Home again, home at last, and home for GOOD!!! It's soooooooooo great to be back. Colorado is the best place on Earth; it has everything. Beautiful country, four real seasons, plenty of sunshine, and most importantly, family!

The boys helped unpack some of my stuff from Berkeley, and were really excited to help assemble the speaker system. Once it was up, Owen politely demanded that we play something REALLY LOUD. Hm, maybe some Earth, Wind & Fire? No, that was too mellow for Owen, even at full volume. "Um, Nick," he asked, "can we please play something LOUDER? Something REALLY LOUD?"

Well, Owen must be my nephew indeed, because he wasn't satisfied until we had hardcore techno blasting at full volume. He and Lincoln ate it up.







He's just a regular little raver, isn't he?







Not sure why, but Owen loved this move. Some kind of "fighting Irish" pose, which he would hold while running around the room.


Lincoln looks a little worried about "fighting Irish" Owen.


Lincoln doesn't need such intense dance moves; he jives in his own way.

The other news of the day is that my road bike, nearly the victim of an unfortunate car accident, survived to ride again! Accordingly, this bike is named The Phoenix, as it rose from the splintered ashes of its former self. It used to be a Tri bike, but has been converted to road setup to be my daily trainer. The new Ceepo should be coming in on Tuesday or Wednesday, and will get built up in a week or two. Stay tuned for those pictures. Until then, I present in all its glory, The Phoenix:





That's all for now, kids. Love Love,

Nick