http://derekfranks.net Wed, 04 Feb 2009 01:55:25 +0000 http://backend.userland.com/rss092 en 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 ... http://derekfranks.net/2009/02/san-antonio/ 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 [caption id="attachment_87" align="aligncenter" width="246" caption="Janet Priolo"][/caption] http://derekfranks.net/2008/11/a-sad-day/ I thought I would put up a link to some random photos of my travels around the world. http://derekfranks.net/2008/09/random-travel-photos/ 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. http://derekfranks.net/2008/09/welcome-to-the-new-blog/ 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! http://derekfranks.net/2008/05/china-vacation-2008/ 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 ... http://derekfranks.net/2008/03/crossfit-sydney/ 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 ... http://derekfranks.net/2008/03/hello-sydney/ Beth and I recently celebrated our 1 year anniversary on June 3rd. Time flies when you're having fun! http://derekfranks.net/2007/06/1st-year-anniversary/ 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 :-) http://derekfranks.net/2007/05/bvi-photos/   http://derekfranks.net/2007/03/christmas-new-years-2006-pics/