blog.geigel.com » Family http://blog.geigel.com art geigel's personal blog Sat, 01 Oct 2011 19:30:14 +0000 en hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.0.1 THANK YOU to everyone who sponsored my 5K run! http://blog.geigel.com/2009/06/thank-you-to-everyone-who-sponsored-my-5k-run/ http://blog.geigel.com/2009/06/thank-you-to-everyone-who-sponsored-my-5k-run/#comments Mon, 08 Jun 2009 02:10:48 +0000 admin http://www.geigel.com/blog/?p=335 A big thank you to everyone who donated money and sponsored my 5K run!

I ran alongside hundreds of others in Beachwood, Ohio this morning as part of the annual Race for the Place fundraising event.  All proceeds raised (including your donation!) directly support The Gathering Place and allows their organization to continue offering services free of charge to families touched by cancer in Northeast Ohio.

I would like to take this opportunity to acknowledge each person who sponsored my run:

  1. Bill Reid
    re:id design
  2. Gay Wellington Geigel
    My mom!
  3. Jason Kiss
    Friend, Sherwin Williams/CSU Comp. Sci. Grad Student
  4. Jody Conner
    Office Manager, Great Lakes Financial Group
  5. John Soper
    Professor of Economics, John Carroll University
  6. Ken Bossin
    Northeast Ohio Attorney
  7. Kent Davis
    Friend, DatASIA, Inc.
  8. Loung Ung
    Cambodian Author & Lecturer
  9. Mark Hauserman
    Director of the Muldoon Center for Entrepreneurship, John Carroll University
  10. Martha West
    Ink Shop Marketing, Inc.
  11. Ryan Shary
    Friend, Vibrant Mind Studios, Inc.
And for all of you who are curious — I finished the race in a respectable 31:42 — which is an average pace of 5.88 MPH.  I’m training hard to build up endurance and speed and regularly do 2 miles at a constant 6.5 MPH on a treadmill every other day.  In my next race I aim to beat 30 minutes.
Thanks again and I’ll see you next year!
]]> http://blog.geigel.com/2009/06/thank-you-to-everyone-who-sponsored-my-5k-run/feed/ 1 Thank God http://blog.geigel.com/2009/06/thank-god/ http://blog.geigel.com/2009/06/thank-god/#comments Sat, 06 Jun 2009 14:56:21 +0000 admin http://www.geigel.com/blog/?p=327 I’ve been debating what to write for my next blog post for some time.  There have been a few inarticulate ideas kicking around, but nothing inspiring enough to get me in front of the computer.  Then, this morning, it hit me.  I’m thankful for so many things in my life — not in a Thanksgiving-I-am-thankful-for sort of way — but sincerely thankful that certain things in my life are the way they are.  Here is a list (open to tweaking) in no particular order.

Thank God…

  1. I’m not married.
  2. I don’t have a kid.
  3. I have a mom and dad who love me.
  4. I have great friends.
  5. I’m a male.
  6. I’m intelligent.
  7. I’m creative.
  8. I’m my own boss.
  9. I went to college and graduated in 4 years.
  10. I’m going to law school.
  11. I’ve been to Ireland.
  12. I’ve loved at least one person in my life.
  13. I have my awesome car.
  14. I’m not a virgin.
  15. I have no disability.
  16. I am able to run.
  17. I am healthy.
  18. I make/have enough money to pay my bills even in this economy.
  19. Obama is our president.
  20. I have a sense of humor.
  21. I got through a difficult time with alcohol.
  22. I’m not a religious fanatic (not that religion is bad).
  23. I can keep a conversation going.
  24. My sarcasm sometimes goes unnoticed.
  25. I’m artistic.
  26. I can solve a Rubik’s cube.
  27. I can still take the derivative of an equation.
  28. I look really good with a tan.
  29. I don’t take shit from people.
  30. For computers and the entire IT industry.
  31. For movies and the entire movie industry (minus the MPAA — suck my balls)
]]> http://blog.geigel.com/2009/06/thank-god/feed/ 0 5K Run in Beachwood for The Gathering Place http://blog.geigel.com/2009/05/5k-run-in-beachwood-for-the-gathering-place/ http://blog.geigel.com/2009/05/5k-run-in-beachwood-for-the-gathering-place/#comments Thu, 28 May 2009 07:34:22 +0000 admin http://www.geigel.com/blog/?p=324 Jeff Zimmerman and I will be running in a 5K race on June 7, 2009 to help raise money for an organization called The Gathering Place.  The Gathering Place is a support center providing programs and services free of charge for individuals and families touched by cancer.  The race takes place in Beachwood and more information can be found by visiting their website.

Jeff and I are asking for donations so we can meet our fundraising goal of $100.  Any amount would help — $5, $10, $20 — whatever you can afford.  You can make a donation online using a secure credit card form.

Thank you in advance for your donation.  You’re helping a good cause.

]]> http://blog.geigel.com/2009/05/5k-run-in-beachwood-for-the-gathering-place/feed/ 0 Aurora http://blog.geigel.com/2008/11/aurora/ http://blog.geigel.com/2008/11/aurora/#comments Tue, 11 Nov 2008 08:41:57 +0000 admin http://www.geigel.com/blog/?p=109 In the Summer between 5th and 6th grade my family moved to Aurora, Ohio. There were a number of reasons why we moved, but I am grateful for the impact it would have on my life. Aurora was an excellent school system and I finished my last 6 years of public education there. A sweet touch to the end of my high school career was having my dad for 12th grade AP literature (I ended up getting a B in it!) For anyone who doesn’t know what it’s like to have your parent as a teacher let me tell you that the first few weeks are extremely weird, followed by a feeling of delight when you need help or need to turn a paper in late.

While my grades were generally good (fluctuating between As and Bs) I wasn’t immune to teenage laziness and disinterest in some subjects which resulted in lower grades. In retrospect, however, my high school years were great. I wasn’t anywhere near the most popular kid, but I wasn’t a huge dork either. I had a superb group of friends that bring back fond memories. I still maintain friendships with some of my friends to this day.

Also during my junior and senior year I had my first girlfriend, and was able to experience all the joys that come with it including falling in love. We dated on and off for 6 years, including college, but in the end it wasn’t meant to be. After college she became a teacher through the well respected Teach for America program and moved cross country. I, instead, opted to stay in Northeast Ohio to develop my web design business here in Cleveland. Though we’re estranged now, and had a less than perfect breakup, I still think of her at times and wish her well.

There’s plenty more I could discuss regarding Aurora, but this was the overall gist of it. My other stories are more specific to actual things that happened in Aurora.

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