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Archive for June, 2004

Jun
5
2004

Blowing bubbles

When things get a bit too stressful at work I do what every good red-blooded American does: a bit of shopping therapy. This time around: scuba equipment. I’ve gotten myself a brand new BC, regulator and fins. It will complement nicely the rest of my equipment: mask, snorkel and (coolest of all) dive computer. The amount of cash I spend is proportional to the level of stress, so that tells you something about how things are going (for those of you who don’t know, diving equipment is very expensive) :-)

I now have almost all the gear I need, except for a suitcase and maybe a wetsuit. I think I might be better off renting the wetsuit, since I need a different one depending on where I dive. We’ll see.

Tomorrow, I’m going to try out my new kit in Monterey. I’m all excited about it, except for the fact I have to be there at 7:30am, which means leaving home at 5:30am. Ugh. The things we do for the pleasure of being fully immersed in frigid waters.

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Jun
3
2004

The Road Not Taken

By Robert Frost

Two roads diverged in a yellow wood,
And sorry I could not travel both
And be one traveler, long I stood
And looked down one as far as I could
To where it bent in the undergrowth.

Then took the other, as just as fair,
And having perhaps the better claim,
Because it was grassy and wanted wear;
Though as for that the passing there
Had worn them really about the same.

And both that morning equally lay
In leaves no step had trodden black.
Oh, I kept the first for another day!
Yet knowing how way leads on to way,
I doubted if I should ever come back.

I shall be telling this with a sigh
Somewhere ages and ages hence:
Two roads diverged in a wood, and I–
I took the one less traveled by,
And that has made all the difference.

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Jun
3
2004

Why?

Why would you choose to leave behind comfort and certainty?

Maybe you want the see the world or take a break from your routine or learn about other cultures, maybe so you can better understand yours. Or maybe you have no good reason at all. Maybe it’s more a compulsion. An itch. A longing.

No matter, if you start thinking about it, you are ready. Just go. Travel will do your soul good.

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Jun
1
2004

Golden Gate Conservatory of Flowers

I biked to Golden Gate Park today, and went to visit the Conservatory of Flower. Last time I was there was 10 years ago when I was giving a tour of San Francisco to my parents. I got some picture of the colorful flowers inside, as well as of the nearby rose garden.

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