Boogieboarding

I must say it was pretty surreal waking up yesterday and reading about impending snow storms and freezing cold in New York and Chicago -- and then heading out to the beach in Bolinas to watch the kids boogieboard and (attempt to) surf. That's the thing about NorCal: you have a bunch of cold, damp, rainy days and then out of nowhere: 70, blue skies and picture perfect days. That is what we experienced yesterday and it looks like it's going to carry though for the rest of the week.

Having weather like this in the heart of Winter is something that never grows old; it remains a novelty, even nearly three plus years into my stint here in the Bay Area. I guess that's what happens when you grow up a cold weather Kid.

By the way, the kids were in the water for a total of maybe ten minutes. The 53 degree water proved to be a bit too much. Still a terrific day on the beach (I ran there from Stinson Beach; a terrific seven mile jaunt alongside the Bolinas lagoon).

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In TV news, the new season of 24 starts tonight; man am I excited though it better be good. The last season, which I Think hearlkens bak to 2007, was pretty lousy and if they don't step it up I think this will be the last we see of Mr. Bauer.

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I've got a ton of new great new music. The most interesting one by far is the new Gaslight Anthem. This is a Jersey punk band that sounds like a cross between Bruce Springsteen and The Clash. Very good stuff.

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I am starting to become a twitter addict (once again, I am at howardsol). The coolest part if following tech reporters and cognescenti, both groups of which have interesting things to report, to the extent that you can report something in 140 characters or less. Hoever, by far the coolest part is following Lance as he prepares for his 2009 season. He tweets reports along with pictures and it appears as if he's pretty addicted to it; if you aren't on Twitter and are a cycling enthusiast, it's worth joining just to follow Lance.