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Sitch Family Thanksgiving in Ottawa

Sitch family at the Champlain Lookout in the Gatineaus

The Sitch clan returned to Ottawa for a long weekend Thanksgiving at home. Ben + Allison drove up from Toronto, Joe flew in from Calgary (H couldn't attend, bummer), and Sara and I flew in from SF. Ottawa's miserable summer broke for this one glorious weekend.

Motorcycling in the Wienerwald

I had an unexpected free day during a business trip to Vienna, and rather than working (which I do enough on the weekends), I rented a motorcycle and explored the Wienerwald, the "Vienna Woods" at the top end of the Alps.

It's a lovely rural area with all of the beautiful mountain scenery you would expect from Austria. Rolling green hills, soaring rocky peaks, stone castles, tiny towns, and small narrow twisty roads. Perfect! With road elevations below 3000ft and unseasonably warm weather, I didn't have to worry about snow.

The Wienerwald

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1/3 done! My fourth quarter (first year) at UC Davis’ Bay Area Working Professional MBA program

It's now September, which means I've finished my fourth quarter - and my first year - at the UC Davis Working Professional (weekend) MBA program. It's been incredibly interesting and rewarding, and also a lot of fun, but let me tell you how much I've enjoyed a full month off!

During the Summer 2009 quarter I took two classes: Forecasting and Managerial Research Methods, and Product Management.

Sprint Triathlon at Pacific Grove (my first tri)

I did my first triathlon this Sunday. The Sprint Triathon at Pacific Grove. To summarize: I didn't train or prepare well, the water was very very cold, my transition times totally suck, I totally killed the bike section, my transition times really suck, and I run like a total wuss after biking and swimming. Oh, and I placed 17th!!!!!!

Finished!