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Vancouver 2010 Olympics

Toby Getsch — Fri, 12 Feb 2010 17:05:08 +0000

With the official start of the winter games happening today, I’m having a good time this morning checking out various sites related to the Vancouver 2010 Olympics. It’s particularly fun being close, now that I am back living in Seattle, WA, just a couple/few hours south of Vancouver, BC. I may try to go up to Vancouver to spend some time in the area during the games.

"Home" with the WA plates...

Seriously, how often does the chance come along when the Olympics are this close?!

Here are a couple sites, a couple mobile sites and a couple iPhone apps.

http://www.vancouver2010.com

(mobile) http://www.vancouver2010.com/mobile

(iPhone App) 2010Guide – Vancouver 2010 Olympic Winter Games: The Official Mobile Spectator Guide

http://www.nbcolympics.com

(mobile) http://m.nbcolympics.com

(iPhone App) NBC Olympics on AT&T

It’s also looking like the weather in Vancouver, BC and the weather in Whistler/Blackcomb, BC might be a bit on the warm side for ‘winter’ games. I hear they are trucking in snow. Regardless, it will be festive… that’s pretty certain!

UPDATE: Here is the official Facebook page for the 2010 Olympics.

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rain

Toby Getsch — Wed, 27 Aug 2008 12:12:16 +0000

So, I’ve been back in Minneapolis, Minnesota now, for at least a little while, long enough to soak in some major differences between here and Seattle, Washington. One big one that I’ve commented about before is the rain. Everyone thinks of Seattle and rain. Well, if that’s the case, since being back in the Midwest since May, I’d have to say that everyone should think of the MIdwest and SUN! That along with rolling thunder are the two biggest things that I missed while I was staying in the Pacific Northwest.

I woke up this morning to the pelts of rain on the window, a few inches from my head. Then I heard the thunder. As I’ve been listening, it’s been rolling for a couple hours. Something about that is just calming. Even as much as it can be scarry, it’s calming for me. It’s also a big blessing to have the rain right now. It is needed and the grass already looks so much healthier.

Podcasts and Inspirations and Minnesota

Toby Getsch — Wed, 23 Jul 2008 15:34:37 +0000

I’m listening to Garrison Keillor’s The Writer’s Almanac. It was easy to fetch via iTunes and have it sync on my new iPhone. I’m inspired, both by the ease with which this technology works, and by the soothing voice of Garrison Keillor. It just seams to put things in perspective… you know, Lake Wobegon and all…

The summer weather. The warm summer nights. The history here, my history. The lakes. The water. The lakes. (Yes, I said “The lakes.” twice – - which is only two of well more than 10,000 like it says in the Minnesota state license plate.) It’s good to be back in Minnesota.

abundant sunshine

Toby Getsch — Tue, 01 Jul 2008 14:52:16 +0000

simply gorgeous – who can resist “abundant sunshine” ?! :D

surprise visit from my folks

Toby Getsch — Mon, 30 Jun 2008 22:46:28 +0000

My mom and dad stopped by today. (I’m house sitting in Racine, WI.) They were passing through on their way back to Minnesota from a wedding in Georgia. It was good to see them for a little bit. And, they sure are having some good driving weather! It’s gorgeous here today.

rain Seattle, Seattle rain

Toby Getsch — Tue, 04 Dec 2007 05:55:21 +0000

What’d I say?!

Seattle

Toby Getsch — Tue, 04 Dec 2007 05:53:08 +0000

rain

Toby Getsch — Tue, 04 Dec 2007 05:52:31 +0000

Seattle

excellent use of the word skiff

Toby Getsch — Thu, 29 Nov 2007 06:15:02 +0000

“THE SNOW LEVEL WILL FALL TO 500 FEET OVERNIGHT…BUT ONLY A *SKIFF* OF SNOW IS EXPECTED AND ONLY IN THE FOOTHILLS OF THE CASCADES AND OLYMPICS.”

Special Weather Statement

SAN JUAN COUNTY-WESTERN WHATCOM COUNTY-SOUTHWEST INTERIOR- EAST PUGET SOUND LOWLANDS-WESTERN SKAGIT COUNTY-EVERETT AND VICINITY- SEATTLE/BREMERTON AREA-TACOMA AREA-ADMIRALTY INLET AREA- HOOD CANAL AREA-LOWER CHEHALIS VALLEY AREA-OLYMPICS- EASTERN STRAIT OF JUAN DE FUCA-WESTERN STRAIT OF JUAN DE FUCA- NORTH COAST-CENTRAL COAST-WEST SLOPES NORTHERN CASCADES AND PASSES- WEST SLOPES CENTRAL CASCADES AND PASSES- 944 PM PST WED NOV 28 2007

A VIGOROUS FRONTAL SYSTEM WAS MOVING THROUGH THE PACIFIC NORTHWEST THIS EVENING BUT MOST OF THE PRECIPITATION HAS TAPERED OFF OVER WESTERN WASHINGTON. THE SNOW LEVEL WILL FALL TO 500 FEET OVERNIGHT…BUT ONLY A SKIFF OF SNOW IS EXPECTED AND ONLY IN THE FOOTHILLS OF THE CASCADES AND OLYMPICS. A STRONGER AND COLDER SYSTEM MAY DEVELOP JUST OFFSHORE AND AFFECT WESTERN WASHINGTON BY SATURDAY EVENING.

allergies and a pollen alert

Toby Getsch — Thu, 06 Sep 2007 17:44:46 +0000

For quite a while now (several years) I’ve been fairly allergy free. Yesterday afternoon I started to feel really lousy, with a terrible headache. I ended up going to bed shortly after getting home from work. I thought it would be a nap and then I’d be fine. It turns out that I slept all the way through the night, from about 6 PM to 6 AM. (If anyone knows me, that’s very rare for me to sleep that long.) I think it was because of allergies.

I checked out the weather report for today and saw a Pollen Alert for Seattle, WA. I’m thinking this may be what’s giving me a headache and making my eyes feel like my eyelids are rough sandpaper. I sure am glad I don’t feel like this very often. I feel much better today than I did yesterday, except for my eyes. I’m pretty sure this is not the way they usually feel.

It is not always rainy in Seattle.

Toby Getsch — Tue, 10 Jul 2007 19:18:48 +0000

Seattle, WA – Weather:

Hour by Hour - Averages (climatology) - Right Now (image below)

Turning Point

Toby Getsch — Wed, 16 May 2007 02:36:25 +0000

May 15th – Spring here in Seattle, WA is starting to feel more like Summer.

The air outside is warmer than the air inside.

Sitting out on the deck is now done without a little space heater.

I can just feel it. It’s warmer and the daylight hours are getting longer.

Several months of AWESOME weather are ahead.

I think you should look forward to more blog posts about the weather, about fun summer activities, about road trips, about great 4×4 Weekend‘s!

Work has been good. In an honest, introspective way, work has made the weekends that much better. I’m excited for a fun summer. Both of my sisters are getting married this summer. That means two trips back to the old stomping grounds. It’s been over a year since I’ve been back. That’s the longest time away from MN since our family lived in Puerto Rico, from when I was 10 to 13 years old.

It’s good to have a good work-life balance. I’m appreciating work more than I ever have in my life. I’m appreciating friends and time away from work more than I ever have in my life. I’m not taking any of it for granted. And when stuff doesn’t just go swell, I know that’s part of life too.

I just said swell.

TechProfound » Weather

Vancouver 2010 Olympics

rain

Podcasts and Inspirations and Minnesota

abundant sunshine

surprise visit from my folks

rain Seattle, Seattle rain

Seattle

rain

excellent use of the word *skiff*

allergies and a pollen alert

It is not always rainy in Seattle.

Turning Point

excellent use of the word skiff