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The Last Season
November 15, 2010 / Last updated : October 29, 2016 Brett Holt Media

“The Last Season” and “Three Cups of Tea” need to be on your reading list!

[Repost from May 28, 2008] I just finished reading the book The Last Season by Eric Blehm and what a great read it is.The story is about Randy Morgenson, a backcountry ranger for twenty-eight seasons at Kings Canyon National Park, who goes missing in July 1996. The book details the search and events surrounding his […]

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August 19, 2010 / Last updated : December 4, 2010 Brett Holt Media

Radio Free iTunes

Over the past couple months, we’ve found joy in the iTunes radio feature. This is a feature that has been on iTunes since, I think, the first version of iTunes. We don’t know of anyone else who uses this feature, but it’s definitely an underrated feature that should at least be explored. First, the best […]

October 20, 2008 / Last updated : September 6, 2011 Brett Holt Causes

We voted in 2008! [Video]

Here in Oregon, polling booths don’t exist. Everyone in the state will vote by a mail-in ballot. Here’s our experience. Simple, relaxing, and in the comfort of our own home.

March 16, 2008 / Last updated : September 24, 2010 Brett Holt Family

Ethan Is Growing Up

In our effort to tire the little guy, we tried our infamous bouncing routine. Unfortunately, or fortunately for our video purposes, he found lots of amusement in being bounced on the exercise ball. He is now 7.5 months and about 21 pounds. He is sitting up and making “ma ma ma” and “da da da” […]

February 1, 2008 / Last updated : November 8, 2010 Brett Holt Family

Ethan, Into the Wild, Juno, Armenia, and PMF

This past week has found my MP3 player continuously playing the soundtracks to the movies Juno and Into The Wild. I have seen the movie Juno, but only read the book Into the Wild when it first hit the bookshelves in the 90’s. I highly recommend owning both soundtracks. The Juno soundtrack is very catchy […]

February 24, 2006 / Last updated : September 12, 2011 Brett Holt California Living

Banff Film Festival

If you haven’t had the chance to attend the Banff Film Festival, you are missing out. We went to a showing last night in Sunnyvale and saw some great films. The films focus on environmental issues, outdoor/mountain sports, and culture awareness. We have had the opportunity to attend the festival a number of times over […]

February 16, 2006 / Last updated : June 16, 2011 Brett Holt Media

February 16, 2006

Work, work work…lots of work on the website. I have added many new pictures throughout the pages. You’ll notice the new graphic for the main navigation links is looking sharp. Ouch! Many big thanks to Jason Sprague for helping me with CSS and the php email form we now have in our contact section. Take […]

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