Arrillaga nice

I had a great workout at Arrillaga gym today. I mainly worked pecs with benching and cable cross-overs. On the bench I built up to 10 reps of 150 pounds. This is not my best, but pretty good for having not lifted in a while and last weeks sickness that left my muscles fatigue for…

A Rough Run

I went on a run today for the first time in awhile (first a ski trip and then the sickness). I felt up to it, but I withered about 32 minutes in and wrapped it up at 36 minutes. On top of the anguish of feeling like crap, I forgot that my new shoes were…

Light snow

Tiger Mountain in Issaquah at Sun Down by Karin, Issaquah. I found this gorgous scene on KOMO TV’s weather photos page. I wish I could be at home to experience the winter wonderland. In fact, it’s still snowy and cold in Seattle. My mom told me light snow fell for about 3 hours this afternoon…

Getting Better

The best news of the day is that I am starting to feel better. I hope the peak of the illness was last night. I felt so fatigued it was tough to get up for anything. After many hours of sleep and more rest this afternoon, I think my health is on the upswing. Maybe,…

Back in Cali

Winter break is officially over. Today was the first day of classes of the Spring semester. I went to one law school class in the morning and it was rough getting up for a class starting at 8 am (I think I’m going to have to drop it). The other two classes I went to…

Break

The portion of my winter break at home is coming to an end. It was a relaxing time and nice to spend some time with family. Tomorrow I head out to Whistler for some skiing and then fly back to Palo Alto to start the Spring semester of law school. It looks like there will…

Tamar

My niece Tamar is now over 4 months old. She is well mannered with little crying and annoyingness. Maybe it’s because my sister is on top of the mom job. Here is a recent photo: In other news, my brother-in-law came over with a chainsaw and we cut the tree downed by the tree service…

Holiday Dinner

Yesterday my mom and I drove over to my sister Karen’s house in Maple Valley for a holiday dinner. Her husband cooked a great meal, featuring some tasty duck and the desserts were also excellent. I especially liked my sister’s apple crisp, mmmmm…. I enjoyed seeing my niece Tamar, who is now over 4 months…

Stevens Pass

Yesterday I skied Stevens Pass and it was great. The snow conditions were good and the weather was fantastic with sunny skies for most of the day and no wind. The best part about the day was the fact that there were no lift lines. I was able to ski to my hearts content and…

Yard Work

Today I worked in the garden until it started to rain hard at 4 pm. I was able to prune the wisteria, the cherry blossom trees, and begin the work on the fruit trees. I also gathered some branches and cut up usable pieces for firewood. Tomorrow is still looking like a nice day and…