As I was typing in the title, I realized that I must have used it before (the computer was finishing my sentence for me). So I guess my absence was nothing new. Anyway, to mark my return, I am sharing a couple of videos:
Bay to Breakers 2007: San Francisco's quintessential footrace. Matthew ran it (while I watched) for the fourth time! (See my report on Bay to Breakers 2004.)
and while I am at it, here are two short videos of our lovely Foster City lagoon: a pretty sunset, and this year's batch of cute little local ducklings: