It's pretty shocking how much can change in one month. The obvious shock I'm referring to is that Trump got elected. I'm not one to fiercely debate politics or run around shouting that my beliefs are the right beliefs and other people's are wrong. But I will say I'm not happy that Trump will be going into office. At the end of the day, I'm still proud to be an American. … [Read more...]

To get some inspiration for this post, I went to my photo album and navigated to the month of September. Sometimes the weeks and months can run together, and I needed a refresher of what I was up to last month. The theme that quickly jumped out at me as I flipped through my photos was camaraderie. (Props to anyone who could correctly spell the word "camaraderie" off the top of … [Read more...]

While most of you were probably cranking up the AC during August's sweltering heat, I was blasting the heat as I nearly froze in "Fogust." SF was foggy and cold almost every day of August and I really started to miss seeing blue skies and sun. It's almost mid September and they still haven't arrived. Arg! Hopefully we'll get our classic autumn heatwave later this month and into … [Read more...]

We've just passed the half way mark of the Rio Olympics and it sure has been an exciting one. I didn't watch the opening ceremonies but have been watching a lot of diving, swimming, track and gymnastics. The summer olympics are definitely my favorite and it seems like the events get more and more exciting as each four years passes, doesn't it? Maybe it's also the fact that … [Read more...]

Ok I admit it. For the past week I have been acting like a 10-year-old kid on summer vacation. Why? One, I've been on the road and two, you guessed it, I got totally hooked on Pokemon Go! If you haven't heard about the crazy hysteria around this game, Pokemon Go fever is literally everywhere. And yes, even 30-something-year-olds like me have become obsessed with catching … [Read more...]