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November 30 Civil War VICTORY - Ducks style!!Oregon thwarts Oregon State 65-38CORVALLIS, Ore. (AP)—Jacquizz Rodgers watched solemnly on the sideline wearing his No. 1 jersey over his street clothes as Oregon State’s Rose Bowl aspirations slipped away. Rival Oregon all but crushed the Beavers’ hopes of going to Pasadena on New Year’s Day with a 65-38 victory Saturday in the highest-scoring game in the Civil War rivalry. November 23 Ducks are 3rd place in Pac-10Ducks outgun Wildcats 55-45By Media Services Nov 16, 9:08 am EST EUGENE — One week after he silenced critics with a season-saving drive for Oregon, quarterback Jeremiah Masoli may have finally won his critics over Saturday against Arizona. The sophomore quarterback threw for 298 yards and accounted for five touchdowns, leading the Ducks to a 55-45 victory against Arizona. November 09 Ducks beat Stanford in the final seconds!!EUGENE, Ore. (AP)—LeGarrette Blount’s 3-yard touchdown run with six seconds left gave Oregon a 35-28 victory over Stanford on Saturday. Down 28-27 when Stanford scored with 2:18 left, Oregon efficiently drove the field—a series highlighted by quarterback Jeremiah Masoli’s 25-yard carry— and left no time for Stanford to answer after making the two-point conversion. Masoli completed 11 of 21 passes for 144 yards and a touchdown for Oregon (6-4, 5-2 Pac-10). Blount ran for 90 yards and two scores.
October 26 Another Pac-10 win for the Ducks!Ducks pummel Sun Devils 54-20TEMPE — Jeremiah Masoli kept his starting job — and how. The sophomore transfer from City College of San Francisco ran for a touchdown and passed for another, directing the dominant Oregon offense to a 54-20 rout of Arizona State on Saturday night. The victory kept the Ducks (6-2 overall, 4-1 Pac-10) tied with USC for the Pac-10 lead. The Trojans hold the tiebreaker, though, because of a 44-10 victory over Oregon on Oct. 4. Jeremiah Johnson and LeGarrette Blount ran for two touchdowns apiece for the Ducks. October 18 Not an exciting game, but a win!Oct 12, 9:18 am EDT
EUGENE, Ore. (AP)—Oregon quarterback Jeremiah Masoli ran for 170 yards and a touchdown in the Ducks’ 31-24 victory over UCLA on Saturday night. Masoli, who entered the season as the third-string quarterback, also completed five of 19 passes for 42 yards and a score for the Ducks (5-2, 3-1 Pacific-10). Kahlil Bell and Derrick Coleman each ran for a touchdown for the Bruins (2-4, 1-2), hit late in the game by a scary injury to receiver Terrence Austin, who had to be carted off the field at Autzen Stadium. September 28 Ducks pound Cougars 63-14 !!!Jeremiah Johnson and LeGarrette Blount each ran for three touchdowns and Oregon thrashed Washington State 63-14 on Saturday, embarrassing the woeful Cougars during their homecoming game.
September 01 Ducks off to a good start in '08No. 21 Ducks Enjoy 44-10 Rout of WashingtonAP 08308
EUGENE, Ore. (AP) -Jeremiah Masoli stepped in for Justin Roper and threw for 126 yards and two touchdowns Saturday night, helping No. 21 Oregon to a 44-10 victory over rival Washington.
Roper started for the Ducks and completed 7-of-11 passes for 114 yards and a touchdown. But he was replaced in the second quarter by Masoli, a junior college transfer, and did not return. Coach Mike Bellotti said Roper had a concussion, but it was not clear how the injury occurred. July 23 Steelers sign QB Dennis Dixon (Oregon)!!The Steelers reached agreement with fifth-round choice Dennis Dixon, a quarterback from Oregon - the 156th choice in the April NFL draft. Dixon was named the Pac-10 Offensive Player of the Year and was one of three finalists for the Maxwell and Davey O'Brien awards in 2007 despite missing the final three games after suffering a torn ACL in his left knee. Dixon threw 20 touchdown passes and four interceptions and completed 67.7 percent of his attempts last season. July 17 what dummy would DRIVE to Oregon and back?!Road Trip Report - So Cal to Oregon June/July 2008: Left 'the OC' from work Thursday 6/26 mid-day in the 2003 GMC Sierra 2500HD w/Duramax. Stopped in Castaic for the 1st of 4 COSTLY fuel stops: Odo: 38525. 76.7 trip miles. 4.5 gal diesel used so far. 16.9 mpg. 44 mph ave. (lovely traffic). $118.57 @ $4.89/gal. Stayed in Fairfield, CA that night and met with a client the next day. Had a nice, long visit in the VERY smoky central California area, then proceeded north on I-505. 2nd fuel stop: Williams, CA. Odo: 38962. 514 trip mi. 29.7 gal diesel. 17.3 mpg. 58 mph ave. $122.35 @ $5.09/gal. Made it to Grants Pass, OR in time for Coors Lights and a home-cooked meal. Hit the ground running the next day with a jet boat adventure / dinner cruise (for my birthday - whoop whoop!). That was a blast. Then headed to the beautiful coast for 2 days - complete with a massive feast of fresh Halibut and Crab (thanks CC!!). Went on the Rainie Falls hike with CC and Tanner, then a white-water rafting adventure the next day with Cuz Court and Larz! All awesome! On the 4th, hung out with Mumsie (after her house had been broken into days earlier ^*&@~!!) and special guest - Brett. Had an AWESOME BBQ, then headed to CC's place for Tan's fireworks show. Left early July 5th. 3rd fueld stop: Redding, CA. Odo: 39419. 971 trip mi. 17.7 mpg. 60 mph (didn't use the truck at all on our adventures). 55 gal diesel so far. $116.47 @ 4.97/gal. Drove for HOURS south - picking up a worsening vibration south of Sacramento. 200+ miles north of L.A. - in the middle-of-nowhere - the right front tire failed. No problem... I had made sure the spare had air before I left, and always knew there was a jack on-board. But when I went to find the related tools - nothin'! Fawk! Call On-Star. No help. GM Roadside Assistance found me a tow company who would try to help for $150. No choice. Long story, short, I was back on the road in 2 hours. 4th fuel stop: Grapevine, CA. Odo: 39881. 1433 trip mi. 81.7 gal diesel. 17.5 mpg. 63 mph ave. $132.65!! That's a record! $5.09/gal. Finally made it home late that night. Great trip thanks to my sister! She really took care of all the plans and itinerary! Now it's time for the RCD lift and 35s!! April 20 Go Danica (not Daddy, get it?)!!!Danica Patrick makes IndyCar history by winning Japan 300MOTEGI, Japan (AP)—Danica Patrick became the first female winner in IndyCar history Sunday, taking the Indy Japan 300 after the top contenders were forced to pit for fuel in the final laps. Patrick finished 5.8594 seconds ahead of pole-sitter Helio Castroneves on the 1.5-mile Twin Ring Motegi oval after leader Scott Dixon pitted with five laps left and Dan Wheldon and Tony Kanaan came in a lap later. “It’s a long time coming. Finally,” Patrick said. “It was a fuel strategy race, but my team called it perfectly for me. I knew I was on the same strategy as Helio and when I passed him for the lead, I couldn’t believe it. This is fabulous.” April 03 LAST truck payment!!
The only thing that’s the same as when I first bought my 2003 GMC Sierra 4x4 crew cab 2500HD w/Duramax & Allison was... Can you guess?... The President. I’ll save comment on him for another time. 1. I was married. Not any more. 2. I was racing. Not any more. 3. I was working as a Claims Adjuster. Not any more. 4. I was hooked on Coors Light. Not any more. Not any less either - LOL!! 5. I lived in Costa Mesa. Now in Orange. 6. I had HUGE equity in my house. Now I’m upside down $150,000! So sad. 7. I had a dog. :-( 9. My house payment was 1/2 of what this one is. 10. I had very little grey hair. Now... ugh! 11. I was in much better shape. 12. Diesel had just begun to climb in price. Now, it is the highest of the fuels. Lovely! $%*@!! 13. My dad was still with us, as was Marty and Willy and Zach and Mr. Perez and Mr. Rowe and the list goes on. 14. We weren’t in a recession (don’t kid yourself - we are knocking on the door of a serious recession). 15. Becky BEX wasn’t a co-worker. Now she is! Yay! 16. Sack Racing was a threat to win any 550 race. 17. The Draktons had no children. Now they have 2 beautiful kids! Ok, ok. I’ll stop. The point is: I am making my LAST TRUCK PAYMENT!! I ordered the top-of-the line with all options (except DVD) at 0% interest. So, GM carried the loan all this time with, allegedly, a very slim profit margine. I’ve received a few notices that I’ll call ’soft recalls’ - problems they’ll fix at no charge IF they come up. It’s been a good truck, but in hindsight, I would have scaled down. 37,000 miles in 5 years... The mechanic looks depressed when he changes the oil. "You never drive this!". LOL! March 04 Why does the worst happen to the best?!
February 21 Jr. off to a good start w/new team!There's no stopping Junior (next: 9th place finish in Daytona 500)Dale Earnhardt Jr. wins his Duel. (Getty) DAYTONA BEACH, Fla. – "One more to go," Dale Earnhardt Jr. uttered after his decisive victory in the first Gatorade Duel.
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Ronald, Zachary "Zach" Michael, died suddenly in a light aircraft plane crash in Riverside, California on February 27, 2008 and is now with the Lord. Zach was a resident of Anaheim, California with family ties in Tuscarawas County, Ohio. Zachary was born on February 12, 1985 at March Air Force Base in Riverside, California. Zach graduated in June 2007 from the University of California at Irvine and was a Bio-medical Engineer working at Terumo Corporation in Tustin, California. Zach graduated from Loara High School in Anaheim in June of 2003. Zach had a passion for life. He lived his life willing to experience everything it had to offer. He loved and was loved by hundreds of friends and family. Zach volunteered as a camp counselor at Royal Family Kids Camp which benefits foster youth. He loved his work at Disneyland as a "Cast Member" for four years as he worked his way through UC Irvine. He was an avid snowboarder, surfer, bicyclist, skateboarder and amateur videographer and photographer. Zach was a positive influence and role model for all who he came in contact with. Zach is survived by his mother and step-father, Nancy and Ted Andresen of Anaheim; his father, and step-mother, Brian and Becky Ronald of Frisco, Texas; a sister, Cortney E. Ronald of Anaheim currently living in Matsuura City, Japan; a grandmother, Mona J. Ronald of Marysville, Ohio and a grandmother, Geneice O'Leary of Anaheim. Zach has many aunts, uncles and cousins from Ohio to California. Zach was preceded in death by his two grandfathers, James D. Ronald of New Philadelphia, Ohio and Marvin O' Leary of Long Beach, California. A memorial service to celebrate Zach's life will be conducted at Life Center Assembly of God, 6022 E. Candlewood, Lakewood, CA 90713 on Wednesday, March 5th, 2008, fellowship from 5 - 7 pm with the service starting at 7 pm. In memory of Zach's love for children, the family would encourage a donation in lieu of flowers to the Life Center's 'Royal Family Kids Camp', please write Zachary Ronald in the memo space. Zach's contributions to the world are too numerous to be counted. He had so much to offer humanity. His biggest contribution is the example that he set of how to live, love and be joyful. He will be missed more than words can express. 
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