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December 14, 2008
Cold weather and a snowstorm set in at the Van Hoosen home, but it did not stop the family from having fun.
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December 6, 2008
Blake and Scott promoted in Taekwondo today. Blake is now a yellow belt, and Scott is now a blue belt.
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November 10, 2008
Scott updated his Thoughts page with a new article and some new organization.
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September 19, 2008
Blake and I had our first promotions in our Taekwondo class. Blake is now a yellow-stripe belt, and happy that he's not a white belt anymore so he can start learning more interesting techniques. Scott is a blue-stripe belt, and happy because he's not a green belt anymore, something he has been for about 20 years.
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August 16, 2008
Corey and I started an Aikido class together. Our first class was today, and it looks like it will be a lot of fun, good exercise and useful concepts. Blake and I continue to have fun taking Taekwondo together. I also updated our Martial Arts page.
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July 19, 2008
We packed up camp on Saturday, then headed up the mountain to Little Crater Lake, near Timothy Lake. This lake is very unusual, in that it is very small and extremely clear. It is probably around 100 to 150 feet in diameter, and around 45 feet deep. The water is crystal clear and clean, and around 34 degrees F. It is filled by an underwater aquifer from below. It is so clear that you can see the bottom easily from the wooden deck.
Corey and I put on our scuba gear and entered the water. Though the water was cold, we were warm in our gear. We descended to near the bottom, where we could see where the water was bubbling up from below. We only saw one small fish, but it was an interesting dive nonetheless.
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July 18, 2008
We took a nice hike near Frog Lake on Trail 530. It was a pretty hike, but was all up hill with an incline of 10 to 30 degrees. Ugh. We hiked up for a couple of miles, then rested and had snacks before heading back down to camp.
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July 17, 2008
We took a long weekend and went camping at Frog Lake on Mount Hood. We couldn't decide if we were hot or cold. The weather was warm, but windy.
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July 16, 2008
Blake bought some Powerisers, which he had been saving for for over a year.
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July 12, 2008
We went on a hike through the beautiful Columbia Gorge with several friends from our work. We hiked to Latourell Falls, Wakeena Falls, Horsetail Falls and Ponytail Falls. The weather was perfect for the hike.
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June 16, 2008
We signed up Blake for a Taekwondo class at a local dojo. After watching his class a couple times, I remembered how much fun I used to have doing taekwondo in my college years, so I signed up too. I was happy that I was able to enter the class as a green belt, the rank I earned 20 years ago. We are both enjoying it, and the exercise is doing us both good.
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May 9, 2008
It was a very exciting day at Vernier Software & Technology, as Barack Obama visited the office! We all evacutated the building while Secret Service and search dogs scoured the premises for any signs of danger. An hour later we were allowed back in the building after passing through a metal detector.
Mr. Obama spoke for a while, then answered several questions of the employees. I'd have to say it was the most unusual and certainly one of the most enjoyable days I've ever had at work.
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April 11 - April 13, 2008
We all took a nice trip to Lincoln City where we stayed for two nights. We took Comet and Ajax who loved playing on the beach. They seemed to be the only ones unaffected by the cold wind.
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