http://www.stanolson.com I'm a fan of the Chicago Bears, Bulls, Cubs, and Fighting Illini. Did I mention I like the weather and cool gadgets too? :) Sun, 02 Mar 2008 13:47:01 +0000 http://backend.userland.com/rss092 en So I braved the cold weather to stand outside and attempt to shoot the lunar eclipse. I don't think my camera likes the cold weather as the almost fully charged battery was showing it was almost dead. Anywho, I setup the nice cold metal tripod in the back yard and ... http://www.stanolson.com/2008/02/20/lunar-eclipse-photos/ February began with a nice little snow storm in Illinois. We got about 7.5" here in Champaign and totals went up to a foot around Springfield. I managed to go out and take some pictures on Saturday at Lake of the Woods in Mahomet, IL. Nothing spectacular, but it's something ... http://www.stanolson.com/2008/02/03/february-snow-storm/ It's amazing to think how bad the Illini have been the past few years. This is the first season that I've actually watched entire games and enjoyed them. The Illini looked pretty good today especially with the running game. Hopefully next week we will be ranked in the top 25, ... http://www.stanolson.com/2007/10/06/illini-pull-off-the-upset-of-5-wisconsin/ Well I'm not sure what is worse: being 30 games under .500 last year or spending 300 million in the off-season and then get swept in the first round of the playoffs. A very frustrating end to a crazy season, that's all I know. Time to start chanting those famous ... http://www.stanolson.com/2007/10/06/cubs-season-ends-with-sweep-in-nlds/ Down 5-2 in the bottom of the 9th, I figured the game was pretty much over for the NL. Then I realized that Tony LaRussa had left Derrick Lee and Alfonso Soriano in the game. With one man on, Soriano ripped a homerun to right field to cut the deficit ... http://www.stanolson.com/2007/07/11/soriano-and-lee-represent-the-cubs-well-in-the-all-star-game/ After getting beat down on Saturday, the Cubs managed to win the series on Sunday with a 5-1 victory over the Brewers. We finally got a good outing by our starting pitcher (Marquis) who went 7 innings only giving up 1 run and 4 hits. Cubs are now back to ... http://www.stanolson.com/2007/07/01/cubs-take-the-series-on-sunday/ A friend of mine recently brought me their laptop to revive from the dead. It needed a new hard drive, more memory, Windows XP reinstall, and a new CPU fan. The first 3 items I took care of as soon as the parts arrived and had everything running great. I ... http://www.stanolson.com/2007/06/30/dell-inspiron-laptop-disassembly/ I'll admit it, after Hill gave up 5 runs in the 1st inning I figured we were doomed. The Cubs fought back though and had it 5-3 in the bottom of the 9th. Lee hit a sacrifice fly to score Soriano and made it a 5-4 game. With 1 on ... http://www.stanolson.com/2007/06/29/another-dramatic-comeback-by-the-cubs-in-the-9th/ Well the Cubs won their 6th game in a row today and completed their 2nd sweep in a row. Zambrano wasn't too dominant but it was definitely enough to subdue the Rockies from mounting a serious charge. Hopefully this momentum continues as the Brewers come in to town this weekend ... http://www.stanolson.com/2007/06/27/brooms-are-getting-scarce-in-chicago/ This is what happens when you stop watching the game. I shut it off in the 8th as the Cubs had a 4 run lead at that point. I went to bed and flipped on XM to listen to Pat/Ron call the remainder of the game. We scored another run ... http://www.stanolson.com/2007/06/26/cubs-battle-back-late-in-crazy-game/