A Weekend in the Life of a Pony

Memorial Day weekend was a very eventful time for several Ponies. It’s taken some time to recover, but before it gets to be too late (and I forget everything that happened), I thought I’d share a brief chronicle of a trip Scott and I took out east: Thursday morning: Board a plane with Scott and fly [...]

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The Pint-Sized Dynamo

When I was 17, I was playing Riff, leader of the Jets, in the Fergus Falls High School production of “West Side Story.” I was also running cross-country, playing in the orchestra and painting houses in the summer for a little extra cash. I thought I was a high-achieving young man. But I had yet to win [...]

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Coca-Cola adds a twist to favorite Memorial Day traditions

Memorial Day is often deemed the official kick-off of summer, and family get-togethers and food are two Memorial Day traditions. For race fans, the Coca-Cola 600 is yet another tradition and it’s a very special year, as this Sunday marks the 50th running of the Coca-Cola 600. Coca-Cola is kicking off summer and celebrating the [...]

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Working With Lopez Is A Kick

You’ve seen a lot of Yao Ming on this blog in the last week.  Certainly, Yao was a big media draw (literally) but I’d like to take a moment to mention Steven Lopez, the other Olympian who joined us for last weekend’s Coca-Cola 600.  It would’ve been easy for Lopez, a member of the U.S. [...]

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