Life's a Beach....
...especially in southern California...
Finally made it to 'la-la-Land' on an uneventful Jet Blue flight to Long Beach Airport. I watched the “Deer Hunter” with Robert De Niro and Christopher Walken on my notebook on the way over. Quite paradoxical, that I was 'forced' to listen to Cindy Sheehan's anti-war rhetoric as I embarked the plane.....Yeah, she happened to be on the same flight and was making a vociferous (and very annoying) point out of exercising her first amendment right while yapping away on her cell phone.....Don't get me wrong; I empathize the loss of her son who made the ultimate sacrifice in Iraq.....On the other hand, I loath the way she so publicly discredits those who still serve to lead, to protect and to keep us free from harm.......
On a more positive note, it is great being back in the Golden State! I still nourish many a memory from when I lived and worked here back in the late 90s....Wildflower and Alcatraz triathlons fondly come to mind......but more on that some other time.
I felt like royalty when I spotted my beautiful little daughter (all 2 1/2 feet of her!) standing at the entry gate with a huge sign that said: "Welcome, Pappa - We missed you....!!" And when she ran towards me with open arms yelling: "Pappa! Pappa!" - nothing in this whole world could have mattered more to me.....Right then and there it felt great to be alive.....
Today was Thursday December 20th.....and another day in the life of 'espenUSA' without any strenuous physical exercise. To be honest, I just didn't feel like sweating today. Instead, I went for a long, fresh walk with my daughter Tuva-Helene Yanli on Seal Beach.....It was windy and fresh there.....a few kites were flying high and I just rejuvenated my senses in the presence of my child.
But tomorrow is a day for rejuvenation of both body and soul. I'm planning to go for a long run around mid-day. It'll be the first one in more than 1 1/2 week.....Looking forward to seing the Pacific from the coastline. Yeah, life's a beach - especially here in beautiful southern California.....
Later'On folks. I hope this note finds you relaxed and well as Christmas is soon upon us.
In sports,
Espen
Finally made it to 'la-la-Land' on an uneventful Jet Blue flight to Long Beach Airport. I watched the “Deer Hunter” with Robert De Niro and Christopher Walken on my notebook on the way over. Quite paradoxical, that I was 'forced' to listen to Cindy Sheehan's anti-war rhetoric as I embarked the plane.....Yeah, she happened to be on the same flight and was making a vociferous (and very annoying) point out of exercising her first amendment right while yapping away on her cell phone.....Don't get me wrong; I empathize the loss of her son who made the ultimate sacrifice in Iraq.....On the other hand, I loath the way she so publicly discredits those who still serve to lead, to protect and to keep us free from harm.......
On a more positive note, it is great being back in the Golden State! I still nourish many a memory from when I lived and worked here back in the late 90s....Wildflower and Alcatraz triathlons fondly come to mind......but more on that some other time.
I felt like royalty when I spotted my beautiful little daughter (all 2 1/2 feet of her!) standing at the entry gate with a huge sign that said: "Welcome, Pappa - We missed you....!!" And when she ran towards me with open arms yelling: "Pappa! Pappa!" - nothing in this whole world could have mattered more to me.....Right then and there it felt great to be alive.....
Today was Thursday December 20th.....and another day in the life of 'espenUSA' without any strenuous physical exercise. To be honest, I just didn't feel like sweating today. Instead, I went for a long, fresh walk with my daughter Tuva-Helene Yanli on Seal Beach.....It was windy and fresh there.....a few kites were flying high and I just rejuvenated my senses in the presence of my child.
But tomorrow is a day for rejuvenation of both body and soul. I'm planning to go for a long run around mid-day. It'll be the first one in more than 1 1/2 week.....Looking forward to seing the Pacific from the coastline. Yeah, life's a beach - especially here in beautiful southern California.....
Later'On folks. I hope this note finds you relaxed and well as Christmas is soon upon us.
In sports,
Espen
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