Ron!Blog

Belize

Tue, 20 May 2008 15:31:39 GMT

Just returned from a fantastic trip to Belize. Stayed at a great resort called Hamanasi. Beautiful place, great staff, great food and plenty to do. The property is small- about 20 rooms; you have plenty of space to be alone if you want or it's easy to get to know other people at the resort.

While I was there I was PADI certified for open water scuba diving. The process was much easier than I thought it would be. Belize was a good choice for that training - the water is warm and there is a lot of great underwater life to see.

The future of video entertainment...

Mon, 03 Mar 2008 20:15:19 GMT

Forget network television, forget cable channels, forget DVD's. The future of video enterttainment is here: http://www.bestofyoutube.com/

YouTube is just too much crap to browse through... this "Best of" collection is the perfect for those of us with a short attention span and is a great way to see some of the fantastic videos being made by ordinary(?) folk.

Subscribe to their podcast and you can watch it all on your portable media player.

Very cool.

Cascades

Wed, 16 Jan 2008 07:09:46 GMT

Skiing Day two

Sat, 15 Dec 2007 02:52:45 GMT

My god am I out of shape! Ouch it hurts today. Took it easy on the slopes and focused on "technique", which means trying not to fall down. Actually David is a great teacher. Massage after skiing is fantastic. I even resisted pulling my hot massage therapist onto the table with me. Crazy?

First day of skiing...

Fri, 14 Dec 2007 00:56:42 GMT

First day of skiing for the season! Finally. At Whistler with friends, snow is pretty good and I seem to remember how to do it. Expect to be sore tonight.

Oh yeah, with the dollar down, everything is expensive here!

Don't miss Dina Martina!

Sun, 09 Dec 2007 00:44:34 GMT

If you live in Seattle, don't miss the fabulous Dina Martina and her xmas show.

Entertainment doesn't get more surreal than this and look really bad in a dress at the same time. She's letting her back hair grow so that she can doante it to people with cancer ("canker" as she pronounces it). Truly bizarre and truly hiilarious... even Joyce Dewitt is a big fan.

Gay Mafia

Tue, 16 Oct 2007 15:39:56 GMT

A photo of the gay mafia recently taken at a wedding.

Amsterdam pix

Fri, 12 Oct 2007 21:04:07 GMT

The final installment of the Europe trip.

Throat woes

Wed, 10 Oct 2007 23:35:02 GMT

Went to my MD today. In less than 30 minutes, I was checked for strep throat (yes I have it) and got a prescripion filled. I think a vending machine could have done this, no??? (1) insert credit card, (2) rub swab in throat, (3) put swab in slot and (4) retreive antibiotics from dispenser.

Barcelona

Wed, 10 Oct 2007 23:31:01 GMT

Julie and Ron visited Spain in April 2006. Pictures, finally!