otrops: jeff van campen’s personal blog

I went to go see the smoking nurse yesterday to get more nicotine patches (one day soon I will be completely nicotine free). Each time I go she takes three readings: carbon monoxide, blood pressure and heart rate. My carbon monoxide still hasn’t dropped to zero, which it should be for a non-smoker. [...]

We ran the 5k. Well, most of it. We ran around 4.25k with .75k of walking towards the middle of the course. Not too bad for a couple of people that were having trouble running more than a minute just a few months ago.
Thanks too everyone who sponosored us. [...]

Jabberwocky. A video that Lewis Carroll would have loved.

My brother Mike (a.k.a. Mambrino) has launched a new blog. The new blog is to help him commit to several life-style changes. The goal is to get fighting fit again. He’s tied this into his love of T-shirts, and I’ve been having some fun recommending T-shirts that would make ideal gifts for [...]

Well, it appears that my brother is claiming that he’s not going to write any more posts about his nostalgia for late eighties and early nineties Austin music. I’d just like to say, that I wouldn’t mind if he did. I’ve personally been enjoying the trip down memory lane. I’d love to [...]