the best laid plans

For a long time I thought running should only be enjoyed in the peaceful wilderness, unaccompanied by headphone chords, and distracting techno beats. There is something meditative about a pounding pace that as always been able to give me pause to a hectic city lifestyle; the repetitive sound of my feet hitting the trail, my [...]

“I run because I am an animal. I run because it is part of my genetic wiring. I run because millions of years of evolution have left me programmed to run. And, finally, I run because there’s no better way to see the sun rise and set.” Amby Burfoot, The Runner’s Guide to the Meaning [...]

Had a great time at Yoshi’s tonight watching Jose Ganzalez.

This is one of the best photo finishes I’ve seen. Lagat looks like he’s being chased by a bear as he reaches the finish line at the 2008 Fifth Avenue Mile.

Pearls and a new nose ring. Been thinking about getting one of these for a few months now, and I finally did it. I went to a place in the Haight called Brain Drops, and Paul was my piercer. The shop was great – clean, friendly. Paul was funny, gentle, and… I only shed one [...]

This is a great story from some Women in Alaska who decided it was time to have a voice. The following is a discription of the story, and a few of my favorite images from the event. “[The] Alaska Women Reject Palin rally was to be held outside on the lawn in front of the [...]

My tastebuds hold a special spot for dulce de leche, and for chocolage. Today I found a recipe that combines to two for a great fall/winter cookie. The fudge toping has a Latin spin, infused with dulce de leche which sits on top of a shortbread crust, so they’re portable! Recipe to follow (depending on [...]

Ocean Beach can be a very meditative place to live in San Francisco. Friends and family remark often about how chilly, foggy, windy, isolated the neighborhood can be, and they’re right. It is a very remote part of the city, if there can be such a thing. This isolation is what keeps certain personalities away [...]

So far, I haven’t been able to accomplish making such a unique piece of jewelery like Mark Remy’s necklace. It is a piece that inspires community, and challenge.