel on both sides letting them know if they are too slow or too fast. The whole march is about 25 minutes, 1.7 mile. The Redwood Band has marched in many parades longer than that but in much warmer weather of course.

- Ben is in one of the middle ranks playing trombone. If you are marching with the band, he is the right most person in his rank. He will be marching on President Obama’s side.

I will try to get a glimpse of them tomorrow on tv.
Sharon