http://www.mattkocsis.com Matthew Kocsis Online Fri, 04 Sep 2009 05:34:23 +0000 http://backend.userland.com/rss092 en To the music of falling water and I don't mean rain Don't give me that pain don't corner me with that poetry thing I'm sitting on a rock at the edge of the world the red earth and ocean are below me locked in a distance of erosion put a rock on me to stop me blowing away I'm ... http://www.mattkocsis.com/archives/135 In planning a backpacking trip, my friend Brian came across some information that there's a location in the south part of Yellowstone National Park that is farther from a road than any other point in the lower 48. This of course intrigued me, so I looked into it further. This ... http://www.mattkocsis.com/archives/119 Learn to tie a bow tie go sky diving go scuba diving have a conversion with a local in a foreign language drive a jeep with the top and doors off fly an airplane (solo) save someone's life see a bear in the wild - Accomplished, Saturday July 18, 2009 on Big Game Ridge, Yellowstone. hike part of ... http://www.mattkocsis.com/archives/106 I started today trying to make a clone of Rogue's Morimoto's Imperial Pilsner, however things didn't go exactly as planned. I somehow ordered brewmart pilsner malt, and when Scott and I tasted it before pouring it in the boiling water it tasted a bit bitter... After reading the ingredients I ... http://www.mattkocsis.com/archives/92 At least once a day I have an urge to go west and see some mountains, and while looking at the Wyoming/Montana/Idaho/North Dakota area I found some astounding places that I absolutely have to see. Fish Lake, Bitterroot / Nez Perce Narional Forests. Darby, Montana St. Mary Lake, Glacier National Park, Montana Cathedral ... http://www.mattkocsis.com/archives/81 Tuesday November 4, 2008: Vote for Change. Vote Obama-Biden. www.voteforchange.com Linn County Iowa Precinct Information, Linn County Iowa Polling Locations http://www.mattkocsis.com/archives/75 Thanks to everyone who came out to Toxic Thursdays on the 11th and 18th. We'll let you know when we're planning our next events in the CR / IC area! [caption id="" align="alignnone" width="367" caption="Toxic Thursdays"][/caption] Thursdays at Farras (320 E Burlington St. Iowa City) Club - Dance - House Dj Lash & DJ ... http://www.mattkocsis.com/archives/68 I've been pretty busy over the last few weeks but I was still surprised today when I realized that It has been 4 weeks since my last ride. Some friends had a 26 mile route planned, meeting in Hiawatha and going up the Cedar Valley Trail to Center point to ... http://www.mattkocsis.com/archives/65 I was going through my movies a few weeks ago and I saw Field of Dreams; I couldn't help but watch a few favorite parts. Last year on RAGBRAI XXXV we camped in Dyersville, however we never made it up to the field, so I decided that I wanted to ... http://www.mattkocsis.com/archives/64 Future Sounds of the City / Flood the Fund Saturday June 28, 2008 - Cabo Bar and Grill, 2730 Edgewood Road SW, Cedar Rapids IA (West end of Westdale Mall Complex, corner of Williams and Wiley) My friends and I are sponsoring a benefit event this Saturday. We're hoping to get as many ... http://www.mattkocsis.com/archives/63