Ah winter time. It is a special time of the year where I torment family and friends about their horrible weather while I sit here in California enjoying forever summer. Over the last few weeks I have enjoyed some awesome sunrises and sunsets. I’ve also had a few nice hikes and runs. Here are a few photos of a typical day. Karma, as it seems, is not without a...
By a convenient combination of my rental lease expiring, my Japan Vacation, and a bunch of work trips happening all at the same time I got to be homeless (some say nomadic) by choice. About 8 years ago, fresh into my first home purchase without doing the proper math, I had myself a “delightful” panic attack as I tried to sleep each night. At that time my...
For the last decade, one of my favorite software companies, Blizzard Software, has held a party annually in California. I am talking about BlizzCon, a celebration of all Blizzard games including Warcraft, Diablo, and Starcraft. It is a challenge to get tickets, with them selling out usually within an hour of going on sale. I managed to go in 2011 and 2015, failing...
I’ve been home for a week and have finally gotten around to work on my surfing hobby. This journey represents getting over many of my fears as well as pushing my physical and mental health to better levels. I took my first surf lesson nearly 5 years ago…it was free…basically a few friends took me to Pacific Beach in San Diego, gave me a board, a...
Here is another race report. I am really trying to keep my fitness levels at being able to complete a half marathon. After January’s epic Disney event, I have found my motivation to be slowly waning. This is a race I signed up for sometime last October as I knew that I would be needing some motivation to run around this time. I literally flew 12 hours from...
I recently passed the 6 month mark of moving to California from Ohio. Psychologically, in terms of culture shock, I should be over the honeymoon phase, past the rage phase, and finally settled into my new routines. The 6 Month Verdict: I LOVE IT HERE!!! So what is it like for an Eastern Ohio country boy from Carroll County? First, after 33 years of Winter in Ohio, I...
Good afternoon from JFK (New York). What are you doing on your day off? Mine started at 3am PST with a drive to LAX. Once again my PreCheck status got me through security in record time. I can’t help but be reminded of the Stereotype scene from Up In the Air. We spent about 5 hours traveling to NYC. I am traveling to Columbia this weekend for a week of work...
I’ve made it folks. My 3400+ mile journey is complete. At least…this one is… Tomorrow, I will jump on a jet airliner to go work for a week in Brazil. I did not get to visit the Grand Canyon, but it is now only 6 hours from my new home so it won’t be long until I see it. Perhaps my next road trip will include following historic route 66. Here...