Randomness
This is a collection of random thoughts.
15 NOV 08 - Cabrillo National Monument with Soph
The lighthouse
The view
05 NOV 08 - Yes, I am her biggest fan
Found another one while browsing the other day.
18 OCT 08 - Another nice day at Seaport Village
The perfect weather
13 OCT 08 - A brushfire too close to home
This was just across the freeway from us. Only burned an acre, but I had my eye on it.
12 OCT 08 - The MS Bike Ride 2008
In between my business trips over the last couple of months, I was able to squeeze in some training, including the daunting Torrey Pines Hill, which is a 400 feet elevation gain over 1.7 miles. Not for the faint of heart. I did it well during training and did it well again for the actual bike ride. Torrey Pines Hill appears at about mile 78 of the two-day ride.
I am sure the first-timers were tired of me saying it, but the bike ride this year seemed a lot shorter than before. This is likely due to my recognition of the course, as well as decent cross training over the last few months, including some running and walking many miles throughout Boston and Chicago. All in all, we had a great time and will definitely be back next year, perhaps with some more people on our team.
Fresh and ready to go in Irvine
The first rest stop
The way along the coast was beautiful
The lunch stop at San Onofre
The hungry riders
Three of us, just before Camp Pendleton at about mile 50
03 OCT 08 - Went to Irvine on Business
It was pretty foggy in the early AM
25 SEP 08 - Went to Boston on Business
17 SEP 08 - Back to Chicago on Business
Worked hard, but got to see the city
08 SEP 08 - Hiked up Black Mountain in the early AM
Not much of a view this time
22 AUG 08 - Fishing at Lake Barrett
We went to Lake Barrett. Caught a lot of fish.
12 AUG 08 - Sunset over San Diego
From the porch
14 JUL 08 - Balloon over the Hood
Typical afternoon sighting
22 JUN 08 - Fog Bank by San Onofre
Just before entering Pendleton
14 JUN 08 - First Father's Day
Had a wonderful time. Sophie slept.
03 JUN 08 - The Cure
They played for nearly 3 hours without any real breaks. Incredible show.
19 MAY 08 - Went Seaport Village
Took Sophie
19 APR 08 - Baloon Landing
Got pretty close to the road. Soph's one week B-day
16 APR 08 - Had our backyard redone
Before the pour
Start of the concrete
Finishing up the concrete
Hmm... Those blocks look pretty big...
Whoa, those pillars are HUGE.
Still looking HUGE
OK, I guess it's a good scale. Whew! All done.
19 MAR 08 - Pendelton in Bloom
First time I'd seen it like that.
04 MAR 08 - Went to Big Bear
No one was there.
The snow was less than awesome, but my crash down Olympic sure was
21 FEB 08 - Went to Mammoth Mountain
1 FEB 08 - A Great day in Big Bear
The PD and I drove up late on Thursday in order to get an early start on the slopes. After a long wait at Jack in the Box, we ended up getting one of the last parking spots at Snow Summit. We will have to get up a little earlier next time if we want to avoid the long walk.
But, overall, the weather, snow and crowds were all perfect. In addition, we got off the mountain soon enough to avoid the traffic home.
The view from our room
Another view
The lake view and open runs
21 JAN 08 - A Cold MLK Day
We went out in search of the rumored Yellowtails that were biting like crazy off of La Jolla. We set off at about 6 AM. We didn't catch anything, nor did we see anyone catching anything. We did, however, experience rain, wind, large choppy swells and a surf that capsized our kayak, twice. And it was cold.
"What are the first stages of hypothermia?"
See the smile? He was warm.
18 JAN 08 - Bookstore finding
It's nice to walk into a bookstore and see this
12 JAN 08 - A day on the Island (Fashion)
03 JAN 08 - Fun in Fallbrook
I had some car issues in Fallbrook, some user error, some not. I am almost up to 100k, so I should expect some things to go wrong now and again. At least it wasn't raining yet.
02 JAN 08 - Sunrise over San Diego
Went to the airport this morning...
