November 2009

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November 1, Sunday, 12:05am

SOLD OUT IN 7 MINUTES!!!

There are now two races at the NYC Tri.  The first is to register while the second is on race day.

Trick or treating was over, we put the kids to bed, and we're watching a movie to stay awake until midnight.  At 11:30pm, Betsi said that she didn't want to participate in the New York City Triathlon again.  What!?  This was the first time hearing this.  You're doing it.  This was just nerves talking.  At 11:55pm, Betsi and Jeff have two computers booted up and ready to go.  At midnight, we were nervous when the website said the server was busy and to try back later.  Betsi tried over a dozen times before she finally reached the registration page and raced through the form to fill it out.  There wasn't any time to read the legal disclaimers or order apparel.  It was official at 12:05am that she made it in.  A confirmation email arrived two minutes later.  The website kicked us out as we tried to register Wendy, Betsi's cousin.  The web page stated the triathlon had sold out 7 minutes!  It sold out in 22 minutes last year and 8 hours the year before.

Lori, Scott and Steve also made it in.  It's amazing how many people Betsi has inspired.

Later that day, Ainsley swam 3 more heats in her first swim meet of the fall/winter/spring indoor season.  She swam well.  She swam really well for having the flu the prior week and missing practice.  See more photos.

November 14, Saturday

Every November, Ryan's troop invites the Webelos on a camping trip to launch model rockets, see how the troop operates, eat a great dinner, and camp over night.  We hope all of the Webelos will join the troop in the spring when they bridge to Boy Scouts.  See more photos.

On cloudy days, many cameras tend to make the photo too blue.  I use the WhiBal white balance card to color correct a group of photos in Adobe Photoshop Lightroom in a matter of a few mouse clicks.  The results are a night and day difference. To make the change in Lightroom, click on the first photo, hold the shift key (Windows) or command key (Mac), and click on the last photo to highlight a range of photos.  Click on the photo of the WhiBal to select it.  In the Develop module of Lightroom, select the dropper tool.  Click on the white, black or 18% gray area of the WhiBal and watch each photo change before your eyes.

Use your mouse to roll over the image.

November 21, Saturday

Ryan thought it would be fun to use the leaf blower.  The blower was too heavy for him and the fun started to blow away too.

November 22, Sunday

Ainsley is tired at the end of each of her races.  She was in the pool at 7:00am, which is earlier than she gets up for school.  She swam the 25m in each stroke and the IM at the end.  See more photos.

November 26, Thursday

We hosted Thanksgiving at our house this year.  See more photos.

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