First, but definitely not last

Finish
Originally uploaded by Polish Carpetlayer.

This is me, Michelle, finishing 4th in my age group (of 23) in my first triathlon. As it was the one of the most exciting things I´ve ever done, it won´t be my last.

My uncle Mark did a shorter Triathlon event the day I did mine. He finished 2nd in his age group. We are both inspired and in full spirits.

Right now, however, I have to finish this bottle of Coca Cola en Machu Picchu, catch a train back to Cusco and finish our trip to Peru, wich is proving to be the second-most exciting thing we´ve done this year.

Stay tuned!

~Michelle

What Happened to the Economy?

It's been a while since I last posted. Things are going well for Michelle and I, but not so good for a lot of people out there. We've all read the news and heard stories about friends, family and acquaintances running into hard financial times. Just a couple years ago everyone was talking about how much value there house had gone up. Things have changed a ton. Today there are foreclosures signs all over. So what the hell happened? Listening to the news sometimes makes you feel like you have to have a degree in economics to understand. That's where this interesting video comes into the picture. Check it out. It's a bit long (about 11 minutes), but it's worth a viewing. It explains, in an entertaining and interesting way, how this all came about. It makes sense. I know it's not the whole story, but it's a pretty important part of it.



The Crisis of Credit Visualized from Jonathan Jarvis on Vimeo.