Life and Times of the Perkins Clan

2007-11-04T18:47:00.000-06:00

I have to agree with the spirit of this post. If we, in this glorious country of ours, have to create a special day to encourage our kids to walk to school, there's something seriously wrong.

Check this out.

2007-08-18T22:07:00.000-05:00

Some fishing pics from our recent trip to Idaho. First, the girl:

Next, the boy:

As you can see, they both got fish. Dad, well, not so much.

2007-06-25T21:48:00.000-05:00

Some shots from our recent trip to Monterey.

2007-06-20T02:40:00.000-05:00

"Look! Up in the sky! It's a bird! It's a plane! It's..."

2007-05-04T00:48:00.000-05:00

Just submitted this to the VeloNews weekly photo contest. Let's see how they like it.

2007-05-04T00:24:00.000-05:00

Shots from Caitlin's 9th birthday party

2007-05-04T00:22:00.000-05:00

Jared's magnet animals

2007-05-04T00:20:00.000-05:00

Discovery on the front bringing down the gap. That's Tommy Danielson, Ivan Basso, and George Hincapie (riding with what he later found out was a broken wrist from a crash earlier in the day) doing the work. It paid off; they closed the gap, and Levi Leipheimer finished safely in the pack to retain the leader's jersey.

2007-05-04T00:16:00.000-05:00

JJ Haedo of Team CSC edging out Paulo Bettini at the line in Santa Clarita.

That arm in the right of the screen is CSC team director Bjarne Riis, who was the 1996 Tour de France champion. He's not a very nice fellow, actually. He was walking by and when I stuck out my hand to wish him luck he looked at me like I had three heads. I guess we all have our reasons not to be polite.

2007-05-04T00:09:00.000-05:00

Paulo Bettini, world and olympic road race champion, sporting the rainbow stripes and the gold trim on his helmet. One thing I love about cycling are the jersey and equipment color traditions. Paolo's got a reputation as being the nicest guy in the peloton, too. All 120 lbs. of him.

2007-05-04T00:02:00.000-05:00

The Mavic neutral-support vehicle with the snazzy deep-dish carbon wheels. MMM, tasty!

2007-05-04T00:00:00.000-05:00

Ivan Basso, defending champion of the Giro d'Italia. and runner-up to Lance Armstrong in the 2006 Tour de France. Just yesterday he resigned from the Discovery Channel team following renewed allegations of doping. Sigh. He was the odds-on favorite to repeat at the Giro and was going to lead Discovery at the TdF.

2007-05-03T23:57:00.000-05:00

Levi Leipheimer of Discovery Channel in the Tour of California leader's jersey

2007-05-03T23:56:00.000-05:00

Tommy Danielson of Discovery Channel

2007-05-03T23:55:00.000-05:00

George Hincapie coming off of the sign-in stage at the Santa Barbara ToC start. He would later in this stage break his wrist and have to miss the remainder of the race. He'd also go on to miss the rest of the spring classics in Europe.

2007-05-03T23:52:00.000-05:00

BOBKE

2007-05-03T23:50:00.000-05:00

Floyd Landis signing autographs at the Santa Barbara to Santa Clarita stage of the 2007 Tour of California. For the record, I happen to think Floyd's innocent. You can check out his defense here.

2007-05-03T23:47:00.000-05:00

Two more shots from Coit Tower at the ToC prologue

2007-05-03T23:43:00.000-05:00

The finish line of the 2007 Tour of California prologue atop Coit Tower in San Francisco

2007-01-29T00:40:00.000-06:00

More bowling party shots

2007-01-29T00:38:00.000-06:00

"Action shots" from Jared's bowling birthday party

2007-01-29T00:32:00.000-06:00

Caitlin's first big swim meet! Go Splash!

2007-01-29T00:24:00.000-06:00

No Photoshopping here, just real live NorCal rainbow. Just leaps right out at you, doesn't it?

2007-01-01T22:05:00.000-06:00

"Eating this dip is like a war. I have to fight through all the vegetables to get to the cheese!" - Jared

2006-12-31T19:47:00.000-06:00

Here are some pictures from a vista point near Redfern Pond at Henry Coe State Park. I met up with some good guys from MTBR and they were kind enough to remind me how a clydesdale has no business climbing 25% grades over and over again. You can see a link to the GPS data from the ride here.

2006-12-28T23:53:00.000-06:00

The venerable Golden Gate Bridge

2006-12-28T23:44:00.000-06:00

A view of the Santa Clara Valley from Coyote Peak. Santa Teresa Park, San Jose.

2006-12-24T23:26:00.000-06:00

More shots from Round Mountain, NV. Thanksgiving 2006.

2006-12-24T19:48:00.000-06:00

Leaves turning in Silver Creek Valley. This is a row of trees just down the hill from us. Really neat colors as the leaves turn.

2006-12-24T19:42:00.000-06:00

Our other boy Gilbert. The furry one.

2006-12-24T17:39:00.000-06:00

Should have posted this earlier, but for those of you who were not aware my company was recently acquired by Motorola. I'm very excited about the acquisition and think it's a great for Good and for us personally.

2006-12-24T17:14:00.000-06:00

No joke, this is a full rainbow stretching over the 101 freeway on my way to work in the morning. A good 1,000 people saw me standing there in the freeway median getting these shots, no doubt thinking I was completely insane. How often do you see something like this, though?

2006-12-24T17:12:00.000-06:00

Seascape Resort, Aptos, CA

2006-12-24T16:46:00.000-06:00

Ward Halloween party 2006

2006-12-24T16:45:00.000-06:00

Caitlin's third grade class field trip

2006-12-24T16:43:00.000-06:00

"Expecto Petronum!!"

2006-12-24T16:41:00.000-06:00

An American Rambler that pulled up next to me at a stoplight. They don't make 'em like this anymore!

2006-12-24T16:40:00.000-06:00

Hike Day at Saratoga Gap

2006-12-24T16:38:00.000-06:00

A shot of a tree canopy changing colors. This is on a city sidewalk in Los Gatos, CA.

2006-12-24T16:36:00.000-06:00

The 11-year-old scouts fulfill their avaition requirements

2006-12-24T16:33:00.000-06:00

The Good Technology Operations Team

2006-12-24T16:31:00.000-06:00

Jared's tarantula hat

2006-12-24T16:25:00.000-06:00

Pumpkin patch kids, fall 2006

2006-12-24T16:22:00.000-06:00

US states artwork, artist unknown. Gallery window in Carmel, CA.

2006-09-25T00:15:00.000-05:00

Bettini earns his stripes

You know, this is a story I like to see. From all I have heard, Paolo Bettini is a guy that everybody seems to like. I'm happy for him. All 100 lbs. of him.

2006-09-09T17:32:00.000-05:00

Here is a very thought-provoking site called Miniature Earth. Play it through.

2006-08-28T10:32:00.000-05:00

Shots of the Saratoga Gap trail area overlooking Big Basin

2006-08-28T10:25:00.000-05:00

Caitlin's block doll

2006-08-28T10:23:00.000-05:00

Some neat shots of the reddish bark in the Forest of Nisene Marks near Santa Cruz

2006-08-13T19:35:00.000-05:00

Swimming lessons in San Jose

2006-08-13T19:30:00.000-05:00

Some shots of our almost-kitty Max. We had resolved to take him home from Round Mountain, but when we got him home Gilbert would have none of it. We ended up having our friend Nancy take him instead.

2006-07-28T22:35:00.000-05:00

BTW, here is a link to my new company, Good Technology.

2006-07-28T00:47:00.000-05:00

Time for a little game I call "Pick the Primate"...

2006-07-28T00:45:00.000-05:00

Golden Gate Bridge. The one and only.

2006-07-28T00:42:00.000-05:00

Santa Teresa County Park, San Jose. This is a nice fire road climb and overlook just about 10 minutes south of our new house.

2006-07-28T00:35:00.000-05:00

Goofin' in big shoes

2006-07-28T00:33:00.000-05:00

Artwork from our girl

2006-07-28T00:32:00.000-05:00

...and some more house pics.

2006-07-28T00:30:00.000-05:00

Some views of the new place in San Jose

2006-07-28T00:27:00.000-05:00

"Attention passengers... . You *really* ought to fasten your seat belt."

2006-07-28T00:25:00.000-05:00

Shots of that ol' Texas landmark. Yes, I "remember".

2006-07-28T00:22:00.000-05:00

Texas wildflowers

2006-07-28T00:19:00.000-05:00

Morning sunrise pics, Grapevine Lake, TX

2006-07-28T00:18:00.000-05:00

Some pics of the California coast near Aptos.

2006-05-21T13:40:00.000-05:00

Jared and his friend Joshua playing at the park.

2006-05-21T13:37:00.000-05:00

Our girl on her baptism day!

2006-03-31T21:13:00.000-06:00

Our boy decided to try and style his own hair. He was soooo proud. "Don't touch it!!! It cost 35 dollars!!"

2006-02-27T00:34:00.000-06:00

Uh, yeah. This is REAL snow, folks....

2006-02-27T00:31:00.000-06:00

Jared and Caitlin have fun sledding and igloo-building in Idaho

2006-02-27T00:28:00.000-06:00

A view of the Round Mountain Gold Mine from the mouth of Jett Canyon in Nevada

2006-02-27T00:26:00.000-06:00

Caitlin's new American Girl doll, Sadee

2006-02-27T00:25:00.000-06:00

Jared is doubly happy!

2006-02-27T00:24:00.000-06:00

Jared the gadget commando

2006-02-27T00:21:00.000-06:00

A stunning Round Mountain sunset. This is actual color, folks. No enhancements here.

2005-12-18T12:44:00.000-06:00

Another interesting Frisco sunset

2005-12-18T12:43:00.000-06:00

Autumn Tree, circa 2005

2005-12-18T12:41:00.001-06:00

Go, Speed Racer!

2005-12-18T12:41:00.000-06:00

Jared and his friend Alex the monkey

2005-12-18T12:40:00.000-06:00

Jared and antibiotics seem not to get along very well

2005-12-18T12:39:00.000-06:00

Girls are pretty good kite fliers, too!

2005-12-18T12:36:00.000-06:00

Our boy likes SO MUCH to play in the dirt, that he has nearly completely forgotten about the fact that he's holding onto the kite string. Fly away! Fly away!

2005-12-18T12:35:00.000-06:00

Look closely, and tread softly!

2005-12-18T12:22:00.000-06:00

Some neat fall colors near the lake

2005-12-18T12:17:00.000-06:00

A cool shot of a typical Texas water tower near Frisco

2005-12-18T12:10:00.000-06:00

Something we don't do enough of. Gettin' the heck out o' Dodge.

2005-12-18T12:08:00.000-06:00

"Uh, 'whee?'"

2005-12-18T12:06:00.000-06:00

A neat shot of the clouds at Lake Lewisville, near Frisco

2005-12-18T12:04:00.000-06:00

Hanging out at the fountain on the SMU campus

2005-12-18T11:07:00.000-06:00

Our wee explorers

2005-12-18T11:04:00.000-06:00

The fearsome pirate the cuddly kitty

2005-12-18T11:01:00.000-06:00

"Yar har haarrrrrr!!...."

2005-12-18T10:55:00.000-06:00

Caitlin's new friend. This one didn't come home with us. Gilbert's pleased.

2005-12-18T10:54:00.000-06:00

The stinkers

2005-12-18T10:52:00.000-06:00

Jared, our Texan in training

2005-12-18T10:50:00.000-06:00

On the hayride

2005-12-18T10:44:00.000-06:00

A traditional Texas farmhouse windmill. This one was at the pumpkin patch north of Frisco.

2005-12-18T10:43:00.000-06:00

He's a giver....

2005-12-18T10:42:00.000-06:00

Our girl with a friend she found at the pumpkin patch

2005-10-13T00:08:00.000-05:00

Daddy showing Jared how to ride without training wheels.

2005-09-18T17:55:00.000-05:00

"All I want for Christmas is my...."