Sun May 17 17:32:12 PDT 2009
We went to 'hole in the wall' beach today for a few hours. This beach is about 15 minutes north of Santa Cruz. It wasn't very crowded, even though the temp hit 91 in Sunnyvale today. I think it wasn't crowded because most everyone went to the 'easy' beaches near downtown Santa Cruz. This beach has a very challenging, steep hike for access. Very steep and rough, with probably a 150 vertical climb across perhaps 500 feet. Michelle had a very hard time, but she did very well. Noah had a hard time too. But the beach was worth it. Here are some pictures.
The drive wasn't too bad; it probably took us less than 90 minutes to get there, and 70 minutes to get back. There were some moderate traffic jams in both directions. Nothing to get in a twist about. There's some amazingly cool stuff close to where we live now. We're quite pleased.
This hot weather is suppoes to pass after today. I picked up a used bike from the Salvation Army yesterday for 50 bucks. It's in good shape. Tomorrow morning, I'm going try my hand at riding it to work. I think it's going to be quite challenging, but I'm up for it. It's only 4 miles, but there are two factors that stand against me. First, the bike is a mountain bike, which kind of slows things down. Second, I'm in terrible physical condition. Bummer. I'll report the success or failure of this venture next time.
And finally, I found this. Got it in one, Mr. Garabaldi.
EDIT: This is too amazing not to post. My immediate family and I consider ourselves people of faith. We have attended various kinds of Christian churches over the years. However, tying elements of our faith to the second Iraq War turns my stomach.
Comments:
Wed May 20 23:08:21 2009
Comment from Candy
Saw that today on the Daily Show. About puked.
Thu May 21 00:22:10 2009
Comment from Dana
Apparently this stuff wasn't a fake. It's unclear who was responsible for the material or who viewed it or had access to it. That may or may not be important, but the whole incident is illustrative of how the previous administration allowed the lines between politics and religion to blur and even disappear. Many believers didn't consider this a Bad Thing at the time. Most of them believe otherwise now.
