Marathon man update
Last month, I wrote that a friend of mine is running a marathon to cure cancer. I had that slightly wrong, in that he was raising money for cancer in order to run a marathon! It turns out that he needed to make his goal of $4000 in order to run the marathon with his father. It turns out that he made his goal!
The email he sent out to announce that he made his goal is more colorful than his initial fundraising email (and more typical for Gorka, with lots of capitalization and repeated letters):
Hurricane update
Have you been keeping up with the number of hurricanes in the Atlantic this season? It's relevant as a still-debated sequela of global warming, it has played a role in the US presidential race, and it's also question number 11 in the 2007 Prognostication Quiz. With 5 hurricanes so far, we're already past answer A (4 or less), but well behind the insane 2005 season.
At this point in 2005, there had already been 10 hurricanes (on the way to an all-time record 15). At this point in 2006 and 2007, though, there had been 5, just like this year. We ended 2006 with 5 and ended 2007 with 6. It looks like Tropical Storm Kyle (active now) might make hurricane status, though, so I'm betting the final answer will be C (7-8 hurricanes).
Last month, I wrote that a friend of mine is running a marathon to cure cancer. I had that slightly wrong, in that he was raising money for cancer in order to run a marathon! It turns out that he needed to make his goal of $4000 in order to run the marathon with his father. It turns out that he made his goal!
The email he sent out to announce that he made his goal is more colorful than his initial fundraising email (and more typical for Gorka, with lots of capitalization and repeated letters):
WE DID IT: $4084 for the Aubrey Fund for Pediatric Cancer Research (IN 4 WEEKS!!)
$2063 has been raised under my father's name, and HE IS HAPPIER THAN A KID WITH A NEW TOY.
Not only that, but $2021 has been raised under my name.
Yes, your already know that ...
(1) we have raised $4084 for the Aubrey Fund for Pediatric Cancer Research at Memorial Sloan-Kettering Cancer Center
(GOOD JOB!)
ANDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDD
(2) Yesssssssssssssssssssssssssssssssssssssssssssssssssssssssssssssssssssssssssssssssss!!!!!!!!!!!!!
It is official, MY FATHER AND I are running the 2008 Chicago Marathon on October 12th. :-)
“ESKERRIKASKO” (=THANKSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSS A LOT!!!)
Gorka
Hurricane update
Have you been keeping up with the number of hurricanes in the Atlantic this season? It's relevant as a still-debated sequela of global warming, it has played a role in the US presidential race, and it's also question number 11 in the 2007 Prognostication Quiz. With 5 hurricanes so far, we're already past answer A (4 or less), but well behind the insane 2005 season.
At this point in 2005, there had already been 10 hurricanes (on the way to an all-time record 15). At this point in 2006 and 2007, though, there had been 5, just like this year. We ended 2006 with 5 and ended 2007 with 6. It looks like Tropical Storm Kyle (active now) might make hurricane status, though, so I'm betting the final answer will be C (7-8 hurricanes).
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