What's up

What’s up everybody my name is Alan Vogel, I’m a 32 year old junior who returned to college a couple summers ago. I’ve worked for Impact Guns (family business) in Ogden for the last 14 years. Currently I’m the purchasing liaison for that company and buy the products that stock their retail stores and shooting ranges. After climbing the corporate ladder as high as possible, I chose to finish school to remedy the gap in my education and move up a notch, or possibly leave the family business behind and run a different company.

My major at Weber State is Organizational Communication with a minor in Professional and Technical Writing. I plan to graduate in 2016. Once I receive my undergraduate degree I plan to continue my education with a Masters in Business Administration. Ideally that would come from Stanford with a J.D. in tax law, however the cost to finish the entire M.B.A. program at Weber State is far less than one semester in Stanford’s program.

During the summer months I spend as much time as possible up at Pineview on my boat with friends. We wakeboard, fish, listen to music, party, and hit on hot babes up in party cove. Also during the summer my main ride is a Harley Davidson XR1200. Most people have never seen an XR they are rare and no longer produced. It is the same motorcycle raced in the Vance & Hines series. My other bikes are a Harley Sportster that I’ve rode since 1996, a Kawasaki KX 500 two stroke beast, and a little KX65 that I’m currently rebuilding. Nothing makes me feel more alive than motorcycles. Taking a corner at 100 mph leaned over off your bike really makes me aware of my own mortality.

During the winter months I spend all my free time shredding the slopes on my snowboard. Park City is by far my favorite resort, their mountain is huge and the nightlife is awesome. The plan for this winter is to rip it up at Snowbird. The tram there is awesome. It takes you up above 11,000 feet and has 3,500 feet of vertical drop. The runs are steep and the powder is deep.

Football season just started and I have a bit of a sports gambling addiction. A few seasons I’ve done really well and cleaned up at the end on the super bowl. Betting on sports makes the games way more intense. Weber State sports might not be the best in the around, a lot of people don’t support or give our teams credit. Always bet on our school to cover the spread anytime they play major teams in football or basketball. They almost always have covered and you’ll beat the casino more times than not.

That’s pretty much me in a nutshell. I enjoy adrenaline rushes and having a good time. If I offend any of you with anything I write this semester I’ll go ahead and apologize in advance. I tend to be direct and opinionated. Good luck everyone with school this semester.