There’s a hilarious phenomenon near Fishermen’s Wharf in San Francisco – the Bushman. A bum (I assume he’s a bum) has become famous for hiding behind eucalyptus branches and scaring tourists as they walk by. It’s funny how many people do not notice a man crouched behind two tree branches on an open sidewalk, and it’s even more funny when they jump and scream over a little “booga booga!”.

(Click for crappy Quicktime video recorded on my RAZR phone.)

Codi and I spent a few days with family in the SFO area. On our way home, we were treated to a gorgeous, rainy Oregon sunset.

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Mt. Shasta was nice, too!

I’ve been totally used to going into Starbucks whenever I need Internet access while on the town. Of course, I ‘ve also been used to paying $20/mo for the T-Mobile hotspot access found at Starbucks. Well, those days are gone!

Coffee People offers really good coffee and free, yes F-R-E-E, wireless access in their Portland area locations. Hooray!

I have been looking for any way possible to force myself to go out and run. We’ve got gorgeous hills and trails to run on all over the place, but I find myself glued to the computer and unable to find inspiration to get my cardio.

Along comes a brilliant product from Apple and Nike – a wireless device that gets placed inside a running shoe (like a pedometer) and wirelessly transmits running stats (speeds, distances, etc.) to your iPod. Once you return home, the iPod uploads your running stats to your computer and you get all sorts of nerdly graphs that show how well you’re doing (or how much harder you need to try). There are other cool features, too, like custom playlists for your runs, etc.

Goodbye flab! Hello iToned!!