experiment

so for forty days, i and some others in our community up here are doing some experiments in truth.

for forty days:
*i will restrict all use of the internet except for essential schoolwork, email and my own personal blog (no online TV shows, wikipedia, other blogs, news, etc.)

*i will sleep for at least 7 hours each day/night, no matter what it takes

*i will meditate & deep breathe for 10 minutes each day

i hope to restore my center during this time...life's rhythms have thrown me pretty out of whack lately.

my sister carrie had her baby a few weeks ago; she's a beautiful baby girl named violet grace prince.

i am about to start an advanced critical care training course at work...which i am pretty excited about.

i am still hard at work training for my triathlon in may....found a new bike on craigslist which is doin me just fine, although i must confess, i have plans to do some mini-stakeouts on 16th & Mission, the purported spot for selling hot bikes.

the continued sunshine is restoring my soul, making me feel alive these days. just biked to sausalito yesterday, one of the clearer days i have seen in this area...sometime i have got to take a camera with me.

the US death toll in Iraq recently reached 4,000....a fraction of the numbers for iraqi civillians. please stop. washing a country in blood will not yield peace. please, no more.

bummer.

my new road/triathlon bike got stolen last night. snap. the feeling that someone was able to break into our garage and steal my bike is a bit disquieting. oh well, i guess i'll go out and get another one. another opportunity to support pedal revolution, a local, nonprofit bike shop that gives vocational training to at risk folks; however, i'd rather not make it a monthly tradition (bikes are pricey these days!).


sis carrie had her third baby two days ago; a perfect, healthy little girl named violet grace. looking forward to seeing my new niece in a few days. carrie had her totally naturally (at the hospital) the way that she wanted to...rock'n'roll.

more good news: bethany's mandolin and guitar are both fixed and in perfect condition, so we are starting to play music together...super fun.

hit a stall in my creative energy these days. thank you, irrelevant, petty and soul-sapping accounting and health systems classes. soon the pain of this master's program will be over. we have started dreaming about what might be next...stuff like learning tropical medicine and agriculture while we finish putting our school debt out of its misery. i'm excited about how the next few years are going to unfold.

that's the update for now.

peace.