In Asheville, NC with a banjo sidewalk band!
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Tags: pictures, travel
Current Location: Asheville, NC
Current Mood: relaxed

Celebrating Wendy and Barry's wedding on a farm in the mountains, complete with Carolina-style BBQ in a barn and horseshoes. :-)
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Tags: pictures, travel
Current Location: Weaverville, NC
Current Mood: happy

An adventure to get here! But pretty cool. Wedding this afternoon down the mountain!
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Tags: pictures, travel
Current Location: Blue Ridge Mountains, NC
Current Mood: calm

It's hot. We're going uphill!
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Tags: bay to breakers, pictures, san francisco
Current Location: Hayes and Webster, San Francisco, CA
Current Mood: hot

I came home this evening to find these stashed against the railing of the staircase up to the apartment. A few stems of flowers, nicely fresh. Of course I had to look for a note, and there it was, two simple words: Just Because.

No name, no to or from. Just because someone was nice. It's nice to still see that. :-)

Thanks anonymous person. You made the evening.
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Tags: niceness, pictures, random
Current Location: San Francisco, CA
Current Mood: happy

And my feet hurt. Like whoa. My shoes were hard to kick off my feet had swollen from being up and about all day.

My back hurts a bit...I'm hoping it doesn't completely revolt tomorrow for all of that.

That is all. Must get up in ~4 hours.

Tags: disney world
Current Location: Orlando, FL
Current Mood: cheerful

Post-Illuminations. I love this place, and this view.
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Opa!
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Some fun amazing type of mojito. Sorely needed.
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I wish... :-)
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Tags: disney world, fireworks, pictures
Current Location: Magic Kingdom, Orlando, FL
Current Mood: happy

Goin' to see Brer Rabit. Brb.
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Tags: disney world, pictures
Current Location: Magic Kingdom, Orlando, FL
Current Mood: cheerful

Goin' to see Brer Rabit. Brb.
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Tags: disney world, pictures
Current Location: Magic Kingdom, Orlando, FL
Current Mood: cheerful

Eeeeeeee!
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Tags: disney world, pictures
Current Location: Magic Kingdom, Orlando, FL
Current Mood: excited

Late afternoon at Cocoa Beach. I see the shuttle launch pad off in the distance. The waves are 4-8ft, temp is 72 or so, so cool, rough play. But oh so fun.
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Tags: beach, pictures
Current Location: Cocoa Beach, FL
Current Mood: relaxed

Aboard NW222, headed for MSP as leg one of my two-leg journey today. Had a slight snafu at check-in as I walked up to Northwest, informed them that I was going to Orlando via MSP, and was told to go to Delta. Thinking the integration had progressed quickly, I did, but found out that it wasn't so. So back to NW where I was now late, but being Silver Medallion certainly does have its perks.

It's time to push, so I'm going to settle in as the only person in a hoodie in first class. Airplane breakfast soon to follow. Not sure if I should be excited or not.
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Tags: delta, flying, pictures, travel
Current Location: SFO
Current Mood: sleepy

Today is the start of National Public Health Week (or NPHW as we like to call it), and despite all my gripes about my job and everything else, I still try to be the best public healther I can be (it doesn't help that the giant diploma from Emory looks down on me every day).  So I've tried time and again to explain what public health is...well, this is a pretty good video from the American Public Health Association.

"Let’s face it – as a nation we’re not nearly as healthy as we should be. Compared to other developed nations, we’re lagging far behind.

But it doesn’t have to be this way. With your help, we can make America the healthiest nation in just one generation.

Want to know more? Watch the Healthiest Nation in One Generation video today. Share the video with your friends and family and encourage them to get involved.

America can make this the healthiest nation in one generation. We all have to do our part. What will you do?"

Have a Healthy Week!

Tags: nphw, psa, video
Current Location: San Francisco, CA
Current Mood: calm

Visiting the Japanese Tea Garden, sort of.

Tags: clipper, golden gate park, pictures
Current Location: San Francisco, CA
Current Mood: cheerful

I hate the feeling of half your face being numb because of dental work. I'm afraid to drink anything because I don't want it dribbling out of my mouth on the side that seems to have no control. Sigh. Maybe I'll take a short nap and hope it wears off.

In other news, it seems like there was some sort of mass work communication fail today, and I kinda got hauled in to explain it all. Not my problem, and if they weren't all so micro-manage-y, it probably wouldn't matter anyway.

And there are other things going on, but...meh. I feel like I'm stuck in a rut lately. Just...go to work, come home, repeat 5x, enjoy weekend, lather, rinse, repeat. Something's gotta change, at some point. Oh well. Hi, Monday. Let's hope this week doesn't suck, yeah?

Tags: dentist, life, work
Current Location: San Francisco, CA
Current Mood: half-numb

Traversing Emigrant Pass with James (terraplanner) on the way to ski at Squaw Valley! This is all sorts of pretty and exciting!
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EDIT: Crazy phones and networks...super delayed post!

Tags: california, pictures, sierras, skiing
Current Location: Emigrant Pass, CA
Current Mood: excited

Rallying before the march to City Hall before Prop 8 arguments are heard tomorrow. Commute was a little tied up and will probably be worse for people later on but I won't complain about this disruption.
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Tags: civil rights, law, pictures, same-sex marriage
Current Location: Market and Castro, San Francisco, CA
Current Mood: cold