Friday in San Diego began early with a run along the water. My training plan called for 400m intervals but there wasn’t a[n open-to-the-public] track around for miles. Fortunately the sidewalk in front of the San Diego County Administration Center (Waterfront Park) happened to be almost exactly 400m long (with a little extra room toContinue reading “San Diego Day 2”
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San Diego Day 1
A few weeks ago Katie had a conference in San Diego, so I tagged along and set up some business meetings for Smart OES. We headed out Wednesday evening and that night we had two surprises: Now that we are on the East Coast, it takes much longer to fly to the West Coast thanContinue reading “San Diego Day 1”
Traveling in Switzerland
Quite often people ask me for advice when they are traveling to Switzerland. Given that I lived there for two years, it is embarrassing how little I know about the country but following are the travel suggestions I usually make. First, a few notes about Switzerland in general: It is just so incredibly full ofContinue reading “Traveling in Switzerland”
Doctors in Action
On a flight yesterday I had front row seats to watch two physicians spring into action. An elderly lady in my row fainted when she stood up to go to the bathroom. There was an immediate call over the intercom for any physicians, nurses, or medics on board. Within seconds, two passenger doctors were byContinue reading “Doctors in Action”
Tarheel 4 Miler Race Report
Last weekend I took second in my age group on a very hilly Tarheel 4 Miler course. This was my second year running this race and I was pleased with the improvement in performance. Last year unfortunately my GPS watch wasn’t working so, while I had a baseline time (29:03), I didn’t have any moreContinue reading “Tarheel 4 Miler Race Report”
Spring in Chapel Hill
There’s no other way to describe it: spring in Chapel Hill is paradise. Cool evenings, warm days, some April showers, but mostly sunny – this is the stuff! It reminds me of summers in Lausanne, except that it’s not summer yet and there isn’t the same feeling of kids off from school, summer vacation/holidays, etc.Continue reading “Spring in Chapel Hill”
Should Your Kid Be Allowed to Play Football?
The football world was rocked this week when Chris Borland, a promising, young linebacker for the SF 49ers, decided to retire rather than risk lifelong injury. As more and more evidence has been mounting that repeated head trauma (even when protected by a helmet) can have a lifelong, cumulative effect, this early retirement calls theContinue reading “Should Your Kid Be Allowed to Play Football?”
Fittest Entrepreneur Again
Last Saturday I won my second consecutive Houston Fittest Entrepreneur Challenge! That turns out not to be very impressive as there weren’t many entrepreneurs competing this year, but I still took second among all male competitors and improved on my performance from last year, so I feel very good about the results. This year’s eventContinue reading “Fittest Entrepreneur Again”
BBQ and Fitness in Houston
I spent the last week in Houston for business but, of course, managed to pack in social, culinary, and fitness adventures a plenty! The culinary highlight by far was my first visit to Killen’s BBQ, which has taken the Houston BBQ scene by storm over the last two years. To be honest I was prettyContinue reading “BBQ and Fitness in Houston”
Weekend Getaway to Abingdon, VA
This weekend I spirited Katie away on a surprise trip to Abingdon, Virginia. She has been working hard on her master’s thesis so deserves a little R&R – even if I have to impose it on her! We stayed at the Martha Washington Inn, which began in the 19th century as a women’s boarding school,Continue reading “Weekend Getaway to Abingdon, VA”