The Tao of Me

Earlier this month, when I first started thinking about 2011, all I could think about was the 2 DNF’s I had this year. And then I didn’t want to reflect upon the year anymore. But I’ve had a lot of downtime during this week’s staycation, looked beyond those 2 unfortunate incidents and found that there [...]

Now that graduation season is over, it’s time for wedding season. This weekend we celebrated my cousin Jonathan’s marriage to his new wife Janelle: They got married last weekend in Hawai’i but had a second reception here in Northern California which was great for those of us who weren’t able to make it to Hawai’i. [...]

I just celebrated my 4th graduation in the past 4 weeks. First there was Mary’s graduation from law school… Next there was Lil’ J’s graduation from pre-school…. Then there was a high school graduation party for Chelsea and Christina who are going to become soccer stars at University of Washington… Speaking of UW, I spent [...]

After a quick flight home from Vancouver, I hopped on another flight and headed out to New York for a self-imposed Spring Break, hence the lack of posts for the past week. Since not much is going on these days, I’m going to take the next week and write “catch-up” posts of all the things [...]

It’s been a few days since I last blogged, so here’s a recap: Thursday: AM: Strength Training Session with Trainer PM: 7-mile run I was so exhausted from the two-a-day on Thursday that I went to bed at 8:30 pm. It had been a long day that started with a strength training session with Dave [...]

I really enjoyed January. Sure it had it’s ups and downs, but overall, it was a great way to start off the year: + I did some sort of fitness activity 27 out of the 31 days of the month + Ran 13 times for a total of 84 miles + Swam 4 times for [...]

Tonight I realized that it’s my second to the last night here in Vancouver. And it made me sad. It means that I’ll be leaving my best friend, Chip. Anyone who knows my family knows that Chip is pretty much the center of our world. Dinner conversations have been devoted entirely on him. He’s a [...]

The Christmas traditions in our family are fairly simple: 1. We spent it every year in Vancouver, WA with my aunt’s family. 2. We have a Christmas Eve dinner. 3. That is followed by my Uncle’s annual Big Rich’s Invitational Ping Pong Tournament 4. We have Christmas Day breakfast at IHOP 5. Then come home [...]

Today is my birthday, so the post on my shopping excursion to Woodbury Commons and the rest of my NY trip will have to wait. As my sister said, I celebrated “in happy SF Giants winning” style! (Cupcakes from Sibby’s Cupcakery) I always complain that December babies always get the shaft because no one has [...]

I had a bit of fun this weekend, scanning a bunch of old photos. You see, I have been pondering this question from that blog that I am so infatuated with: “What is your most beloved childhood memory?” I don’t have one specific incident that is most beloved, but I can tell you that most [...]