tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6737638Tue, 28 Oct 2008 11:45:12 +0000Check in to see what's going on in my life.http://www.themichelfamily.com/blog/blogger.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (Christian)Blogger68125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6737638.post-1463775652703350488Tue, 02 Sep 2008 12:43:00 +00002008-09-02T09:15:24.464-04:00 Ended the Summer in style this year. Bill and I went down to Virginia Beach and ran the Rock 'N Roll Half Marathon. We brought our families and stayed at the Cavalier Hotel on the beach. The surf was great and I got some body surfing and boogie boarding in for the first time in a few years. But first, the race: The weather was really hot and humid! The first place finisher was about two http://www.themichelfamily.com/blog/2008/09/rock-n-roll-half-marathon-va-beach.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (Christian)0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6737638.post-3346474005464735019Thu, 14 Aug 2008 02:34:00 +00002008-08-13T22:36:43.410-04:00http://www.themichelfamily.com/blog/2008/08/montgomery-county-fair-2008.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (Christian)0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6737638.post-6322288509957129195Fri, 21 Mar 2008 14:57:00 +00002008-03-21T11:34:44.595-04:00Marcus and I went to four opening round games at the Verizon Center in Washington, DC, yesterday. The afternoon games were #3 Xavier beating #14 Georgia, and #6 Purdue manhandling #11 Baylor. The evening's game was probably one of the best of this tournament, and was almost an all-time upset. #15 Belmont almost beat #2 Duke. Belmont was up 1 in the closing seconds, but Duke got a rebound and http://www.themichelfamily.com/blog/2008/03/ncaa-march-madness-2008-round-1.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (Christian)0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6737638.post-3917156269683727957Thu, 21 Feb 2008 07:03:00 +00002008-02-21T02:20:11.146-05:00 Article on Space.comhttp://www.themichelfamily.com/blog/2008/02/lunar-eclipse-february-20-2008.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (Christian)0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6737638.post-6809336880394250639Thu, 03 Jan 2008 05:47:00 +00002008-01-03T00:49:15.486-05:00http://www.themichelfamily.com/blog/2008/01/wii-bowling-at-christmas.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (Christian)0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6737638.post-8004800902725358532Fri, 07 Dec 2007 20:40:00 +00002007-12-07T15:57:52.108-05:00 I wound up giving Half-Life 2 the honor of being my 10,000th achievement point. I got the "Blast from the Past" achievement, which is a nice tie-in to Half-Life 1. You have to simply find the HEV suit charger face plate from Half-Life 1 in Eli's scrapyard. Easy achievement, but has a historical significance, and represents what is, in my opinion, the best FPS family ever.http://www.themichelfamily.com/blog/2007/12/10000-gamerscore.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (Christian)0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6737638.post-7250929005295238888Thu, 06 Dec 2007 16:49:00 +00002007-12-06T11:53:54.983-05:00My gamerscore stands at 9,990. What game/achievement should earn the honor of being my 10,000th achievement point? Contenders include: Bioshock – I could get 10 points for playing the slot machine and winningHalo 3 – I could get 5 for lasering a banshee, and 5 for mowing someone down on the mongooseGuitar Hero II – I could earn enough money to buy all of the songsOrange Box – my http://www.themichelfamily.com/blog/2007/12/on-verge-of-10000-gamerscore.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (Christian)0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6737638.post-3057133283797617038Wed, 28 Nov 2007 17:31:00 +00002007-11-28T12:54:36.081-05:00Saw Dinosaur, Jr. last night at the Black Cat in DC. Fun show but very LOOOUUUUDD. Wish I had found some earplugs. My hearing is dull and my ears are ringing loudly today. Dead Confederate from Athens, GA opened, and Awesome Color played before DJ. Dead Confederate was pretty good, but Awesome Color was really annoying. The lead guitar player seemed talented but his stage persona turned me off. http://www.themichelfamily.com/blog/2007/11/dinosaur-jr-at-black-cat.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (Christian)0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6737638.post-8310178981843586950Mon, 26 Nov 2007 17:12:00 +00002007-11-26T12:13:01.257-05:00http://www.themichelfamily.com/blog/2007/11/ginger-dog.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (Christian)0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6737638.post-2577822765528087898Mon, 12 Nov 2007 15:02:00 +00002007-11-12T12:28:32.369-05:00eaglesfootballredskinsspringsteenconcertYesterday was a banner day for a guy from Jersey. My buddy Larry and I went to the Eagles game at FedEx field, and saw the Eagles pull off an exciting come from behind victory. The birds were down in the fourth quarter and the Redskins were driving, when the Eagles forced a fumble pretty deep in Eagles territory. Yes!!! But on the next play, McNabb was sacked and lost a fumble right back the http://www.themichelfamily.com/blog/2007/11/jersey-day.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (Christian)0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6737638.post-6269093933782499624Wed, 16 May 2007 15:09:00 +00002007-05-16T11:19:43.545-04:00My Halo 3 Beta code finally arrived. I was checking the forums and many people have been complaining about not receiving their code email. Interestingly, most posters are either in the Beta through Crackdown, or the "Rule of Three" promotion. Very few seem to be in the phase 1 random selection. Anyway, my email was not in my inbox before I left for work this morning just before 9:00am, but was http://www.themichelfamily.com/blog/2007/05/halo-3-beta-code-arrived.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (Christian)1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6737638.post-116957425993054473Tue, 23 Jan 2007 17:42:00 +00002007-01-23T12:45:16.393-05:00I received an email yesterday that began with: "Congratulations Christian Michel, you have been chosen to participate in the Halo® 3 beta." Let me know if you are also going to be beta testing! My gamertag is MichelDad.http://www.themichelfamily.com/blog/2007/01/halo-3-beta-tester.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (Christian)0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6737638.post-116140692676819226Sat, 21 Oct 2006 04:58:00 +00002006-10-21T01:02:06.786-04:00Here are some pictures from the wedding: Rehearsal Dinner Tent Construction Getting Ready Ceremony Reception and Cocktail Hourhttp://www.themichelfamily.com/blog/2006/10/some-pictures-from-wedding.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (Christian)0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6737638.post-116103115658599216Mon, 16 Oct 2006 19:49:00 +00002006-10-16T16:39:16.693-04:00I recently had a practical experience that illustrated the evils of DRM. My wedding was Sunday, October 8, 2006, and in getting ready for the wedding, my daughter and I wanted to practice the "Cha Cha Slide." I looked for the song online, identified the artist, and finally found the song on iTunes. I was thrilled to find the right version available for download, and quickly paid $1.99 for it. A http://www.themichelfamily.com/blog/2006/10/drm-is-evil-practical-example.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (Christian)0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6737638.post-116006206219756218Thu, 05 Oct 2006 15:25:00 +00002006-10-05T11:27:42.213-04:00On September 16, 2006, Dave, Larry, Ray and I went to Dover, DE to test our abilities in a Winston Cup car. It was an absolute blast, and far exceeded my expectations. I can't believe they let me do that! Here are the photos: Dover Monster Mile - Bachelor Party Sep 16, 2006Sep 16, 2006 - 38 Photoshttp://www.themichelfamily.com/blog/2006/10/monster-mile-at-dover.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (Christian)0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6737638.post-113682271085171172Mon, 09 Jan 2006 16:05:00 +00002006-01-09T11:05:15.100-05:00This message was sent using PIX-FLIX Messaging service from Verizon Wireless! To learn how you can snap pictures with your wireless phone visit www.verizonwireless.com/getitnow/getpix. 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Visit www.apple.com/http://www.themichelfamily.com/blog/2006/01/this-message-was-sent-using-pix-flix.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (Christian)0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6737638.post-113677073923826886Mon, 09 Jan 2006 01:38:00 +00002006-01-08T21:51:40.603-05:00The first of several versions of this song. http://www.themichelfamily.com/blog/2006/01/deeptrax-5002.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (Christian)0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6737638.post-112840272286355178Tue, 04 Oct 2005 05:03:00 +00002005-10-04T01:14:07.960-04:00 The Black Crowes played at the 9:30 Club in D.C. tonight. My friend Larry had an extra ticket so I got to go. The show was pretty good. One interesting thing about the show was the "Instant Live" CD available 10 minutes after the show. A 3 CD set was available for purchase, that included the entire show recorded directly from the sound board. The sound quality is so good it's actually betterhttp://www.themichelfamily.com/blog/2005/10/black-crowes-at-930-club.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (Christian)2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6737638.post-112658604234326783Tue, 13 Sep 2005 04:30:00 +00002005-09-13T00:34:02.353-04:00Mcnabb interception – bad pass (too high, up for grabs) but owens badly misplayed Abc going to LD… not a technical glitch, just a reminder of how much better HD is Goal line TD – would be nice to have trotter in the game Darwin walker forces fumble, and recovers 7:26 left 2d Q Warrick dunn – great run, but also great open field tackle by lito Sheppard Crumpler amazing catch – http://www.themichelfamily.com/blog/2005/09/owens-dance-will-have-to-wait-eagles.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (Christian)0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6737638.post-112612577131103458Wed, 07 Sep 2005 20:29:00 +00002005-09-07T16:42:51.316-04:00One word review of this announcement: LAME! Apple made their big announcement of an iTunes phone today. The announcement was one of the worst kept secrets of recent times. Everyone knew Apple was announcing an iTunes cell phone and a deal with Cingular. Some of the details were still up for speculation. Unfortunately, the thing underwhelms in about every way possible. Gee, let me spend $250 forhttp://www.themichelfamily.com/blog/2005/09/apples-new-itunes-phone-motorola-crapr.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (Christian)0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6737638.post-112566961560086793Fri, 02 Sep 2005 14:00:00 +00002005-09-02T10:00:22.090-04:00http://www.themichelfamily.com/blog/2005/09/price-gouging.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (Christian)0