Skydiving
Off to Reno!
In a couple hours, Sean and I will load up the car and head northeast to Reno, NV, for the Parachute Industry Association Symposium. It’s the first time either of us has been to the Symposium (or to Reno, for that matter, though Sean’s driven through, I’ve not ever been). It’ll be a fun week … Continue reading
Vitamin D is good for the soul
The Bay Area has been lucky enough to have some spectacular weather this week; with the best of it falling on the weekend (which hasn’t been the case the last couple of months). I’d considered making this weekend my “comeback weekend” but after realizing 1) my rig is out of date after today (needs a … Continue reading
Since Last I Wrote…
… we spent Monday over in Charlottesville. It was a cold, but clear day, so the drive over Afton Mountain was beautiful and non-treacherous (that is, as long as you kept both hands firmly on the wheel, as the crosswinds were blowing something fierce). We’d planned to meet my brother for lunch at Big Jim’s, … Continue reading
Why I’m Not Bringing My Gear This Week
I went back and forth and back and forth about whether to bring my skydiving gear with me on the Christmas/New Year’s trip (to Virginia to see my parents, then on to ZHills for a few days). I tried really hard to convince myself that I was being overly conservative. I talked to my physical … Continue reading
Sunday Update
Random thoughts … The “problem child” (aka Franklin) appears to be 100% healthy – at least physically. The tests that the vet ran came back normal. So that was a relief – then it was on to figuring out what’s going on in that little head of his. I wanted to try some amateur psychology … Continue reading
Four Weeks In
Today I drove stick shift for the first time in a month. Sean and I swapped cars so that I could have his automatic, and he’s been driving my car. We probably could have made the switch a couple days ago, but since there was some work that needed to be done on my car … Continue reading
Medical Update
Since last I wrote, the ankle seems to be moving along nicely in its healing. My foot, on the other hand, was looking worse, as I noticed bruising along the inside of the heel, and bruising on my four outside toes. In addition, my right knee (which didn’t seem like a problem point at the … Continue reading
Well, This Changes Things … for how long?
So after all my whining last week about the scale not moving, I’m guessing it’ll do one of two things in the next couple weeks: 1) drop because my body is taking so much energy healing or 2) go up / stay the same because I’m not exercising. Yes, I’ve managed to fuck up my … Continue reading
Life, the Universe, and Everything
Things have been trucking along since I got back from Nationals. It took me through last weekend to feel anything close to 100% health-wise. Headed to Pasadena last Monday and Tuesday – good to catch up with everyone there. Tuesday morning I finally said “screw being sick” and got back on the exercise wagon with … Continue reading
Nationals… wow
It’s been several days since I’ve been back from Nationals, but I’m just now getting around to taking the time to write about it, partly because I’ve been nursing one heck of a cold that seems to be finally exiting my system and leaving me feeling (mostly) normal.