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Elan Schmitt - BootsnAll intern
Date: April 5th, 2002 |
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Today it was dull and rainy for the first time in a couple of weeks. Fortunately we had a surprise visit from intern Elan Schmitt, who has just returned from spring break in Mazatlan. Said Elan, ‘I spent most days just relaxing, eating fish tacos and drinking lots of margaritas…….how about you?’
Cheers [...]
BootsnAll April Fool’s Day
Date: April 1st, 2002 | 22 comments
We sent out a newsletter today that had the following in it:
Dear Subscriber,
Over the past few months we’ve mentioned in previous newsletters that we were working on some big changes around the site. That work is done, and we BootBoyz are now very excited to make an announcement to the BootsnAll Community:
Lonely Planet is [...]
Butte-iful Coffee
Date: April 1st, 2002 | No Comments
After hiking for 20 minutes or so Chris and Sean crack open the coffee for our Monday morning meeting.
Butte-iful Coffee!
[read more]Misty Morning
Date: April 1st, 2002 | No Comments
Living in the Pacific Northwest we often forget what a beautiful part of the world we live in. Here’s our view from Spencer’s Butte here in Eugene at around 7:45am
[read more]Monday Morning Meeting
Date: April 1st, 2002 | No Comments
Monday morning’s meeting took place at a different location this week. Instead of our living room downtown, we hiked to the top of Spencer’s Butte, the highest place in Eugene.
Here’s Nick, Chris, Sean and Anthony enjoying the cool, fresh air.
[read more]Nick’s Hat
Date: March 26th, 2002 | No Comments
With all the warm sunny weather I’m thinking about putting my hat into mothballs for the rest of the year. This is Oregon however, so combined with the unpredictable heat in our house I’m always going to have to keep it handy.
I tell you when his thing is on my head I just don’t [...]
[read more]Another Day at Work
Date: March 23rd, 2002 | No Comments
Life at BootsnAll isn’t all glamour (when does it get glamorous?) and here’s where I spent most of Saturday, the laundry room at the Downtown Athletic Club here in Eugene. I got to work with Brianna, who seems to have let the instant fame go to her head and Eric who’s [...]
[read more]Ducks win again
Date: March 23rd, 2002 | No Comments
So the local Basketball team, the Oregon Ducks made it to the final eight last night, in the NCCA tourney. Oregon 72, Texas 70
It was a great game and it made me realize, that wherever I have lived in my life, I have always rooted for the home team. (But still a die hard Cubs, [...]
Ducks win again
Date: March 17th, 2002 | No Comments
If anyone cares…Oregon Ducks Win and we are off to the Blarney Stone for a pre-St. Patty’s Day celebration. Like a bunch of typical Yanks, we head to an Irish pub on St. P’s Day.
[read more]Weather in Eugene
Date: March 16th, 2002 | 2 comments
Okay, so today was a crazy day as far as the weather was concerned. I looked out of the lobby from work today and no kidding in a 4 hour period I saw clouds, sun, rain, snow, sun.
We all went to a fake Irish bar called the Blarney Stone for a Guinness and [...]
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