As my year comes to a close I am getting to enjoy home more and more. I’ve made sure to get out and do a lot of running along the trails. In addition, I’ve also spent some time kayaking the Newport Bay. Here are some highlights… Why do I do all this? First, I love the outdoors when the weather is this nice. Second, I want to eat junk food. But I...
Five to six times a year I travel back to Westlake, Ohio for team meetings and professional development. Ohio is currently hitting the fall weather I love. I like to joke that an Ohio fall is a lovely 6 days of perfect weather that occurs between hot humid summer and stupid cold winter that lasts the rest of the year. I couldn’t miss the opportunity to...
I took a long run. It is only 4 weeks until I have the Orange County Half Marathon so I am trying to stay on top of my workouts and training (mainly because running untrained hurts). I got up about 4:30 am local time. For those of you on the US east coast ending your Friday workday, this is my start of a Saturday. For the first half of my run it was dark… Then...
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...
An Early Morning Run I’ve said it before: a life of constant travel is one of the most unhealthiest. It’s hard to plan exercise and there are lots of meals eaten at restaurants and fast food places. I try my best to keep up with my running. Last week I took the plunge and signed up for the 2017 Surf City and Orange County Half Marathons. This means I need...
I’ve just completed a week of work in the city of Southampton, UK. It is about an hour and a half by train to the southwest of London. It felt odd coming off of vacation in Scotland and going right into a work week without leaving the country. None the less, I had a job to do. Wherever I go, I try my best to utilize mass transit and walking as much as...
I am back in Sao Paulo, Brazil. This is my fourth time here for work and my second time helping out a team mate who could not go. If this trip wasn’t enough, I will be back next month for 2 more weeks. I might go to Rio on that one. I enjoyed another long run in Parque Ibirapuera. From my hotel to the park it is about a mile, the loop around the...
I’ve been working in Berlin for the past week and have one more week to deliver. This is my second visit to this city. The weather has been a mixed bag of good and bad, fluctuating between sunshine and 10°C (50°F) and rain and 0°C (32°F). For the most part I have enjoyed some long runs and walks when the weather has behaved. Every work day I have walked past...
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...