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San Antonio

Derek — Wed, 04 Feb 2009 01:55:25 +0000

I went down to San Antonio this past weekend. John talked me into doing a duatholon with him. I had to borrow a bike and helmet. I didn’t do much smiling after we took a before-race photo together, but I did finish with a respectable time for somebody that hasn’t touched a bicycle in almost 6 years.

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A Sad Day…

Derek — Sun, 30 Nov 2008 05:08:11 +0000

Beth’s mother passed away on Nov 12 due to complications arising from Multiple Sclerosis.

We’ve set up a memorial fund with the National MS Society.

Janet Priolo Memorial Fund

Janet Priolo

Random Travel Photos

Derek — Wed, 03 Sep 2008 16:12:31 +0000

I thought I would put up a link to some random photos of my travels around the world.

Welcome to the new blog

Derek — Tue, 02 Sep 2008 02:44:45 +0000

I’m switching my blog over to new software. I’m hoping to get the old posts transferred over soon. Let me know what you think of the new look.

China Vacation 2008

Derek — Thu, 08 May 2008 15:45:00 +0000

Here are some pics from our vacation to China. We were gone for 2 weeks and visited Shanghai, Xi’an, Beijing, Hong Kong, and Macau. It was a great trip. Now we need a vacation to recover from our vacation!

Crossfit Sydney

Derek — Tue, 04 Mar 2008 08:56:00 +0000

What should you do when you’re jetlagged and have been up for 36+ hours? Go get a kick-ass workout of course! I dropped in to see Andrew and the fine folks at Crossfit Sydney this afternoon. It was a tough workout. Double Unders and Clean and Jerks (hanging): 5 min, 3 min, 1 min for reps. Believe me, cleaning the bar is not as easy as it sounds after doing 5 minutes of double unders.

Look at that beautiful double under form.

That was a great workout. I can’t wait to come back and try it again tommorrow.

Hello Sydney

Derek — Tue, 04 Mar 2008 04:28:00 +0000

So I arrived in Sydney this morning at 8AM local time. It took a little over a day of flying to get here. RDU - DFW - LAX - SYD. I’m staying at the Intercontinental hotel which is nice, if a little pricey. Unfortunately my room wasn’t ready when I arrived so I headed over to a nearby park to pass the time.

When I made it back to the hotel, my room was ready and it was worth the wait. I have an awesome view of the opera house and the harbor (not to mention the room itself isn’t too shabby either).

1st year anniversary

Derek — Mon, 18 Jun 2007 18:51:00 +0000

Beth and I recently celebrated our 1 year anniversary on June 3rd. Time flies when you’re having fun!

BVI Photos

Derek — Wed, 02 May 2007 02:11:00 +0000

Beth and I just got back from a great vacation in the BVI’s. We spent 9 days sailing around the islands with 10 friends on 2 38′ catamarans. We can’t wait to go back, even if Paladino comes along again

Christmas & New Years 2006 Pics

Derek — Tue, 06 Mar 2007 19:44:00 +0000