every morning i read the paper. its interesting but i think its a waste of time. it trains my mind to be scattered, jumping from topic to topic every 30 seconds. im interested in a few topics. i want a paper that comes out on a printer and gives me mostly multi-part articles on some very specific topics. then every morning i would get the next lesson in that topic.

i went with Edie to a BBQ at Shane and Kathleen's house. it was good to see shane again, its been a few months. i learned a lot about adventure racing and the adventure racing group that shane and a friend started in portland. i ate a lot of food and had some wine. it was really nice to get a ride with edie because otherwise i wouldnt have made it out to sherwood.