January 2009
3 posts
last day of diving :( →
what an incredible day! yesterday we saw the yap that everyone had been telling us about. pristine, unspoiled colorful reefs, abundant and healthy sealife, 150+ ft of viz… absolutely spectacular!
mantas! →
today we had 2 mantas, male and a female, come visit us at the underwater cleaning station. after about 45 minutes of close to no action these two float in one after another right over our…
tropical climates suit me →
greetings from beautiful yap in the federated states of micronesia! hoo boy what a week and a half it’s been… from the neverending series of flights to get to this part of the world, to battling…
October 2008
3 posts
sub 2-hr race... DONE! →
Healdsburg Half Marathon 1hr, 55min, 30sec - 8:43 average pace!
Time to drink some wine!
sheesh... that was a big weekend →
first up… saturday morning and a practice run with max and jim for the upcoming healdsburg half marathon. a full 13.1 miles! the run started in the rain in brentwood and ended in marina del rey….
Say uncle..... YET AGAIN!!!!! →
Introducing Cole Walker Renninger! Born Sunday 10/05/08 @ 7:07am 9 lbs 7.3 oz, 22 in.
September 2008
6 posts
the gradual act of getting over your hangups →
i don’t see a lot of movies. ironic since i’ve been building movie websites for the past 10 years. there’s something about seeing a movie by myself that just makes me uncomfortable. it all has to…
i also hate cowards →
a little over a week ago i posted that i hate car salesmen i rarely get comments on my blog - really it’s just an exercise for me to put down my thoughts and if any of it affects anyone… great….
it's official! →
Kilimanjaro here I come!
stars and laughter →
we met for dinner and talked for hours about everything… and all i could think about was how smart and funny she was… and how badly i wanted to kiss her. we left after closing time and went to…
i hate car salesmen →
i test drove a car yesterday at rusnak audi in pasadena. awesome car, fairly typical/uneventful test drive experience. i told the salesman that i basically needed more time to suss out my thoughts…
my continuing wine-ucation →
my friend chris invited me and phineas to another of his family bbqs yesterday. the last bbq is still so fresh in my memory… i was really chomping at the bit at the possibility of another one….
August 2008
3 posts
adventures in internet dating... →
went on a first date with someone i met online last night. she was funny and intelligent and interesting… and beautiful. the type of beautiful you grow up to next door or down the street as a kid….
calabasas is on fire →
great friends and epic wines →
my friend chris invited me and phineas over to a family bbq at his mother-in-law’s house today. i’d been to another bbq with them about a month ago and any chance i get to spend time with chris i…
July 2008
3 posts
the fine art of disappointment →
do i believe in the basic goodness of all people out of idealism or because it’s just easier? i mean, if i believe that you’re good and that your intentions and actions are aligned i don’t have to…
Yaz @ The Orpheum →
Allison and Vince still have it after 25 years! Incredible show.
back to it →
welp… i think i had a full 18 hours of post-vacation afterglow to bask in until i had to jump into my now trademark no-life work days™. whatever, it’s a living and it allows me to travel so i…
June 2008
3 posts
cien buceos →
i hit 100 logged dives yesterday at a site called myrtle turtle in the turneffe atoll. the 3 sites we dove were all spectacular and i was snapping pictures and video all over the place - there was…
views of belize... →
pitcher coral emperor butterfly fish (i think) self portrait little territorial blue meanie pretty coral OOOOOOOOOO…… barracuda! more pretty…
belize it... or not! →
day 1 of my long awaited and well-deserved dive trip to belize is drawing to a close and man what a day it’s been. got up at 3:30am in order to be ready for a towncar to pick me up at 4:15 (a new…
April 2008
7 posts
can't the chinese produce an original automotive... →
the real… the fake… i’m sorry but all this is is just another annoying example of unoriginal chinese vaporware and not actually anything relevant. i’ll start caring about what the…
jack nicholson is even cooler than you thought →
check out this footage of jack helping to promote a chevy powered with hydrogen that was made using solar power. big deal you say? well, given that this footage is from 1978, i’d say…
I love springtime in LA →
a hillside in topanga covered in wild mustard
(steve isaacs) →
great... yet another example of how i rape mother...
Another Reason We Are Running Out Of Fossil Fuels Photo Credit Larsz Creative Commons Flickr “If recent years are any guide, 40 kilograms, (88 pounds) of petroleum jelly will be used during today’s London Marathon to prevent chaffing, blistering and “runner’s nipple.” (via treehugger) … and i thought i was just being healthy.
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