Thursday, July 30, 2009

I'm Back!

After a slight delay due to my encountering a "bump in the road", I've now raced my first two triathlons of the year. The results were encouraging. On July 12, I kicked off my racing season with a second place finish overall at the Randolph Lake Triathlon. This is a great race for me to do because it's only 20 minutes from my front doorstep! Full results are here. Then, two weeks later, I headed down to Princeton, NJ for the New Jersey State Triathlon. I had another great finish on a very warm and humid day -- 8th place overall, and 1st in 40-44! Results here.

All systems seem fully recovered from the accident.

Sunday, July 26, 2009

Business, Not Pleasure (Unfortunately)

I recently made a trip on business to the beautiful island of St. Croix, U.S. Virgin Islands. I have a series of cases pending in the courts there involving some issues at the massive Hovensa refinery, and the court ordered the parties to participate in a mediation process in an attempt to settle one of the cases. I was there for two days and, unfortunately, saw much more of the inside of a law office than I did of the more scenic portions of the island. However, at the end of my first day of work there, I managed to get out the beach just before sunset, and started snapping pictures. My favorite is this one.


If you are ever in St. Croix, I can definitely recommend the Buccanneer Hotel, where I stayed this time around. Very nice rooms, good service, and beautiful beaches.

The good news is that we managed to settle the case at mediation. Perhaps even better news is that it looks like I will be going back in early September for mediation in another set of the cases! It certainly beats where I will be in early August: a chemical plant in Metropolis, Illinois.