30 December 2018 - Dana Point to San Clemente State Beach, CA, USA

In a few days I, the girlfriend, and a few others will rein in the new year with a concert at the Exchange LA dance club. We are going to go rave to Jeffery Stutoious (formerly of Dash Berlin). I am a little reticent about going as I don't like "clubbing". However, I am forcing myself to go and to get out of my comfort zone. It's going to be a good time and I know it. Let's go for a run...

My next race is at the start of February so I need to keep up with my running training. Today I went exploring at Dana Point State Beach and San Clemente Pier. I only wanted to run 4 miles but ended up with a round trip of 10. It was just too beautiful outside:

28 December 2019 - Denver, CO, USA

Some years I look at my travel and have to make a tough decision to make what is called a Mileage Run (MR). It is where you take a flight somewhere and back for the sole purpose of earning frequent traveler status. This year I found myself about 400 miles short of Delta Platinum. While I am saddened to lose my top Diamond status, I might still have an international trip or two next year. Platinum will at least make those long flights a little more bearable.

I started my MR by visiting Red Rocks Amphitheater. Many of my favorite bands and artists have played here and I also know of it to be a nice hiking spot too. Having never visited, I took the opportunity to finally go.

Later on in the day I met up with my awesome step-brother John and headed out for some exploring of Downtown Denver.

We spent our time at one of these newfangled Arcade Bars popular with people from my 80s generation. It feels both weird and fun to play Pacman and drink whiskey. After we got our fill of games we went out for some pizza. What a fun evening!

The picture is blurry on purpose to simulate how I felt at the time. - Pretty Good

17 December 2018 - Eau Claire, WI

December is always an odd month for me at work. My customers have training budgets that are expiring and I have vacation days that I want to use. I've had a lack of work travel for the last few months so I decided to take this opportunity. Wisconsin at the start of winter is definitely a huge contrast to Puerto Rico and Home (Cali) but I try to keep an open mind. It was cold but reminded me of Ohio winters.

I enjoyed some midwest BBQ too! Overall it was a nice business trip.

7 December, 2018 - Puerto Rico - USA

I've been visiting Puerto Rico on and off since 2012. Last year they had a major Hurricane which resulted in all kinds of problems from rolling blackouts to a loss of general services. I have friends who live on the Island. They keep me up to date how things are going.

This year, as a birthday present for mi novia, I decided on a half week trip at the end of hurricane season. It ended up being a great trip.

We spent some time sampling the food and drinks in San Juan, visited the Cueva Ventana, the massive radio dish in Arecibo, and took a nice road trip to the northwest part of the island (Isabella). Here are some of the highlight photos.

Remember Goldeneye 007? https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=6HFkF8904Uw

Cada Bicardi