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Jay and His Fancy Treadmill

How a physical therapist and mega-technology can make you a better athlete
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Jay Dicharry was not impressed with my tomatoes. “You got to have good tomatoes to make good sauce,” Dicharry told me. “And right now your tomatoes need some work.” I had been running, at various paces, on a treadmill that measures three-dimensional forces. This “instrumented treadmill,” which is damn near the most sophisticated treadmill in […]

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Work Sucks

But “Working” is tremendous
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I could have easily entitled this piece “How I Learned to Love Musicals.” As a closet jock and recovering meathead, I had it in my head that I didn’t like musicals. “Les Mis” seems OK, I guess, and, if pressed, I’d admit to half-enjoying performances of “Fiddler on the Roof,” but I don’t want anything […]

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Pup Crawl Continues Tonight

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Drink delicious beer and support the Humane Society of Central Oregon. This is a no-brainer. I mean, you were going to drink beer tonight anyway, right? Go to Cascades Lakes Brewing Company tonight, buy a HSCO pint glass and get a free pint! Drink it down and smile knowing that you’re supporting homeless pets in […]

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Best Deal on Craigslist > Bend

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This was posted today on Bend’s craigslist site. Best views in Central Oregon. Okay. In review $60,000 gets you: a store, a boat-rental business (10 row boats, three pedal boats, dock, and inventory), your own spot on Three Creeks Lake. Oh, and some of the best (and most secluded) views in Central Oregon. Porch overlooking […]

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Slides and Safety in the Mountains

Central Oregon gets new avalanche awareness signs and cool technology
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Earlier this month, Todd Glew stood on top of a body that was buried under nearly four feet of snow. “It was really creepy, honestly,” Glew said. Glew, who was skiing near the Silver Fork Headwall, in the backcountry outside Utah’s Alta Ski Area, had his beacon in hand and was looking for an avalanche […]

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Dammed Thinking

Frustrated citizens take control of Deschutes River question
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While sitting inside a Bend Park & Recreation District meeting room last Wednesday, I was immediately thankful that I didn’t have Jim Figurski’s job. Figurski is the Mirror Pond project manager, hired by the Mirror Pond Steering Committee, the project’s ultimate decision-making arm. It’s his responsibility to reach out to the community and both explain […]

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White House Beer in Bend

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Official White House Photo by Chuck Kennedy After last night’s State of the Union Address, where Obama confronted, among other topics, gun violence, immigration reform, climate change, arms reduction, manufacturing and inflation, we thought it was time to reveal a truth, dear readers. We’ve been planning a party. And GoodLife Brewing Co. is helping. In […]

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