Poor microphone placement today results in near continuous pops as I walk. Going to the dentist, enjoying questions, a lost library card and photos on file.

Some high schoolers provide swearing while waiting for the walk signal; 10 minutes into the netcast. Apprehension concerning driving back from the triathlon. Am I developing the counting curse?

Pondering how to be a better teacher. Wondering who planned an aspect of the local environment -- the oleanders. Biking hills and triathlon thoughts.

A milestone, yet much the same as recent episodes. I talk about working on a story followed by ramblings on an artificial heart design. I miscount the spiders -- skipping eight. Wrapping up with a pessimistic view on curing cancer by 2015.

Santa Ana winds making my skin crawl, musings on vandalism as disrespectful to the community, possible changes in the podcast, nations (and people) acknowledging their past, and nuclear weapons. The book's actual title is _The Decision to Use the Atomic Bomb_ by Gar Alperovitz.

Ramblings and tangents launched by the "Looney Tunes" Golden Collection DVDs. Cross-country team memories. An abandoned car. Where did "What's up, Doc?" originate?

I hope caring for a plant will be a positive task for a student in my class. Farewell to Rob, Sandy, and Victoria.

A brief epilogue to Episode 45 leads off. Then my impressions and thoughts on the 76th Annual La Jolla Rough Water Swim. 19:22 is my "preliminary results" time for one mile.

Amidst the tragedy and horror that day, a family opens their home to Mancub and I for dinner and a place to stay. Showcasing the generosity and warmth people can have for strangers, it was like a torch on a dark night. Perhaps I'll revisit this more another day.

The air bubbles when I swim occupies my initial thoughts. Super loud ambulance driving by. A family story (two really) and the mysteries behind it. There in the undercurrent: reliability of the narrator.

Beeping alarm and upset stomach start the day. Preliminary musings about weather and spider webs. The near-rememberance of an earlier thought.

Explanation for no episode yesterday. Monologue on shadows, a former trail run, new library card (and number), eighteen spiders, libraries, and mistaking a leaf for a lizard.

Observations of the local tumbleweeds. Curiosity: essential for life. Counting and more musings on orb weaver spiders.