alexj86

The skies are stuck on grey, daylight is short, and its cold out. With winter set in, what are you doing to keep yourself out of trouble outside of work? Better yet, what has you yearning for the warmer days and nights of spring? While I run pretty much everyday of the year, its a lot easier to lace up when the roads aren't ice covered. Loving photography, cabin fever weather gives me more time to pay attention to detail when post-processing, finding your mistakes makes it easier to make a better composition next time. When warm weather rolls around I'll definitely be in the fields and woods more often. Scouting crops and hiking have a way of unraveling a lot of daily stress. Being back on the water in canoe or kayak is at the top of the list of anticipated activities though. Alex

With an Olympic year putting more of a spotlight on the sport, my 1st vote would go to Mo Farrah. Runner up (for all the wrong reasons) would go to Lance.

Store: Ikea (brick and mortar), Amazon (online) Restaurant: Cap City Diner Vehicles: cars- Subaru, trucks-GM Clothing: Carhartt, CK, Outdoor Research, Duluth Trading Shoes: athletic- Saucony, work-Chippewa Beverage: Stewart's Orange Cream Soda, if not just water Electronics: Sony Radio: NPR/WOSU TV: Nat. Geo. Alex

COMUT Cat Outmaneuvers Mostly Untrained Turkey. SWISS

What is your favorite word? Gumption What is your least favorite word? Fiduciary What turns you on? Innocent displays of affection What turns you off? Lack of self respect What sound or noise do you love? Wind through conifers What sound or noise do you hate? Flat wear on plates/people eating in general What is your favorite curse word? sonofabitch What profession other than your own would you like to attempt? Travel writer What profession would you not like to do? Telemarketer If heaven exists, what would you like to hear God say when you arrive at the pearly gates? It was a tough debate, but I had your back. Now, get in here before I change my mind.

Happy to have it back as well A.J., crappy local team or not. We get a bit overwhelmed with college football here; the bureaucracy and inconsistency of the NCAA makes Bettman and the process surrounding the lockout not seem so bad.

I fall in with the Android camp. My current phone is a Casio G'Zone Commando. As a mobile device it's been pretty well bullet proof, living up to its design. My occupation leads to me unintentionally abusing phones. Being able to drop, soak, and expose the phone to excess amounts of dirt and debris without worry has been nice. In terms of operating platform, I just prefer the compartmentalized nature of 'droids. Its also a bit more intuitive for someone who's been around non-mac products most of my life.

Hello GA. I'm Alex, 26 this time around the sun. Running and running the family farm among other endeavors. Currently working on a pent up writing project.