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I ride a bike to work and back most days and though it can be tedious some days, it’s still fun most of the time. I have this cruiser bike and I had thought it might not be possible to ride it with no hands after my initial experiments failed miserably. When I was a kid I was able to ride a 10 speed with no hands with not much effort. It turns out, though, that I just needed a bit of practice! I have now begun riding as much as possible with no hands. I can sometimes make it for several blocks down my street before a dangerous intersection makes it pretty vital to use my hands for my own safety. Schweeeet! I ride among cars pretty much every time I’m out so I have to be careful, but I’m getting better at it all the time.

I had seen demos of PhotoBooth and knew pretty much how it worked but had never actually tried it out until this morning. It’s a crazy amount of fun! I’m pretty much an expert already, too. Take a look…

Vida and I took a stroll out on the Embarcadero the other night and I took a few pictures. This one’s my favorite.

I’m back from my honeymoon and I learned a few things while away…

• Beautiful tropical islands really are pretty breathtakingly beautiful.
• Relaxing is very nice but can get old after awhile.
• Reading books is fun and I should do it more often.
• The English language seems to be as close to a universal language as exists in the world, as sad as that is.
• The food where we live may just be the best in the world. We are generally at least a little disappointed everywhere else we go.
• My French still sucks.
• Taking a boat directly to and from the airport is pretty neat. Taking a helicopter directly between two hotels would be even neater (maybe next time).
• Bathing with flower petals is cool but makes a big mess afterwards.
• California-made wine is on restaurant menus even in French Polynesia. Crazy!

Now that I’m back in the real world it’s time to get back to all the things I was doing before I got all busy.