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Can I even begin to explain to you just how much I miss this? Beautiful sky, lying on the beach just watching clouds roll by in eighty degree weather. Can I even begin?

You guys made me smile. It was so clear you two loved each other and were having so much fun together. You and your son were trying to walk with one shoe shared and having a lot of fun doing it. It just reminds that there is so much good and so much love between people even in the darkest times. Yet again, you still make me smile and for that I thank you both.

Here is a short story I wrote for fun. Would you live for a single moment? Would you die for it, if it meant the world to you? Alanna’s world was a very small one and she had it all to herself. Except for Lumi, her little dog. Her entire life, all she could remember was snow. Her world was covered with a blanket of snow, relentless and unforgiving. Alanna lived in this world all on her own, no parents or friends to give her company in the heart of a never-ending blizzard. Lumi was the only friend she ever had, she had always been there when the snow froze over her heart. In her heart she knew she would never be free of her home. ...

This photo makes me really sad every time I look at it. Even in Paradise there are reminders that even though this place feels like heaven, it isn’t. An empty wheelchair sitting in the shade viewing the beautiful young people on the beach bathing in the sun and swimming in the water. It weighs down on my heart. I wonder who sits in that chair. What that person must feels as they sit there and watch this scene with a heavy heart wishing that they could join in. ...

I seriously die from laughter when I see this, I decided to put it up because I am in need of a good laugh. So here you go, the Lei Woman.

Gabe has been so excited about cycling that he asked me about racing. I figured a mentoring session at the Early Bird Criterium in Fremont would be a perfect introduction to racing for him. He’s really bummed he doesn’t have drop bars and clipless pedals, but let’s see how he does today. Of course Larry Nolan is here just as he’s been doing for many years. Nothing like having a world champion sweeping the turn for you. ...

I may be alone in this belief but I might as well put it out there, I believe that the flamingo is natures idiot. I have never encountered an animal that just instantly strikes me as stupid, except for this weird looking bird. It may be its color or even the way it is shaped but when I walk near one I swear I can feel my IQ dropping.

Come in Come back It is cold outside We wouldn’t want You to catch a chill Now would I There is no reason To venture outside I have everything You could ever want Or ever desire Shut the door behind you It is dark out there It is scary and unknown You must beware Don’t you know I am just trying To keep you safe Like a good mother would It is dangerous out there Dark and twisted So don’t even think For a moment That is where you belong You belong here Safe inside Where the light always shines Don’t walk away Never leave me behind Don’t you understand You need me You are mine If you wont shut the door Then I sure will It will never open again I may sound mean but I swear My fragile love It is for the best The outside world Isn’t for people like you So shut the door And leave your Silly imagination behind I have all you could ever want But the freedom of the wind And a world unknown

So it has been a long year for me and my family. With good and bad happenings. We went to go see Lance Armstrong race at the AmGen in Sacramento. I got to stand right next to him. Basically my year was full of trips, our RV trip to Las Vegas being one of the first for my mom’s 50 birthday. It didn’t work quite as well as we wanted but in hindsight was all right. It had its goods and bads. Mojave, Death Valley, and Las Vegas. it was interesting all five of us in an RV. I don’t think I would or could do it again. ...