Troy Angrignon: Adventure Capitalist » Animals http://www.troyangrignon.com Business • Technology • Society • Environment Mon, 26 Jul 2010 16:01:00 +0000 en hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.0.1 How cities distract you, cause you to be more agitated and spend more, but also help you to be more innovative. http://www.troyangrignon.com/2009/03/31/how-cities-distract-you-cause-you-to-be-more-agitated-and-spend-more-but-also-help-you-to-be-more-innovative/ http://www.troyangrignon.com/2009/03/31/how-cities-distract-you-cause-you-to-be-more-agitated-and-spend-more-but-also-help-you-to-be-more-innovative/#comments Tue, 31 Mar 2009 16:24:45 +0000 Troy Angrignon http://www.troyangrignon.com/?p=628 Thanks to Brad Feld for pointing out this excellent article by Jonah Lehrer titled “How the City Hurts Your Brain…and what you can do about it.” Having recently moved from the Bay area back up to relative country side where I see trees mountains and birds all day, I can attest to much of what is in this article. I enjoy cities but I also find them very stressful and always feel as though I’m under attack from the noise of Harleys, trucks, cars, sirens, and people. There is a lot here for urban planners to consider. It’s an excellent read.

]]> http://www.troyangrignon.com/2009/03/31/how-cities-distract-you-cause-you-to-be-more-agitated-and-spend-more-but-also-help-you-to-be-more-innovative/feed/ 2 Snowshoe Blitz 3: Blue, Michael and I run up Seymour to the second peak to enjoy the sun! http://www.troyangrignon.com/2007/01/28/snowshoe-blitz-3-blue-michael-and-i-run-up-seymour-to-the-second-peak-to-enjoy-the-sun/ http://www.troyangrignon.com/2007/01/28/snowshoe-blitz-3-blue-michael-and-i-run-up-seymour-to-the-second-peak-to-enjoy-the-sun/#comments Mon, 29 Jan 2007 01:28:28 +0000 Troy Angrignon http://www.troyangrignon.com/2007/01/28/snowshoe-blitz-3-blue-michael-and-i-run-up-seymour-to-the-second-peak-to-enjoy-the-sun/ Boy, you have to do a lot of work to escape the cloud and get near the sun when you live in Vancouver! But it was worth it.

My friend Michael and I met at Seymour Mountain at 10am on Sunday morning. Even from the parking lot, we could see a thick white cloud cover blanketing Vancouver and Burnaby. We headed up the mountain, stripping layers as we went and it didn’t take long before we were down to our single layer shirts.

There were lots of people up there skiing, boarding, snowshoeing, and enjoying the sun. We had lunch on top of second peak, lay in the sun for a while, and then ran, slid, and fell down the mountain as fast as we could. Note to self: wear pants with a stronger material on the bum…

Thanks for a great day you two!

]]> http://www.troyangrignon.com/2007/01/28/snowshoe-blitz-3-blue-michael-and-i-run-up-seymour-to-the-second-peak-to-enjoy-the-sun/feed/ 1 My snowshoe run up and down Cypress Mountain with Ean Jackson and Blue the Wonder Dog, January 14, 2007 http://www.troyangrignon.com/2007/01/15/my-snowshoe-run-up-and-down-cypress-mountain-with-ean-jackson-and-blue-the-wonder-dog-january-14-2007/ http://www.troyangrignon.com/2007/01/15/my-snowshoe-run-up-and-down-cypress-mountain-with-ean-jackson-and-blue-the-wonder-dog-january-14-2007/#comments Mon, 15 Jan 2007 11:03:00 +0000 Troy Angrignon http://www.troyangrignon.com/2007/01/15/my-snowshoe-run-up-and-down-cypress-mountain-with-ean-jackson-and-blue-the-wonder-dog-january-14-2007/ Here is a little video I threw together about our epic snowshoe running day on Cypress Mountain yesterday. Remember to get out and enjoy winter while it’s here! Thanks Ean and Blue for a GREAT day. Hope to have many more of these before the snow leaves us again.

This film was made entirely with my pocket-sized Olympus Stylus 750 camera and iMovie.

Soundtrack: “Running Two” from “Run Lola Run” available at Amazon.com here. To watch the large version of the film, click on the YouTube logo in the lower right hand corner, and then when you land on the video on YouTube, click the icon in the lower right hand corner of THAT. (It’s two steps from here is what I’m saying.) Otherwise, just click on the middle of this video and enjoy it right here on the blog.

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