Footprints and Space Junk...

So-Cal Sunrise…
Our day started pre-dawn in Sacramento last Friday. While flying southbound on the SADDE6 arrival into LAX, we were treated to an amazing sunrise. The high cirro-stratus mixed with lingering smoke from the mostly-contained Station Fire created a wonderful mix of oranges contrasting with the purples of the San Gabriel Mountains as the sun behind them. I shot this image just as we passed over the Fillmore VOR.

Eight years later…
I can remember no greater horror than we saw after turning on the television early in the morning eight years ago today. I will never forget. I may never forgive.

Bodybugg update…
I just got back from the gym, where I had my second bi-weekly weigh-in. So far, by following the Bodybugg program (not the diet portion of it, I’ve been making my own food choices) and exercising at least four days a week for at least thirty minutes per day, I’m down a total of 18.25 pounds! I’ve also lost 5 and 3/4 total inches in body dimensions, none of which was in my hips (though I don’t find that strange because I’ve always built muscle in that area faster than any other). Needless to say, I’m quite pleased with myself. Another month or so and I should be somewhere near my first major milestone!

Bodgybugg…
I’ve decided it’s high time to finally do something about my weight. I’m currently at my heaviest ever. Ever. And that upsets me. I have a couple of negative personal traits that have helped me to be a horrifically efficient weight-gainer over the last seven years. First, I love food. I love to cook, I love to eat. And when I eat, I eat big. Second, I have a career where I have to wake up very early and then sit around on my rear end for most of the day. And finally, I hate the gym. I hate the narcissism, I hate the smell, and I have an aversion to pain (I injured my upper back about seven years ago in a gym and hadn’t been back since). Fortun