more pics

the waterfalls were ridiculously amazing.  this one is nevada falls, if i am remembering correctly.

scout got a bloody nose, and being the hardcore male nurse that i am...i sprang into action.  it was kind of sweet...she let me pinch her nose pretty hard to stop the bleeding.

more yosemite pics

 

yosemite

had a great time in yosemite with bethany's folks, her sisters and fa

mily, and the browns as well.  i especially had fun with my niece scout, who is my kind of girl....constan

tly wanting to run "faster, faster!" and jump off of rocks with no regard for what lies below.  we did half dome among other beautiful hikes, and spent a lot of time hanging out around the campfire. 

these two are on the road into the yosemite valley, with half dome in between us. very serious business.  i actually got out of the car and ran into the valley from this point....very beautiful.  this place is totally amazing.


this is us on top of half dome.  

me, sporting my socks/sandals 1-2 punch fashion innovation. i have no idea where the other 13 people on the camping trip were at the time of this picture.

scout, bethany and "aunt daniel" as she calls me, next to some of the giant sequoias.

got a new home.

we are now moved into a new apartment on the other side of the mission district, the same neighborhood we have been living in.  it is awesome!  sunny, underground parking, heated pool...these are hard to come by in this city. anyway, i'll try to post some pictures when bethany and i can finally get organized. it is a liiiiitle bit ridiculous right now...but we are having fun going through our stuff and getting rid of things we don't need.  i am feeling nourished by the sunshine and cool breeze, the company of my wife (of 4 years this thursday!) and the aftermath of a 7 a.m. swim in the 53 degree water of the aquatic park with my dear friend adam this morning.

also exciting....i am going to start brewing my own kombucha this week.  i will DEFINITELY post pictures of that.

new address:

240 dolores st. 

#323

san francisco, ca

94103

triathlon pics

this is me, intimidating all of my competitors with my long hair, slightly-too-small flannel, and skull & crossbone socks. (or...maybe i just look constipated?)

dude, that swim was hard. i am running 0.05 miles per hour here.
crossing the finish line for the highly coveted 87th place.
cheers to a race well done. it was so great doing this race together with Jason, not just the race itself...but also the support leading up to it, and knowing that someone else is training as hard as you are. we are looking forward to our next tri together!

lots of new stuff

dude, lots of new stuff happening.

on may 18, i completed an olympic distance triathlon in auburn, ca with my bro in law jason...1.5 kilometer swim, 40 kilometer bike, 10 kilometer run. 100 degree heat. suicidal ideation during the race = positive. actually, in all honesty i think i miiiight be addicted to this triathlon thing. it is an exhilarating feeling to push the limits of my body to new heights; not to mention that i love all three activities. my dear friend adam was there to cheer us on. he has been my training partner for several months now; i DEFINITELY wouldn't have trained as hard as i did if it weren't for him. i'll post pictures soon.

we graduated! May 15, bethany, my mom (sherry) and i all received our MSN (master's of science in nursing). the local papers even did a story on us! in fact, doing that and one other interview was a great way to bring a (near) close to the last 3 years of frenetic life-pace. it was a great exercise to reflect on the simple truth that has taken us down this path and sustained us : we are attempting to follow Jesus with our lives, to labor and strain for a more just, whole and beautiful world, giving our lives to the oppressed and marginalized in the work that we do.
i look forward to a season of refocusing, of recovering parts of this vision we may have lost sight of.

we will be moving to a new apartment here in the same neighborhood in the mission district this week. it's close to dolores park on a tree lined street, with coffee shops and cafes in abundance. it should be fun.

that's it for now. peace.

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.