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about the site...

Thanks for visiting my website! I hope you enjoy your stay and are able to find your way around without any problems.

I created this site as a project, but it turned into a different few things. First off, it is a blog; simply a place where I can write some of my scattered, random thoughts, and occasionally rant a little bit, about how the man is keeping you (and me) down.

Secondly, it has become a place where I have posted some photography, so feel free to check some of that out as well. And lastly, This site will be used as part of a a few different projects for my masters degree. Feel free to email me if you have any questions, comments, concerns during your stay: (benhelms@gmail.com)

about me...

A little about me, let’s see...Well, I grew up in the San Francisco Bay Area, then moved to Los Angeles for college and about halfway through that I moved out to Boston. After falling in love with New England (go Pats/Sox!), I made my way back to SoCal and got two degrees from Azusa Pacific University in Los Angeles, CA (a BA in English-Writing & an MS in College Counseling and Student Development). Then I moved up to Oregon and woked as a Hall Director at the University of Portland in Oregon. From there, I moved down to Mt. Shasta, California. Man, I love this place. Mountains, sun, snow, and family. What more could a man ask for?

Besides all that, I love writing, backpacking, photography, homebrewing, music (recording, composing and listening), playing/watching sports, and exploring new lands.

Tag Archives: Duke University

Photo of the Week (January 30-February 5)

Okay, so I didn’t take this photo this week, but I took it this month. Plus, I edited it today…hooray for HDR! Enjoy… Related Posts:Photo of the Week (July 1–7)Photo of the WeekPhoto of the Week (August 14–20)Photo of the Week (May 29 – June 4)Photo of the Week (March 27-26)Photo of the Week (February...

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Merry Christmas 2010 In Pictures

It’s been an eventful year, these past 12 months. A new camera, a new degree, a new job, a new town, a bunch of great, new friends, a new hobby, and a brand new, beautiful, loving girlfriend. It’s been a great year, to say the least. So, I figured whats a better way to recap...

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3 More Days of 23 Things

Okay peeps, this is it. THREE MORE DAYS!!! AGH!!! I know, crazy. Okay, let’s see…since we started our journey, Duke won the national championship, Don Nelson became the winningest coach in NBA history, Tyler left for Haiti and we all miss him more and more each day, and the Bay Area baseball teams are a...

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It’s been awhile…

I know, a few days ago I was but a boy and now I am man. Since my last post I have: 1.) Finished my last collegiate course for my masters program, 2.) The Duke Blue Devils beat the Butler Bulldogs to win the men’s NCAA basketball national championship, 3.) Sean Thompson and Laura Marks...

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Duke vs. Butler…wait, what?! Really?

Yeah, you read it right. Duke. Arguably the most dominant team in college basketball over the last twenty years is in the NCAA National Championship. Again. No biggie. So who are they facing in Indianapolis tomorrow night? Powerhouse Kentucky? Overall number 1 seed Kansas? Repeat National Champ UNC (who, btw, didn’t even make the tourney…LoL)?...

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And Then There Were Four…

Well, it’s been 6 years since the last time the Duke Blue Devils were in the NCAA Final Four, and the time before that (2001) they actually won it all. Hopefully they can do the same thing next weekend…for now though, it feels good to be in Indy. Related Posts:Duke vs. Butler…wait, what?! Really?Photo of...

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Bracketology with Benbo

Okay, in light of the greatest weekend of the year (the start of college basketball’s March Madness!!!–48 games in four days!!!), I figured I’d post this gold nugget I found through Rivals.com. It’s a pretty sweet breakdown of the seeds in the tourney that past thirty years and how far they’ve gone in the tournament....

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