girmander

It's kinda of weird seing us in alpha order now that we're (or going to be in as of july...) our 20's. i think the last time we took a photo like this was when i was still in grade school. it makes me think of how far we've come. and how little time we have to have opportunities like this again (sob!) i do have to say we've been pretty much the abnormal. no kids, not even married yet (well.. that'll change as of july too). maybe, we all still have peter pan syndrome (well i do - i'm pretty sure other share the same sentiment as well :D)

my sister was remarking to my mother that they'll have to do this all over again for graduate degrees. yam and sassybat are in the throws of grad school. i will be going back to finish (when the job reimburses) and then it's junjiet to finish undergrad and to go back. i found that hilarious. i'm sure a couple of us will be pursuing phD's so, they may have to do this yet a 3rd time.

already, all of us are departing the mothership. sassybat is on the west coast and yam is in a different state. muki will be moving to a different city and then there are 2.

luckily i'm not talking about an LV. but i am talking about my new sweet ride...

i couldn't help it. clancy called my name. i had to have her. i mean i almost thought about this. isn't it the cutest? my ride should be assembled and converted (i am having them make my front wheel quick release) in time for the weekend to tool around in for comfest and pride. yay!

i'm slowly reassembling my practice. it's actually alot harder this time around with all the running and biking i do. not to mention my hamstrings are short to begin with. sunday i went mountain biking on my mmountain bike finally. i'd been using my mountain bike as a commuter bike, so i figure i should use it for what it's intended for. needless to say, my body was f*ed up yesterday and today. i'm going to try to run a recovery run (~3mi) and maybe lift. we'll see how far i get.

~ 1 /12 weeks until cali!

i'm sure that most people have read that warren buffet is giving away $40 bill of his wealth. with $37 bill going to the melinda and bill gates foundation. big whoop right? i mean c'mon this guy is some rich dude. he *should* give it away. hmm... yes. but this man is definitely my hero.

some of you may or may not know, i received a BS in economics. and in some respects, econ is still my first love when it comes to what interests me. still to this day i think alan greenspan is damn near a god. and i've always admired the open ceo letters warren buffet writes yearly - they're informative and mostly written in a conversational style. not only that, when i read "millionare next door" that really cinched it. this man drives a 2001 lincoln town car signature with license plates that read "thrifty". he is definitely not your typcal CEO.

so when i heard on NPR today that he was giving away damn near 91% of his wealth. i was definitely imppressed. but, what imppresed me the most was the article that the NYT wrote about him this afternoon aptly titled "Buffet Always Planned to Give Away His Billions".

Warren Buffett, the billionaire investor and executive, said today that he never seriously considered doing anything with his $40 billion fortune except giving it all away.

"I think Warren will not only be known as the world's greatest investor, but the world's greatest investor for good," said Mr. Gates

wow and well said. he is definitely a secret yogi. namaste warren. namaste.