Lines of ants, picture day, allergies, thoughts on spider web design, and recording audio with my niece.

Confusion of the today's date leads off, followed by niece activities and the joy of little kids. Talk of an overdue library dvd, a dvd waiting for me, and greeting a former student.

Fewer bird songs in the morning. My dislike of buying new clothes leads to musings of identity. Thoughts from yesterday's swim workout. I wonder how to tell my age. "Just past 10.5 pi," may be the best answer.

A fairly relaxed, potpourri episode. Stinging sensation while swimming, imagining rabbit warrens, counting orb weaver spider webs (11!), and a brief description of the class.

Recollection of my first America's Finest City Half Marathon when I was 16 (not almost 16 as I said). I ran the next *two* AFC Half Marathons, not three. Forgot to mention U2's songs fueling my feet. End: feeling grateful for every run I get.

No anxiety or nervousness this year about the first day of school. A museum for rare, long lost, and "extinct" sounds? I'd patron that.

A disguised science fiction film, "Groundhog Day" leads off my musings today. Sorry for the uneven audio. Obviously I forgot how to do this during my vacation. Watch out for the traffic between minutes 8-10.

Stanislav Petrov, musings on nuclear proliferation, Hiroshima and Nagasaki, and the CIA's operation to overthrow Mossadegh. Not enough time to explore the chain of history resulting from that event.

From the San Diego Convention Center during Comic-Con 2006. Snatches of conversation, noise, and music bubble to the forefront of the layered sounds surrounding me. Ambient sound aficionados rejoice!