Category Archives: Random Thoughts

The seven day forecast for Seattle says rain, rain, rain, rain, rain, rain, rain. There might be a “partly cloudy” and a “showers” in there, but those are just to make Seattleites feel better about the looming grey and darkness that will take over the city soon. This forecast is usually the first sign of […]

I don’t like to write about political events (it doesn’t really fit under the mission statement of my blog), but last night’s VP debate is all that’s on my mind today. I was fired up at the pool this morning, but I had the lane to myself, so I couldn’t even swim butterfly over someone […]

I woke up this morning and said nothing for about 25 minutes, then as I drove into the parking lot of the swimming pool it hit me: September’s over! “RABBIT RABBIT!!” I screamed to no one in particular. That’s right, Rabbit freakin’ rabbit. Today was supposed to be recovery, but I got a little excited […]

Ok, I really didn’t think I”d write again before October, but since my last posting I’ve had a change of fate. Unfortunately Aaron Scheidies still has a lost wallet and feels that the universe is conspiring against him, but I had a great weekend. Aaron stayed last night and we went to a Juju party […]

Troy is missing! We got home Sunday night and haven’t seen him at all. His food wasn’t touched while we were gone. He was in the TV room when my parents left on Friday and that’s the last we’ve heard from him. I’m going to go post pictures at the Sheridan Beach Club and hopefully […]

Yesterday I moved my sailboat from Tacoma, Washington to Seattle. It’s about a 30 mile trip at most, and I figured worst case scenario was about a 6 hour trip, but with the wind at our backs and a positive mindset I was hoping for much less. Wrong.  Here’s what Chris Tremonte and I wrote […]

A few months ago I bought a sailboat at a repo auction. It’s like buying a foreclosed house, only a sailboat is way more fun than a house, and costs much less. The boat had basically been abandoned, but is in nearly perfect condition. It’s a 1972 Catalina with a blue hull and a small […]

The past week in Seattle has been amazing weather. Temperate, sunny, clear skies, clean air… There’s no better place to be than summer in Seattle. Something is different this year, however, when I look out across Lake Washington. It’s quiet. There aren’t a lot of waves. There are twice as many kayakers and sailboats and […]

After leaving the training center on Tuesday I stayed with my best friend since 7th grade, Noah, who lives in Denver proper and works for the National Renewable Energy Labs in Golden. He is the brain behind the newest developments in ethanol production – mainly making it feasible as a source of energy. His house […]

And not even a full half day. More like most of a night, actually. I have an 11.5 hour layover in Seattle tonight, so I’m sleeping in my own bed before driving back to the airport and heading to Kelowna for a race this weekend. I was really excited for a race in the northwest […]