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Tumblr (3.0; @cranleycasa)http://www.cranleycasa.com/<object type="application/x-shockwave-flash" width="400" height="300" data="http://vimeo.com/moogaloop.swf?clip_id=12965680&server=vimeo.com&fullscreen=1&show_title=1&show_byline=0&show_portrait=0&color=00ADEF"><param name="quality" value="best" /><param name="allowscriptaccess" value="always" /><param name="allowfullscreen" value="true" /><param name="scale" value="showAll" /><param name="movie" value="http://vimeo.com/moogaloop.swf?clip_id=12965680&server=vimeo.com&fullscreen=1&show_title=1&show_byline=0&show_portrait=0&color=00ADEF" /><embed src="http://www.vimeo.com/moogaloop.swf?clip_id=12965680&server=www.vimeo.com&show_title=1&show_byline=0&show_portrait=0&color=00ADEF&fullscreen=1" type="application/x-shockwave-flash" allowfullscreen="true" allowscriptaccess="always" width="400" height="300"></embed></object><br/><br/><p>Too funny was this ending to a game of peek-a -boo.  I’m glad it was caught on film!</p>http://www.cranleycasa.com/post/753795837http://www.cranleycasa.com/post/753795837Wed, 30 Jun 2010 06:57:45 -0700Sophie’s desire to explore under the bathroom sink has always been high.  Over the past month,...http://www.cranleycasa.com/post/749848723http://www.cranleycasa.com/post/749848723Tue, 29 Jun 2010 07:51:45 -0700<img src="http://30.media.tumblr.com/tumblr_l4f5l4co821qznujjo1_400.jpg"/><br/><br/><p><strong><a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/King_of_the_Mountains" target="_blank">King of the Mountain</a></strong></p> <p>Several weeks ago, Danae and Sophie went to visit GrandMa and GrandPa in Southern California.   I took this opportunity to test out an adventure that had been in mind for several years:  <em>A Sykes Hot Springs Trail Run.  </em>Here is a recap of the adventure by the numbers:</p> <ul> <li>4.5:  Hours that it took me to drive from San Francisco to Big Sur Trial Head and back</li> <li>20:  Approximate distance that I ran in one day on the Sykes Hot Springs trial.</li> <li>4:  The approximate time it took me to run/walk these 20 miles on the trail. </li> <li>54-62:  Approximate temperature for day outside.   This run is likely not realistic further into the summer, because the temperature / trail combination can be too brutal, but the weather was close to perfect this day.</li> <li>3.5:  Hours that I spent soaking in the hot springs between 10 mile runs</li> <li>1 and 300:  In the beginning of the run a wild Turkey escorted me along an upward slope for about 300 yards.  It was as if I was being lead by the animal.  After a time, it jumped left and soared back down the valley and into a redwood tree.</li> <li>100s of Thousands:  Wild flowers that greeted me along the run. About 8 miles into the run, I saw an entire hillside that had looked like it was covered in snow (from a color prospective).  The hillside was in fact covered by the same white wild flower.  It was an awe inspiring scene.</li> <li>100 of Thousands:  Buzz of bees busily working everywhere along the trail on the flowers.</li> <li>2:  Snakes I almost stepped on while running - none of them venomous.  Why is it that I after I see 1 snake, every tree root and stick is magically transformed into something that I am wary of?</li> <li>3:  Both the amount of times I almost completely wiped out (by stubbing my toes on rocks) and the days I was *very sore* after the run.  My back (sacrum?) was especially tight / injured.</li> </ul> <p><strong>Post Run Update:  </strong>A week after the run (Memorial Day Weekend), my body broke out into a full body rash that the Doctors have labeled <a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Pityriasis_rosea" target="_blank">Pityriasis Rosea</a>.  The rash has spread from my wrists all the way to tops of my feet and consists of bright red swollen spots.  I look like a pink dotted dalmatian.   The rash persists to this day, is itchy, scaling and generally very annoying.  </p> <p>The doctors have no idea what causes this rash, how to treat it, but tell me it should last 6-8 weeks.   I have a different theory:  For my efforts pushing limits of my body Sykes Hot Springs Run, the trail and hot springs gave me the honor of wearing my own <a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/King_of_the_Mountains" target="_blank"> </a><strong><a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/King_of_the_Mountains" target="_blank">King of the Mountain</a> </strong>jersey.</p>http://www.cranleycasa.com/post/725423399http://www.cranleycasa.com/post/725423399Tue, 22 Jun 2010 07:00:00 -0700<img src="http://26.media.tumblr.com/tumblr_l4ciod6De81qznujjo1_500.jpg"/><br/> <br/><img src="http://24.media.tumblr.com/tumblr_l4ciod6De81qznujjo2_500.jpg"/><br/> <br/><img src="http://26.media.tumblr.com/tumblr_l4ciod6De81qznujjo3_500.jpg"/><br/> <br/><img src="http://24.media.tumblr.com/tumblr_l4ciod6De81qznujjo6_r1_500.jpg"/><br/> <br/><p>Playing with blocks</p>http://www.cranleycasa.com/post/720585173http://www.cranleycasa.com/post/720585173Sun, 20 Jun 2010 20:50:00 -0700<img src="http://30.media.tumblr.com/tumblr_l4cgmsiWxQ1qznujjo1_500.jpg"/><br/> <br/><img src="http://28.media.tumblr.com/tumblr_l4cgmsiWxQ1qznujjo2_500.jpg"/><br/> <br/><img src="http://28.media.tumblr.com/tumblr_l4cgmsiWxQ1qznujjo3_500.jpg"/><br/> <br/><img src="http://24.media.tumblr.com/tumblr_l4cgmsiWxQ1qznujjo4_500.jpg"/><br/> <br/><p>Sophie has had a shoe fetish almost always.  Shoes on, shoes off, and again.  Anyhow…about 6 weeks ago she got a couple pairs of new shoes. Now she is regularly expressing her preference for which to wear.  Her metallic silver shoes always place first (so much so they’re now hidden because they are mostly still too big and she falls out when running in them), and there is a 2-way tie between her hot pink crocs and her white sandals.  Never, never does she prefer to wear her very functional runners.</p> <p>As the pictures show…she likes to wears other people’s shoes too!</p>http://www.cranleycasa.com/post/720461839http://www.cranleycasa.com/post/720461839Sun, 20 Jun 2010 20:06:00 -0700<img src="http://25.media.tumblr.com/tumblr_l4cfgiTO1j1qznujjo1_500.jpg"/><br/> <br/><img src="http://27.media.tumblr.com/tumblr_l4cfgiTO1j1qznujjo2_500.jpg"/><br/> <br/><img src="http://28.media.tumblr.com/tumblr_l4cfgiTO1j1qznujjo3_500.jpg"/><br/> <br/><img src="http://30.media.tumblr.com/tumblr_l4cfgiTO1j1qznujjo4_500.jpg"/><br/> <br/><img src="http://29.media.tumblr.com/tumblr_l4cfgiTO1j1qznujjo5_500.jpg"/><br/> <br/><p>On Memorial Day weekend our family visited the Monterey Bay Aquarium with our friends— the Garcia Family.  We had a great time!  Sophie loved seeing all of the fish so close…she couldn’t help but squeal!  (Like every other kid there.)</p>http://www.cranleycasa.com/post/720390716http://www.cranleycasa.com/post/720390716Sun, 20 Jun 2010 19:41:03 -0700<object type="application/x-shockwave-flash" width="400" height="225" data="http://vimeo.com/moogaloop.swf?clip_id=12719220&server=vimeo.com&fullscreen=1&show_title=1&show_byline=0&show_portrait=0&color=00ADEF"><param name="quality" value="best" /><param name="allowscriptaccess" value="always" /><param name="allowfullscreen" value="true" /><param name="scale" value="showAll" /><param name="movie" value="http://vimeo.com/moogaloop.swf?clip_id=12719220&server=vimeo.com&fullscreen=1&show_title=1&show_byline=0&show_portrait=0&color=00ADEF" /><embed src="http://www.vimeo.com/moogaloop.swf?clip_id=12719220&server=www.vimeo.com&show_title=1&show_byline=0&show_portrait=0&color=00ADEF&fullscreen=1" type="application/x-shockwave-flash" allowfullscreen="true" allowscriptaccess="always" width="400" height="225"></embed></object><br/><br/><p>Sophie is so fun these days!  Check out her moves!</p>http://www.cranleycasa.com/post/720347855http://www.cranleycasa.com/post/720347855Sun, 20 Jun 2010 19:26:09 -0700<object id="vp1R3FmT" width="400" height="222" classid="clsid:d27cdb6e-ae6d-11cf-96b8-444553540000"><param name="movie" value="http://static.animoto.com/swf/w.swf?w=swf/vp1&e=1275351775&f=R3FmTNsWGdBVVBQaMW0ieQ&d=34&m=b&r=w&i=m&options=" /><param name="allowFullScreen" value="true" /><param name="allowscriptaccess" value="always" /><embed id="vp1R3FmT" src="http://static.animoto.com/swf/w.swf?w=swf/vp1&e=1275351775&f=R3FmTNsWGdBVVBQaMW0ieQ&d=34&m=b&r=w&i=m&options=" type="application/x-shockwave-flash" allowscriptaccess="always" allowfullscreen="true" width="400" height="222"></embed></object><br/><br/><p>More Paris Trip Pictures Posted!    First Clip is actually 40 seconds long and was taken from the last night in Paris.  The scene was quite surreal.. Fog, Lights from the Lourve, and a guy playing a Baritone Saxophone (I’m guessing here).</p>http://www.cranleycasa.com/post/651517408http://www.cranleycasa.com/post/651517408Mon, 31 May 2010 17:26:33 -0700<object id="vp1JsgEw" width="400" height="222" classid="clsid:d27cdb6e-ae6d-11cf-96b8-444553540000"><param name="movie" value="http://static.animoto.com/swf/w.swf?w=swf/vp1&e=1275344661&f=JsgEwvxMMkwU3y6TEf4blw&d=36&m=b&r=w&i=m&options=" /><param name="allowFullScreen" value="true" /><param name="allowscriptaccess" value="always" /><embed id="vp1JsgEw" src="http://static.animoto.com/swf/w.swf?w=swf/vp1&e=1275344661&f=JsgEwvxMMkwU3y6TEf4blw&d=36&m=b&r=w&i=m&options=" type="application/x-shockwave-flash" allowscriptaccess="always" allowfullscreen="true" width="400" height="222"></embed></object><br/><br/><p>Some Paris Trip Photos.</p>http://www.cranleycasa.com/post/651346232http://www.cranleycasa.com/post/651346232Mon, 31 May 2010 16:18:15 -0700Danae and I have been really enjoying our time in France. The past few days we managed to make our...http://www.cranleycasa.com/post/567537379http://www.cranleycasa.com/post/567537379Sun, 02 May 2010 23:02:54 -0700So we are all settled in our Parisian apartment. Here are some initial thoughts: Close,really...http://www.cranleycasa.com/post/554042455http://www.cranleycasa.com/post/554042455Tue, 27 Apr 2010 12:54:34 -0700“Don’t be distracted by the sex shops, the street is pretty safe. :)” - Quote from...http://www.cranleycasa.com/post/554018779http://www.cranleycasa.com/post/554018779Tue, 27 Apr 2010 12:40:40 -0700Danae and I had uneventful trip into Paris today. Our navigation of the trains, finding our...http://www.cranleycasa.com/post/554013251http://www.cranleycasa.com/post/554013251Tue, 27 Apr 2010 12:37:28 -0700<img src="http://24.media.tumblr.com/tumblr_l0xnp3X1sC1qznujjo1_500.jpg"/><br/><br/><p>Paris Update:  Our trip may be canceled because of recent volcano activity in IceLand, and because I do not want my pilot to pull an Ace Ventura to land the plane:</p> <blockquote>In another incident in the 1980s, a British Airways 747 flew into a dust cloud and the grit sandblasted the windscreen. The pilot had to stand and look out a side window to land safely.<br/><br/>Read more: <a href="http://www.sfgate.com/cgi-bin/article.cgi?f=/n/a/2010/04/14/international/i010722D73.DTL#ixzz0lCPHIDGf" target="_blank"><a href="http://www.sfgate.com/cgi-bin/article.cgi?f=/n/a/2010/04/14/international/i010722D73.DTL#ixzz0lCPHIDGf" target="_blank">http://www.sfgate.com/cgi-bin/article.cgi?f=/n/a/2010/04/14/international/i010722D73.DTL#ixzz0lCPHIDGf</a></a><br/> </blockquote>http://www.cranleycasa.com/post/523898422http://www.cranleycasa.com/post/523898422Thu, 15 Apr 2010 12:34:00 -0700<object width="400" height="336"><param name="movie" value="http://www.youtube.com/v/IZBHY9IZYfE&rel=0&egm=0&showinfo=0&fs=1"></param><param name="wmode" value="transparent"></param><param name="allowFullScreen" value="true"></param><embed src="http://www.youtube.com/v/IZBHY9IZYfE&rel=0&egm=0&showinfo=0&fs=1" type="application/x-shockwave-flash" width="400" height="336" allowFullScreen="true" wmode="transparent"></embed></object><br/><br/><p>5 ans de voyage Anniversaire!  ooh la la.</p>http://www.cranleycasa.com/post/519388762http://www.cranleycasa.com/post/519388762Tue, 13 Apr 2010 16:59:36 -0700<img src="http://28.media.tumblr.com/tumblr_l0dye2x2ku1qznujjo1_500.jpg"/><br/> <br/><img src="http://30.media.tumblr.com/tumblr_l0dye2x2ku1qznujjo2_500.jpg"/><br/> <br/><img src="http://25.media.tumblr.com/tumblr_l0dye2x2ku1qznujjo3_500.jpg"/><br/> <br/><img src="http://26.media.tumblr.com/tumblr_l0dye2x2ku1qznujjo4_500.jpg"/><br/> <br/><img src="http://25.media.tumblr.com/tumblr_l0dye2x2ku1qznujjo5_500.jpg"/><br/> <br/><img src="http://24.media.tumblr.com/tumblr_l0dye2x2ku1qznujjo6_500.jpg"/><br/> <br/><img src="http://25.media.tumblr.com/tumblr_l0dye2x2ku1qznujjo7_500.jpg"/><br/> <br/><p>Happy Easter!  Today was a lazy day for the Cranley household.  Sophie discovered her Easter basket right away, and then quickly found the plastic eggs we hid for her.  She was super into it.  We then all got ready for Mass.  (Unfortunately, the camera got put away after our walk to church and then forgotten for the rest of the day.)</p>http://www.cranleycasa.com/post/497292230http://www.cranleycasa.com/post/497292230Sun, 04 Apr 2010 21:13:14 -0700<img src="http://30.media.tumblr.com/tumblr_l0dxw0AGa01qznujjo1_500.jpg"/><br/> <br/><img src="http://27.media.tumblr.com/tumblr_l0dxw0AGa01qznujjo2_500.jpg"/><br/> <br/><img src="http://28.media.tumblr.com/tumblr_l0dxw0AGa01qznujjo3_500.jpg"/><br/> <br/><img src="http://28.media.tumblr.com/tumblr_l0dxw0AGa01qznujjo4_500.jpg"/><br/> <br/><p>Two weekends ago, my mom and I ran a 12k from Sausalito over the Golden Gate Bridge and ending at Ghiradelli square.  The boys and Sophie met us at the finish line after riding an old-fashioned street car.   Another fabulous San Francisco day!</p>http://www.cranleycasa.com/post/497270841http://www.cranleycasa.com/post/497270841Sun, 04 Apr 2010 21:02:24 -0700<img src="http://26.media.tumblr.com/tumblr_l0dxcvzPwE1qznujjo1_500.jpg"/><br/> <br/><img src="http://29.media.tumblr.com/tumblr_l0dxcvzPwE1qznujjo2_500.jpg"/><br/> <br/><p>Just cute photos from one of our walks.</p>http://www.cranleycasa.com/post/497246270http://www.cranleycasa.com/post/497246270Sun, 04 Apr 2010 20:50:55 -0700<object type="application/x-shockwave-flash" width="400" height="300" data="http://vimeo.com/moogaloop.swf?clip_id=10300072&server=vimeo.com&fullscreen=1&show_title=1&show_byline=0&show_portrait=0&color=00ADEF"><param name="quality" value="best" /><param name="allowscriptaccess" value="always" /><param name="allowfullscreen" value="true" /><param name="scale" value="showAll" /><param name="movie" value="http://vimeo.com/moogaloop.swf?clip_id=10300072&server=vimeo.com&fullscreen=1&show_title=1&show_byline=0&show_portrait=0&color=00ADEF" /><embed src="http://www.vimeo.com/moogaloop.swf?clip_id=10300072&server=www.vimeo.com&show_title=1&show_byline=0&show_portrait=0&color=00ADEF&fullscreen=1" type="application/x-shockwave-flash" allowfullscreen="true" allowscriptaccess="always" width="400" height="300"></embed></object><br/><br/><p>La Artiste Sophie!</p>http://www.cranleycasa.com/post/460332282http://www.cranleycasa.com/post/460332282Fri, 19 Mar 2010 22:12:34 -0700<img src="http://26.media.tumblr.com/tumblr_kz8pngaRwh1qznujjo1_500.jpg"/><br/><br/><p>Sophie with her big grin when she saw me hold up the camera!</p> <p>Whats new with Sophie these days?  Her favorite things include:</p> <ul> <li>“Go Go” which translates into Sophie standing at the door with her baby stroller wanting to run around outside</li> <li>“crackers”— doesn’t matter what kind (stoned wheat, graham, or saltine) the girl loves them all!</li> <li>singing— if you sing a song with Sophie be careful, she will just ask for “more…more”</li> </ul>http://www.cranleycasa.com/post/446133702http://www.cranleycasa.com/post/446133702Sat, 13 Mar 2010 13:42:52 -0800