Archive for January, 2008

A great day in the mountains on Saturday. Here are some scenes from the day.


Just days before I was born, Richard Nixon resigned the presidency of the United States. And in the years that and elections that followed, only one non-incumbent candidate for the presidency has successfully run on a campaign that placed a greater emphasis on experience than change. That candidate was George H. W. Bush.
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Nearly five years ago to the day, I began training for my first triathlon. When I registered for the race, I had decent fitness on the bike but little more. I was never a strong swimmer, nor had I have been a distance runner. The length of my first race was chosen solely by the [...]