I'm studying for my driver's license right now (yes, I have to take the test), and I thought I'd share a little nugget from the California Driver's Handbook:

"Allow extra room for confused people, such as tourists."

81... jeez.... that's 65 more than my career high.  Hell, that's 17 more than my entire career!

81.  And I missed it.

On a related note, history will show that Matt Bonner once jumped higher than Kobe Bryant:


 

So, the latest Big Thing in my life: I'm now working in California. Specifically, I'm in the Bay Area... not quite Silicon Valley, but close enough to count me as part of the Brain Drain...    more »

It's been a crazy year for me - incredible how fast it's flown by.  Since my Italy trip in May, everything's been on fast-forward and I've not even had time to post anything.

There have been a lot of changes to my life over the past few months - in the coming days, I'll be posting about everything.... stay tuned!