  Thursday July 29, 2004 Wow, what a great morning. You know when you wake up and know it’s just going to be a great day, I live for days like this. If only I didn’t have to waste it being stuck in an office all day. And it’s sooo nice outside. Finally, a day where it doesn’t look like the sky is going to open up and swallow the whole city of Colorado Springs.
It’s days like this that make me miss swimming/coaching outside. And so I have to say before I go, that I just want you to know… When I lived back in San Diego, America’s Finest City, I watched the sunrise four days a week. Depending on the year, sometimes five. There’s nothing more awesome than seeing the sun come up over the eucalyptus trees, through the morning fog, while wearing red goggles. If there’s one thing I miss about SD, it’s those sunrises. Not so much the swimming part while watching the sun come up, but the simple beauty of the start of a new day. I feel bad for all those swimmers who live anyplace other than California-or maybe Florida- and have to get up at 5:30am for practice, never having the opportunity to watch the sun rise. Stupid indoor pools. Sometimes, when I was coaching in Illinois and the kids were in the middle of a long morning set, I would walk over to the door and stand outside to catch the sun coming up over Vince Grady Field. If I was lucky, there would be a little bit of fog hovering over the grass, creating a Canyonview Pool-like sunrise. Almost as good as SD, but not the same. Is it your eyes? Is it your smile? All I know is that you’re drivin’ me wild.
And nothing beats a sunset over the ocean. Sunsets over mountains, like the ones here in the Springs, are almost as good, but not the same. There’s no green flash in the Springs. If you ever have the chance to visit SD, head up to La Jolla, near the gliderport and UCSD and watch the sunset at the cliffs. Awesome. I spent many evenings my first year at UCSD at the cliffs. Good times. Man do I miss San Diego.&nbsp; I actually have some work to do today.
Unbelievable. Although, I have a few days to finish it, so I better pace myself. Wouldn’t want to get it done too quickly. Then it would be back to staring at a blank wall again. And I don’t think I can take much more of that. Maybe I should put stuff up on the wall, just so it’s not a blank wall I’m staring at, rather a wall up stuff on it. Vegas…Labor Day…Cesar’s Palace…I’m there. Hopefully. I’ll let you know. Ghetto superstar, that is what you are. Sandra 
