Category Archives: Random Thoughts

Taigraphx has always been helpful to me, but today I had some outside feedback that confirmed that Taigraphx is the best graphic design company in the endurance sports market. Today was the race briefing and uniform check for the Mooloolaba World Cup (we race Sunday, which is Saturday night in the US – but more […]

This morning I went body surfing. The water here in Mooloolaba is really murky, which – I’m told – is from the cyclone that passed through here recently. The swell seems to be dying off because yesterday there were surfers getting barreled, but today was only about chest high. It’s a fast break and close […]

Here are some things that should be more emphasized on travel brochures – or even mandatory reading to get through customs – when traveling to Australia for the first time. [We’re staying right on the run course, this is the view from our lanai, which is fenced in.] They take customs seriously, so don’t try […]

  Here are some pictures from Hawaii. Left: Me with three sea turtles (including one that stands upright) Right: My uncle Carl shows his amusement in the cockatiel’s new nest.   Left: I’m chasing fishes, and they’re getting away. Right: This was the closest to a whale we saw on our little whale watching boat […]

I’m heading to Australia!!! I’m on the plane With my bags, despite having mis-remebered the departure time. I showed up 30 minutes before an international flight! Luck was on my side, and they waited for me. By Hawaii!!

Sunday afternoon I competed in a local bike race here in Hawaii. It was a criterium put on by Momentum Multisport (great triathlon bike shop) at the Kaneohe Marine Core Base. I wanted to race just because I haven’t been in a pack for a while, and the crit format of short loops is pretty […]

Here’s my synopsis of the life of a swimmer (and then a link to a hilarious – ok maybe just disturbing but well written – story at the end.): age 3-6: learn to swim age 7-12: swim for a local summer team and decide to do year round swimming age 13-18: start sacrificing “normal” social […]

We don’t practice daylight savings time in Hawaii because Hawaiians are smarter than the rest of the country. Daylight saving time is unhealthy, and has also been shown not to improve electrical usage (the original purpose). I also discovered that Queensland voted down the use of Daylight Saving Time, which is cool because it means […]

Yesterday I went out for a ride from my cousin’s house in Laie, which is on the northeast corner of the island near Turtle Bay Resort. The area has a combination of North Shore swells and Windward Side wind, meaning the ocean by their house this time of year is filled with white water as […]