Marcos' Nikumi (2 Stripe) Karate Test

Marcos passed his test yesterday, so he now has two orange stripes on his white belt. Two more tests until he has his orange belt. Way to go, Marcos!

Products that Fit your Principles

I found this site via a podcast: http://www.goodguide.com/. Good Guide lets you rate products according to how they meet a variety of criteria. I haven't looked at it a lot but it looks interesting.

Here's a podcast about Good Guide, which I haven't yet listened to.

Another Nice Route

Now that the weather's nicer, I'm not so terrified of going over the Second Narrows Bridge. Just scared. Here's another interesting route.

Stanley Park Loop

Here's the Google Map of my Stanley Park loop. It's just over 9 km long. When I have more time I'll annotate it a bit more.

Stanley Park, Three Laps, Each One Faster

The headline tells almost all of it. The missing part is that I did the first lap faster than I think I've ever gone before: 17 minutes flat. The next two were 16:55 and 16:40. I'm feeling the effort now, and I suspect tomorrow I'll feel it even more.

Soccer 2009

Marc's having fun at soccer this year. He plays where the old Empire Bowl was, near our house. Here are some pictures from two different days. The pictures are deliberately framed to show Marc playing soccer in the sun and in the shadow of the north shore mountains.

Yes, This One's Close to Us

The Vancouver high school in the news today is close to us. I passed all the media trucks parked outside on my way home from my PMP course today. It would be Marc's high school if he were in the English program (and in high school already)...