Eterna Cadencia

Apres Surgery!

2011-01-19T17:07:00.000-08:00

Two weeks ago, I underwent successful ACL and meniscus repair surgery with Dr. Ma at UCSF's Orthopedic Clinic in San Francisco. Sonia took me to the clinic at 8am. When we arrived, they immediately prepared me for surgery. The staff was friendly, professional and everyone seemed calm. They let her in while prepped me for surgery feeding an IV into my arm. In addition to general anesthesia,

24 Hours of Snowshoe 2004

2010-12-30T07:51:00.000-08:00

Knee Surgery!

2010-12-27T11:49:00.001-08:00

As many you know, I partially tore my right ACL two years ago while skiing in Utah. In October, I re-injured it while training in the gym at work. Many of you have kindly inquired as to my status. The ACL or anterior cruciate ligament connects the femur (major-most bone in upper leg) and tibia (major-most bone in lower leg) and keeps the upper and lower leg from separating wildly (as they did

Vote Early for Change

2008-10-30T18:55:00.000-07:00

Dear Friends,As we approach an historic election here in the states, I'd like you to meditate on something; what you are going to feel like waking up on Wednesday November 5th, 2008 a John McCain victory in an historic upset and a refutation of nearly every poll.How will you feel not having done everything within your means whether that is voting, contributing or volunteering? Now, John McCain,

Skyline Interrupted

2008-08-14T10:54:00.001-07:00

My Skyline commute was punctuated by a puncture on 35 by the Olympic Golf Course. Unfortunately, my cry "flat" fell on deaf ears ahead of me, thus stranding me sans pump. I remembered my spare tubular tire, but in switching bikes, I forgot to take my little repair bag.Minutes later another cyclist stopped with C02 while I struggle to remove my tubular which was so tightly glued to the rim it

Firecracker Restuarant's Last Evening

2008-02-27T22:42:00.000-08:00

Before I lived in San Francisco, I traveled here for work on a regular basis from the east coast. One of my favorite discoveries was Firecracker Restuarant on Valencia Street in the Mission. It became my haunt when I visited and it was one of the many delicious reasons I wanted to live in San Francisco.Fast forward to moving back to the states and landing fresh in the Mission, it was a familiar

Dearborn Street in the Mission

2008-02-27T07:17:00.001-08:00

Another Fiat this time welcoming me to the Marina

2008-02-27T07:10:00.001-08:00

Portland

2008-02-25T17:40:00.001-08:00

View from the Bars

2008-02-15T09:15:00.001-08:00

Sunrise over the East Bay on the ride to Work

2008-02-15T09:14:00.000-08:00

Romeo & Juliet on Valentine's Day

2008-02-14T09:16:00.000-08:00

I saw Franco Zefferelli's stunning 1968 "Romeo and Juliet" on the Castro Theatre's big screen just blocks from the Mission District in San Francisco's historic Castro neighborhood.My friend Jessica and I, decided to be each other's Valentine's date the only night before and thus, didn't have tickets to the sold out show. We managed to score vertiginous balcony seats by just showing up and letting

Domino Represents

2008-02-13T19:55:00.000-08:00

Yuki Showing her Support

2008-02-13T19:42:00.000-08:00

Like Hope But Different

2008-02-13T18:28:00.001-08:00

Yes We Can

2008-02-13T18:25:00.000-08:00

The Tipping Point

2008-02-13T10:16:00.000-08:00

If you were the editor of the nation's "newspaper of record" and an upstart candidate just overtook the favored, establishment candidate, in his sixth overwhelming victory in places he wasn't suppose win (VA) with constituencies he wasn't suppose to with (Latinos, Women, Incomes <$50k) would you:a) run a cover of the Republican victor, who had the nomination already locked up orb) run a cover of

And another...Looking down from the Marin Headlands

2008-02-09T11:34:00.000-08:00

A photo from my ride today

2008-02-09T11:32:00.000-08:00

Artistes para la causa

2008-02-08T15:09:00.001-08:00

The Fierce Urgency of Today

2008-02-05T11:53:00.000-08:00

Most of my weekend and last week were spent in the rain, knocking on doors and making phone calls. During that time, I connected with heretofore unknown neighbors, co-workers and I even reconnected to friends, whom I did not even know to be involved. I met people young and old and of all races, many I never would have met otherwise, but am so glad that I have. I can think of no other time in my

Why Obama?

2008-02-01T10:53:00.000-08:00

Dear Friends,Thank you for reading my story about Barack Obama and sharing your thoughts on the campaign. Many among the undecided of you have written to me asking for specific reasons why you should support Obama over Hillary Clinton. Below I posit my own thoughts with supporting arguments from some of the best sources I have found in the past month.You can vote for Obama over Hillary for

Drunk on Hope

2008-01-31T12:49:00.000-08:00

Dear Friends,I know it's been a while since you last heard from me, but I plan to be in better touch this year! Life has been hectic, but wonderful, since moving to San Francisco last year. I may have left Washington, but DC hasn't left me. If anything, it's closer than ever before, something that is a little counter intuitive given California's geographic proximity to our nation's capital.Let me

Canyons, Utah

2008-01-31T12:48:00.000-08:00

Sundance Film Festival

2008-01-31T12:46:00.000-08:00

With my favorite Fiat in the Mission

2008-01-31T12:44:00.000-08:00

Aural Sex - Toco - Outro Lugar

2007-12-10T11:14:00.000-08:00

Every now and again the universe presents me with music so delicious and sexy, I am inspired to write, learn the language in which it's sung and even pick up an instrument, in this case guitar.In the case of Toco's Outro Lugar, I am doing at least two of the three.Toco hails from Sao Paulo and records on the same fabulous Italian label as Nicola Conte and Rosalia de Souza, Schema Records. All

Volando por el DF un ano despues de vivir alla

2007-12-10T11:11:00.000-08:00

My plane, en route to Los Angeles from Monterrey, Mexico, descended through white cotton candy clouds softly floating above the urban enormity of Mexico City. From my 35,000 foot perch, I could safely relive my experiences more fondly than I was able to live them as I contemplated my two odd years there.This was the only time DF was not my final destination and I was relieved to be passing

Geoff's Karaoke Birthday

2007-10-13T15:22:00.001-07:00

Letras de la cancion "Arena" por Belanova

2007-05-17T19:30:00.000-07:00

Gira el mundo y giro tambien (The world turns and I turn too)esta vida un lienzo de papel (This life a sheet of paper) los colores se tatuan sobre mi piel (the colors tatooed on my skin, on my skin) Otra gloria por conquistar (another glory to conquer)Un misterio mas por descifrar (another mystery to solve)Dia con dia una historia mas se escribira y sera (day after day another history to be

No Place Like Home

2006-12-05T15:15:00.000-08:00

Today I woke up and I just felt good. I slept well. I didn't have too much energy or not enough. I felt no stress. I walked down the street to Ritual Cafe while I listened to the soothing sounds of Ivy on my Ipod. I didn't want anything to be different than it was or is and I was context to accept that I don't even know what might be.I took in the colors of the buildings on Valencia Street, the

Take One: SF

2006-11-18T15:13:00.000-08:00

Moving to San Francisco is more like a long-overdue home coming than, say, starting anew in a strange city.I live in what is referred to, semi-jokingly, as the 18th Street Gourmet corridor. Had I known that Tartine Bakery had the best pastries and croissants on the planet, I would have factored what I spend there into my rent. I have been to France several times and would be hard pressed to say

Back in the Saddle

2006-11-11T15:30:00.000-08:00

No sooner than a week back, I am racing Cyclocross on my new Specialized Tri-cross.