San Francisco

Running on the Golden Gate Bridge and the nearby areas is one of the fondest memories from my time in California.

A Jerk- y affair

Went out for a run this morning, and as I was coming back saw a young lady wave at me. Sweating profusely due to the hot weather I did not quite recognize her but waved back, and slowed down to see if it was someone I knew. Apparently we had seen each other running. She was running strongly, and I decided to see if I could keep ahead of her. Behaving like a jerk, I took off rather than saying hello. I manage to keep ahead of her for a while until I was going to take a different path. I did wait for a few seconds to see her come by and told her that she was a GOOD runner. Wish I had been more polite and joined her rather than race her.

McLachlan-ian memories

In the early nineties I had a young lady friend who was also interested in the music of Sarah McLachlan. We also enjoyed discussing the music of other singers like Tori Amos and Natalie Merchant.

Turn It Up: Sarah McLachlan defiant in face of Lilith Fair's ticket slump: 'You can't go back': "McLachlan, who has sold 40 million albums, faded from public view in recent years while dealing with personal issues. Her marriage of 11 years dissolved, and she put her energies into rearing her two daughters at home in Vancouver.
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In that time, she didn’t write many songs, but she never strayed far from music – she found herself at her piano almost daily, “just noodling as a release more than anything.”

“I was going through a tough time emotionally – coming to terms with being 40, being a single mom, going through a divorce,” she said. “It was a huge adjustment, a shift in a perception of how my reality is shaped, and it took a while to start moving forward again.”"

Spain's Bull Run

Spain clearly was the better team today, and the football gods and goddesses ensured that Spain's bull gored the Dutch. An enjoyable football game.

Getting Race Ready

is always challenging. How can one ascertain if he/she is ready?

Telling about Tellabs

While out running this morning, was stopped by a high school/college kid who altered his running path to talk to me. I was wearing a Tellabs T-shirt and his father worked for Tellabs. He asked if I knew his father. I had left Tellabs quite a few years ago but am fond of the company. It was an interesting chat.

Sprint-ing away

Back when SPrint was one of my customers I visited Kansas City. It is a decent place for runners, but not very exciting.