The Tao of Me

Okay I’m back. It’s been a busy, busy month so far and I have lots to blog about. But first I want to pick up where I left off, and finish recapping my weekend in New York. I mean, the whole purpose of the trip was to visit Woodbury Commons, so I must write about [...]

It all started like this 3 weeks ago during a conversation between my cousin Michi and I: Michi: When are you coming back to NY? I feel a Woodbury Commons trip is in order! Me: Those are dangerous, dangerous words…you just opened up a can of worms…I’ll text you later today to discuss. Michi: Did [...]

Three years ago this week, I was in Europe, visiting Lon-don, Barcelona, Madrid, Paris, Munich and Dusseldorf. That trip was the reason why I started my blog. While not as far as Europe, this year’s Labor Day trip was to a place just as beautiful — Tahoe! I hadn’t been to Tahoe in about 8 [...]

I had such a great time on my vacation and I’m so sad that its over. While I usually take a summer and winter trip to see the Vancouver relatives, this time there was a specific purpose — to spend some time with my cousin Jenna. Jenna graduated from WSU in the Spring with a [...]

Greetings from Vancouver — Washington, not Canada; just outside of Portland. This is my home-away-from-home-away-from-home and I’m excited to spend the next 9 days with family. I was awaken this morning by Chip, the baby of the family who everyone spoils. Shortly thereafter, my Uncle Rich and I headed out to Lacamas Lake for a [...]

Well, for once I am early! Today’s game doesn’t start till 1 pm and I’m already ready for the game. We’re not leaving for a few more minutes so I thought I’d use the time to do a quick recap of yesterday. 4-Mile Run I stopped by the Concierge Desk to find out if they [...]

Yesterday I flew to Arizona for my official 16th Annual Spring Training trip! The trip 2 weeks ago was primarily for the race with a little baseball thrown in, but this week I’m with my cousin, who I’ve been coming to Scottsdale with since 1994! We both used airline credits for our flights so we [...]

This past weekend I made my annual Spring Training pilgrimage to Scottsdale. I always go with my cousins and I will again in a couple of weeks, but this first trip was all about the half-marathon that I ran on Saturday. However, I was fortunate enough to squeeze in a couple of SFGiants games too! [...]

Its been a very long and busy week. I’ve had so much going on that I’ve wanted to write about, I just haven’t had much time to do so. Hopefully I’ll be able to catch up in the next few days, but until then, here’s some of the topics you can expect to read about [...]

I took the past 2 days off from the gym to enjoy the Christmas holiday. And perhaps I enjoyed it a little too much… The Oregon Coast After having a fantastic Christmas Eve and Christmas Day, the fun continued with a mini road trip to the Oregon Coast. Whenever we go to the coast, we [...]