Update from M-land

Every day I have to drive to the worst part of downtown Baltimore to go to class at the Johns Hopkins Medical Campus. At first, I thought I could manage on public transportation. Last winter, I actually took the bus a couple times from Derek's house to campus. It took about an hour, but I made it. I never tried taking the bus back since it was dark and the bus stop was actually a couple blocks off campus and out of sight of the security guards. This summer, I thought since it'd be light, catching the bus should be no problem. I thought wrong. I missed the first bus and got spooked trying to wait for the second. So instead, I drive.

Here are a couple shots from my commute:

Hahahah... we all know Salt Lake is the Greatest City in America

Traffic-city once you cross under the bridge and head toward the harbor

Baltimore is row-house central.

Sorry, no pics of the many blue lights that I pass by on my drive (the city's surveillance system to monitor high crime areas).

Aside from having to commute, my class is going great and I've had a lot of fun spending time with the family. Both Farina and Emma were in town this past weekend. We're also watching Ben's kitty while he's vacationing it up in Cancun.

This picture...

...reminds me of someone else we all know and love:

Mikes ran the Steeple Chase yesterday and did great! Even after 17 miles (most of it up a mountain), he said he can't wait until next year's race. Actually, that's not true. He said he was exhausted, but the 1/2 marathon in October should be a breeze for him.