http://brianbiros.com Brian Biros dot com Wed, 21 Mar 2007 03:50:24 +0000 http://backend.userland.com/rss092 en If my picks are perfect the rest of the way, I’ll win the $10,000 first prize. If you can’t read the bracket above, there’s a bigger picture HERE. Or see the official bracket on ESPN’s site or take a look at the leaderboard. I’m tied for 5th place out ... http://brianbiros.com/?p=47 Hello All!! (If anyone even still checks this anymore.) It has been a busy December for me so far. The first weekend I spent in London visiting my old friends from the Cook Islands, thanks for the hospitality Charlie, Liz, Ben, and Craig!! I’ll post pictures ... http://brianbiros.com/?p=46 On August 20th, my sister Julie gave birth to her third child, a nine pound bundle of love named Sage Elizabeth Jarmosco. Sage is my fifth niece, raising the niece and nephew count to seven with number eight on the way soon. Perhaps when I get around to ... http://brianbiros.com/?p=44 On Tuesday evening, authorites pulled Ryan Katcher’s truck from a deep pond in Kickapoo State Park near his house in Oakwood, IL. Ryan’s body was still inside the truck. For those of you who don’t know, Ryan Katcher was one of my roommates at the University of Illinois ... http://brianbiros.com/?p=43 It has been that long since my last post, which is the longest I’ve gone. However, this site has not been completely inactive. I’ve posted pictures from my trip to LA and Whittier, CA, and, from my ATW trip, The Great Wall of China, with more ATW pics ... http://brianbiros.com/?p=42 My PICTURES from New Orleans are up. There are plenty of them there, so you can be the judge of how well our government is responding to the disaster. Lots of people have commented to me that these areas should just be bulldozed completely and started from scratch, ... http://brianbiros.com/?p=41 I decided to spend the rest of my brief time before I finally go back to work in New Orleans volunteering with the Katrina Relieft effort. My former co-worker and traveling buddy Chris has been volunteering with a group called Common Ground Relief, so I decided to join him. ... http://brianbiros.com/?p=40 My pictures from Fiji, Cook Islands, and Tahiti are posted, captions and all. Five months after my trip has ended, I’m proud to say I have pictures posted from about 80% of my trip. Stay tuned for China, Australia, and New Zealand, which may be the most amazing ... http://brianbiros.com/?p=39 March, one of the greatest months of the year, is upon us. Why? Because of the Oscars! No, not really, but you can imagine my disappointment when Brokeback Mountain got the snub for Best Picture, Heath Ledger for Best Actor, and Jake Gyllenhaal for Best Actress. There are ... http://brianbiros.com/?p=38 On December 20th, 2005, Bill and Tammy Biros finally made it official and got married. On January 28th, friends and family gathered to celebrate the event. Although Tammy has been a member of the family for years now, I can now finally call her my sister-in-law. ... http://brianbiros.com/?p=37