Travel
Night and Day and Boogie Fever
It’s been a tough week. Even though it’s only a 3-day work week for me since the American Boogie at Davis is this weekend, my body has decided to be unkind. For the sake of not getting into TMI I’ll just say it’s been “women’s issues” and leave it at that. But yesterday was a … Continue reading
Busy Couple of Weeks
Haven’t posted much as it’s been a busy two weeks. After the holiday weekend, I spent Tuesday and Wednesday of last week in Pasadena and Burbank for work. Saturday, Doug & Wendy were in town with their 3 1/2 year old daughter (who I hadn’t seen since she was 9 months old). We’d originally planned … Continue reading
Nine Months from Today…
…. (oh hell no, not that!) we will be on a beautiful beach in Nicaragua enjoying the very first Boogie in Nicaragua. Brought to us by the same fabulous folks who have organized the Boogie in Belize (which has finally run its course as the landing area was developed away), this event will be held in an … Continue reading
Our First Real Estate Purchase
Okay, not really “real estate” per se, but we did buy an RV yesterday. A couple months ago we’d started to think “wouldn’t it be fun to go to Lost Prairie this year for the full 10 days?” but we also thought the only way we’d want to be there that long was if we … Continue reading
The Next Big Adventure
Yep, that photo above will be me in mid-August. I’m finally knocking something off my bucket list – a rafting trip on the Grand Canyon with Outdoors Unlimited. After considering the options (full trip, Upper Canyon, or Lower Canyon) I decided on the Lower Canyon. Reason #1 – it’s the right length at 9 days. … Continue reading
Back at Sea Level
We decided to take our chances with the drive back from Reno yesterday; I’m glad we did. We were able to get out of Reno around noon. We made a quick stop at an auto parts store to pick up some tire cables (figured we’d get a much better deal there than closer to the … Continue reading
The News from 4,500 Feet
There weren’t too many seminars today that I was interested in, so I came back to the hotel after the first two this morning and got in some gym time. Monday and Tuesday were pretty full; yesterday and today have been a bit slower just based on how things have been arranged on the schedule. … Continue reading
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
Traveling While Fat
I blame The Economist for this long, rambly post. I sat there this morning reading its wonderful coverage of the entire world (not just the parts of the world that the Americans think are important and then only with the American-centric view). Annnnnnyway… I started thinking how long it’s been since I’ve been to Europe … Continue reading