I got myself all ticketed today for my 4th of July hiatus. I actually took a more expensive flight, just so that I can use up some frequent flier miles to get a 1st class upgrade (that's not really the only reason; the timing was way better and it's a more direct flight). After my last trip to Vegas in 1st class, I just can't go back to coach!!!

My wait for the newest Sony PDA has led me to great disappointment. The NX80V Clie is not the great leap forward that Clie users had hoped for. The new Palms are more powerful with greater storage and have built in Wi-Fi. My hope is that these are just interim models until their real show pieces come out later this year. Pretty much the same thoughts are expressed on Clie Planet. Sighhhh :( I'll just have to roll on with my old NR70V (now listed as discontinued on the Sony web site).

My running is going pain free and smooth so far. I'm covering more distance during my training runs in the same amount of time. Since I don't really think that I'm running all that much faster, I'm pretty sure that it's due to my stride being lengthened as I regain some lost flexibility (it's not quite the same as actually RUNNING faster). I can feel that the speed is not far off though. In a couple of weeks I'll start some track workouts to help sharpen my sprinting. No point getting too excited too fast. There's a long time until the race (December) and it's best to train long and slow for now and just put some miles in the bank.

I had a client call me early this morning regarding a job I was pricing out for him; him: "So, can you get the price over to me by noon?" me (laughing): "No way, you told me you didn't need it until Tuesday!" him: "Right, I said Tuesday, and today is Tuesday!" me: "Yikes!!!"  All in all; another reason why Aloha Friday is always sweeter than Aloha Monday!