Arrived in San Jose last night and got to bed by midnight. Set my alarm for 5:45 AM. Wanted to get up early so I could get a decent run in before a day of meetings and business dinner. I had researched a run for Ed Levin County Park in Milpitas to Mission Peak and back. Looked like 12-14 depending … Read More
Huntington Beach
Its been so long since I’ve seen the ocean…I guess I should — Counting Crows So some combination of wanting to get the kids back to Disney and those lyrics from our Counting Crows concert a few months back inspired this trip. So we did the Disney part. Now it was time to fulfill the second part of the charter. … Read More
Thanksgiving at Disneyland 2008

Last day at Disney so we figured we ought to beat the crowds and get to the park when it opened. So we packed up everyone so we could be over there by 8 AM sharp. When we arrived, the park was practically empty as compared to prior days. A nice change! So we quickly made our way to the … Read More
Universal Studios
Kim and I have fond memories of Universal. We came here back in college during one of my internships. We drove down from San Jose and hit a variety of attractions including Disneyland and Universal. Unfortunately, that trip had a sore spot which Kim loves to remind me of. For some reason, I got sick. Some sort of stomach thing. … Read More
Christmas at Disneyland 2008

After the full day at Disney’s California Adventure, we headed across to Disneyland to catch the Christmas parade and hit a few more rides before calling it a night. While we were able to get front row for the Pixar Parade, the crowds were several deep 45 minutes before the parade began! We found a spot and settled in for … Read More