Taylor Smith

A bright, shiny morning here in San Diego.

I relistened to Low’s Double Negative today. It’s a masterpiece!

Speaking of studying foreign languages … This will only be funny to the francophones out there :)

I really enjoy using Tandem to practice speaking and writing in foreign languages. If anyone is wanting to brush up on a foreign language, I highly recommend it.

I rode my bike for the first time in over a month today!

You can see a bit of the ride/terrain via Relive.

Something tells me this guy’s not going to show up.

Our last day in Washington. Back to “normal” tomorrow. (I am still not sure what normal is these days.)

Some haunting scenery on the Olympic Peninsula.

I am not sure if I have ever been “proud to be an American” but I have definitely been embarrassed to be one.

Surfing this morning. Woot! It was a little chilly out there, but still worth it. This is one positive thing the COVID situation has brought me: I’ve been surfing a lot more since everything else closed down (including working and schooling from home).

I was just reading about some craziness that went on over on Twitter. The “cancel culture” stuff needs to stop, or at least cool it a bit. I wish people were allowed to be less than perfect and the mob wasn’t so quick to jump onto the guilt-by-association train.

Some coyotes found their way into our backyard yesterday!

I stumbled across this photo I took at the British Museum in June 2019. My wife and I had tickets to take our kids to London and Paris over Christmas/New Year. But, everything was canceled due to COVID. I am mostly supportive of virus-suppression efforts, but I am still bummed.

This Christmas, I received two ways to keep my feet warm. One for surfing; one for all of the other times.

I went on a crazy hike a few days ago. 4500 ft climb within about 4 miles. There was more or less no trail after about a mile. Lots of cacti and agave to try to avoid along the way.

I am still nursing some sore muscles and cactus wounds :)

Hello world.

I am hoping this space will be healthier than the vitriol that seems to be everywhere else.