“Summer days, summer nights are gone
I know a place where there’s still something going on”
— Bob Dylan
Month: September 2014
Hurling!
In August we were introduced to hurling during our trip to Ireland. It’s hard to describe in words but it’s the filled with non stop action, amazing agility and team work and fantastic goals.
The All Ireland semi-final games were being played and we became hooked. We watched the semifinals matches, bought our own sticks and played a backyard game with Lauren’s cousins.
It’s really an amazing game.
Today was the All Ireland Final — Kilkenny vs Tipperary.
Kilkenny is basically like the Yankees (except this league is amateur, not professional). They have a history of winning these finals. They say in Ireland that Kilkenny children are born a hurley in their hand.
Tipp was the challenger.
Comcast didn’t broadcast the game but we found the match online here. After punching in my credit card we had access to the game. We streamed it to our big screen tv via AirPlay. Worked like a charm.
The match was fantastic. An overview of the game here as well as these awesome tweets.
It ended in a tie. I love that they will just play a rematch in a few weeks and didn’t resort to sudden death or a shoot out.
The rematch is on Sept 27th.
I can’t wait.
Concord, Massachusetts. September 2014.
One day if I go to heaven…I’ll look around and say “It ain’t bad, but it ain’t San Francisco” — Herb Caen
I was in San Francisco for the last few days.
There is so much going in startup land within the South of Market district of San Francisco. New ideas are bouncing off the walls and you can feel the desire, ambition and passion on every corner.
It’s infectious.
But getting out of SoMa is something I truly appreciate. The part of SF that is quiet, mysterious and reflective.
I’m glad I could catch up with friends and see both sides of such a special city.
James
And I press the shutter in those moments that move my heart
Hideaki Hamada
The trip
I travel a ton for my work.
As I write this post I’m on a plane headed to San Francisco for a few days. It’s very much a business trip but hopefully will see some friends as well. I still consider SF our home after all these years.
As the kids get older we’ve also been able to travel more as a family. It’s just easier now to deal with longer flights and go places. The August trip was a true test in many ways. We were in close quarters for many weeks and on the move every few days.
But the one trip I haven’t done is with just my dad and my brother. We have talked about it a few times over the years but never committed.
We just fixed that and booked our trip. Next month, the three of us are going to New Mexico and I couldn’t be happier about that.
Summer 2014.