Life & Personal

Crossed the threshold: triceps now the weak link after 105 pushups in 8 minutes - new fitness milestone achieved.

Week 3, Day 1: 99 pushups in 6 minutes despite soreness - running routine adding leg workouts to the mix.

Vancouver by train: four hours along the coast, bald eagles, restaurants, models on every street - perfect getaway city.

Day 3, Week 2: 79 pushups in 12 minutes - 11 more than last week; consistent progress tracking improvement.

Great action movie, but an honest account of what a broken nose actually feels like - and it's nothing like Hollywood glamorizes.

68 pushups in 12 minutes proves the training program works: even fatigued, you're stronger than when you started the week.

Six-week program claims you'll hit 100 consecutive pushups with just 3 sessions weekly. Starting at 17, the test begins.

A penguin flew in this surprisingly excellent advertisement with music swapped in after the original audio was lost.

Paragliding Mount Tiger for Emma's birthday: only 5-10 minutes airborne, but a memory that lasts forever.

Four-inch spider rearing up inside glass, screeching profanities - definitely not your garden-variety house guest.

Cafe Besalu in Seattle bakes croissants nearly as good as France - worth the drive to Ballard.

Indiana Jones movies hide Star Wars references: Club Obi Wan, identical Millennium Falcon engine sounds.

Jamie and Adam from MythBusters appeared on CSI Las Vegas - yes, we're definitely geeks for noticing.

French croissants are light, flaky, buttery. Ours are dense, greasy lead weights - there's no comparison.

A week in South France: Monaco supercars, Bandol wine region, Juan-les-Pins yachts, and jet-lag adventures.

Heading to Startup School this weekend - if you're there, email me.

Skagit Valley Tulip Festival with overheating brakes, sparse color, daffodils, and a 15-foot trebuchet.

Flying to Ohio, San Francisco, then France while juggling a full-time job, side projects, and haircuts.

This week's menu: fresh veggies, no fried food, no processed stuff - eating clean and simple matters.

New Mexico trip: Grandma's 80th surprise party, sopapillas, and rediscovering childhood memories.