Archive for July, 2007

2007 Family Road Trip

We had a great visit with Grandpa Mike (Lupita’s dad) in Endicott, Washington; the girls loved seeing him and playing with many of his animals.

We also took the opportunity to see Yellowstone and revisit Deadwood, SD; Devil’s Tower, WY and Mt. Rushmore among other sites along the way. We rented a Ford Expedition and covered over 4,250 miles in under 2 weeks - check out an overview of the pictures of our “expedition in the Expedition” here as well as the geotagged version here.

2007 F1 Round 10 of 17: European Grand Prix

Race result:

1. Alonso (McLaren)
2. Massa (Ferrari)
3. Webber (Red Bull)

2007 Constructors Standings:

1. McLaren-Mercedes - 138
2. Ferrari - 111
3. BMW - 61

2007 Drivers Standings:

1. Lewis Hamilton McLaren-Mercedes - 70
2. Fernando Alonso McLaren-Mercedes - 68
3. Massa Ferrari - 59

Next up: Hungarian Grand Prix, 6:30AM Central, 05-August on SpeedTV.

2007 F1 Round 9 of 17: British Grand Prix

Race result:

1. Räikkönen (Ferrari)
2. Alonso (McLaren)
3. Hamilton (McLaren)

2007 Constructors Standings:

1. McLaren-Mercedes - 128
2. Ferrari - 103
3. BMW - 56

2007 Drivers Standings:

1. Lewis Hamilton McLaren-Mercedes - 70
2. Fernando Alonso McLaren-Mercedes - 58
3. Räikkönen Ferrari - 52

Next up: Grand Prix of Europe, 22-July on SpeedTV.

Finished Reading: The Myths of Innovation

I just finished “The Myths of Innovation” by Scott Berkun.

Snippet from Amazon’s description: “In The Myths of Innovation, bestselling author Scott Berkun takes a careful look at innovation history, including the software and Internet Age, to reveal how ideas truly become successful innovations-truths that people can apply to today’s challenges. Using dozens of examples from the history of technology, business, and the arts, you’ll learn how to convert the knowledge you have into ideas that can change the world.”

It was a good, quick, interesting read and provides a glimmer of hope that innovation truly can happen anywhere, not just in the mythical scenario of the genius toiling away in solitude until that aha! moment of divine inspiration.

2007 F1 Round 8 of 17: France

Race result:

1. Räikkönen (Ferrari)
2. Massa (Ferrari)
3. Hamilton (McLaren)

2007 Constructors Standings:

1. McLaren-Mercedes - 114
2. Ferrari - 89
3. BMW - 48

2007 Drivers Standings:

1. Lewis Hamilton McLaren-Mercedes - 64
2. Fernando Alonso McLaren-Mercedes - 50
3. Felipe Massa Ferrari - 47

Next up: British Grand Prix, 8-July on Fox.