Me, Backwards

Yeah, yeah, I know everyone else is doing it, but I’m home, sick, and bored on New Year’s Day and it’s a new decade, so let’s look back at the last. (more…)

In thinking “I should write an end of year/beginning of year” post, I looked back in my draft posts and found one that I’d started at the beginning of 2009. (more…)

Today my departmental holiday lunch was at a PF Chang’s at the Stoneridge Mall out in Pleasanton (much of our team works in Pleasanton, and I’ll likely end up there mid-year next year once they consolidate all of us in one location).  I figured since I was already at the mall (4 days before Christmas!) I’d brave Macy’s to see if I could find any interesting clothes at a good discount.  It was tolerably crowded.
(more…)

I suppose it is still officially summer, as we’ve not yet hit the autumnal equinox, but with it being Labor Day weekend, it feels like this is the end.  The light is fading earlier in the day, and we’ve had some chilly mornings of late making me think that fall might be in the air. (more…)

We went to the tunnel last night and did a marathon … I did probably 40 minutes over the course of two hours in the tunnel (3 hours total time, including breaks).  One of the people joining us is a pre-AFF student who has done a few tandems and wanted to get some tunnel time before she starts her student progression.  She reminded me so much of me in my first tunnel sessions that it caused me to reflect on how far I’ve come in (almost) 5 years in skydiving.  August 14th will be the official anniversary of my first jump… but we’re close enough for government work.

(more…)

Going on six months into this latest health and fitness kick, I am starting to feel like I might be making some changes I can live with.  Mostly because I see myself making good choices day in and day out, and I’m not “hanging on the edge” or feeling like I’m deprived, stressed about food, or overwhelmed by exercise. (more…)

As I lay in bed last night thinking about the historic juxtaposition of MLK Day and Obama’s inauguration, I also got to thinking back to previous inaugurations - Clinton’s first, to be exact.  Prior to that election I maintained only a peripheral interest in the elections and the inaugurations, despite living in the Washington DC area.  I engaged to a limited extent, but since I wasn’t old enough to vote in a presidential election until 1992 (I missed 1988 by three lousy weeks!), it was the first election that I really took an interest in, and I was truly excited to see Clinton get elected. (more…)