Boulder to London

I usually spend a little time on CNN.com every day and over the past few weeks or months, they have been running some real-life accounts of how people are dealing with the recession and unemployment.  Some of them are very good and tell stories about people that are now spending more time with their families, [...]

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I’ve been following the AIG bonus debacle from abroad and I keep thinking to myself, what would I do if I were one of the employees that was paid the bonus and was now being asked to return it?  I think this letter by Jake DeSantis captures my view on the issue perfectly…
From The New [...]

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Today Melisse and I got up early (for a Saturday) to see her off to Mexico.  She’s on a plane to Austin right now where she’ll meet up with her Uncle and Grandma before heading south to Puerto Vallarta  to spend some time in the sun and surf.  I must say, I’m a bit jealous [...]

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Today is Mother’s day in the UK.  I actually thought that Mother’s day was the same everywhere and was worried that I had forgotten to call my mom (or mum as they say here), but after a quick google search, I realised all is good.  Mother’s day is May 10th in the states this year.  [...]

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One of the things that I’ve come to miss living over here is college sports, specifically the big events such as the Bowl Games and March Madness.  It’s not that I couldn’t see them if I really wanted to, but they’re on very late/early, the quality of broadcast isn’t great, and there is not the [...]

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I’m sure there is a ton of symbolism in this one, but have no idea what it all means…
I had a dream the other night that I was hanging out at the lake.  I’m pretty sure it was Lake Roosevelt, a place I’ve spent significant time.  In any case, I was hanging out in the [...]

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Friday was ‘Red Nose Day’ in the UK.  If you haven’t heard of Red Nose Day (I hadn’t until I got the e-mail on Thursday), it is a day that was established by a charitable organisation, Comic Relief, to raise money for causes around the world.  From my quick research on wikipedia,  it appears that [...]

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When we woke up yesterday, the weather was abosolutely gorgeous.  It was one of those sunny, crisp days with not a cloud in the sky.  We drank our coffee, had some breakfast and then headed out for a run.  The run was longer than we’ve done in a long time (8 miles), but the pace [...]

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Kyle, a very good friend of mine, lost his father to colorectal cancer a few years ago.  Since then, Kyle has undertaken many efforts to raise money to fight the disease.  In June, Kyle will be running the Rock ‘n’ Roll Marathon in San Diego as part of the Team in Training group to raise [...]

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I have a hard time getting motivated without a target to shoot for.  To encourage me on the running front, I signed Melisse and I up for a half marathon in Portugal.  The course looks amazing as it runs along a river through the wine country in Portugal.  It sort of reminds me of the [...]

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