Zosima’s Blog

Kathryn, Carter, and I tried to get in the Guinness Book of World Records for participating in the longest line of air rafts. I don’t think we quit made the record, unfortunately. We were part of the contingent from the sailing club, and they are always doing something fun. It was a crazy scene, and we had fun.

Update 8/1/2008 - News coverage here.

I was a little late in posting this, but Mark and Cora invited us to celebrate Izak’s first birthday with them at Zachary’s Playground. Izak is so much fun! I posted some pictures of the birthday boy in is own Album

Well, in preparation for Carter I have been scraping ceilings and burying myself in spackle dust. No son of mine will have a popcorn ceiling in their bedroom! The room is all primed, ready for paint on the ceiling, maybe another primer coat on the walls. These walls were very beat-up and it took awhile to smooth them out also. I now have the blog and will keep mentioning home improvements here. Older stuff can still be found in my website archive.

Sailing is still a blast. Yesterday, for the first time, I did not come in last in one race! It must have been good luck that Kathy come along to support me. I came in last the rest of the races, but I still had lots of fun.

No pictures this time, as Kathy has been busy taking care of / getting ready for the baby. However, for the last two weekends, I have participated in the Sailing club Regattas. Its been a blast! The kids are kicking my butt, but I am watching them and trying to learn to do what they do. Moreover, we have had so much wind that I have been tipping the boats over! With sufficient wind, I can tell you that hiking out is every bit as fun as it looks.

The only downside of sailing so far is that I have to do it alone. I would really like to get a cabin boat and share the experience with Kathy and Carter. Budget is fairly limited for now, but I admit I am looking through Craigslist for a boat, particularly a San Juan 21. If you are looking for a vehicle, you should check out this mash-up. It gets bonus points for being the only mash-up that 1) is useful 2) does not use google maps

I have found a cool site called http://www.mapmytri.com that lets me map my workouts. Gotta love the mash-up. You can see my profile on the site. I am looking to integrate a workout RSS feed. Here is my usual bike route:

I was a bit slow in blogging this, but on June 28th I went to Mid-Ohio to watch vintage car racing. Even better, I was joined by just about my whole family! I had previously seen vintage races with my dad (including a great trip to Laguna Seca for the Monterey Historic races and the Pebble Beach Concours d’Elegance in 2002). I also been to Mid-Ohio and Watkins Glen with my Uncle Tom. This was unique in that it was the first time I got to share it with my mom, as well as my Uncle Bob, Aunt Margot, and cousin Laura. As if that wasn’t enough, I also got to go camping with my brother Marc, his wife Shannon, and dog Tius! It was a great weekend, the downpour we got caught in did not damper my spirits.