Halfway
It shouldn't take a week to recover from a race or, for that matter, anything else.Last week I did a 150-mile cycling race. I enjoyed it - all 7 hours 34 minutes of it - but I spent the week...
View ArticleLily: No respecter of persons
Lily is truly no respecter of persons. Jen, Scout, and Lily were walking home from church today with Elder Dallin Oaks, a leader in the LDS church and one of our neighbors.Elder Oaks: "Scout, you have...
View ArticleMissing Palo Alto
Flying into San Jose this morning, I felt a deep nostalgia for the place Jen and I used to call home. That was made even more poignant by a dinner reunion with some of my favorite people, work friends...
View ArticlePhysician, heal this fool
A pediatric doctor friend of mine told me the other day about a parent who "pulled the religious card" on him and suggested their child didn't need further treatment, despite my friend thinking the...
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The joy of racing weight
I was following my friend, Erika Timm Wilde, on Facebook yesterday, and loved seeing this beautiful picture:Erika: 10+ hours on a bike can do this to your smile...For some it may be hard to believe...
View ArticleYou mean you *don't* read to your kids?
I can't remember a time when I didn't read to my children. And I can't imagine the day when I have to stop. It will be a sad day in this corner of Whoville.It's possible that I started reading to Scout...
View ArticleMaturing ambition
I sometimes joke with a good friend, Fabrizio Capobianco, that we were each born on the wrong continent. He, an Italian who is more American than Levis, and I, an American with a deep and abiding love...
View ArticleSeeing clearly
We're sometimes blind to the best (and worst) in ourselves. I know I am.But it's interesting that others can often be just as insightful to our character, even when we struggle to see ourselves...
View ArticleExperience and growth
As I announced earlier today on my company blog, I have resigned from Canonical to join HTML5 startup Strobe. I figured I'd give a bit more of a personal slant here.Work is about stretching: it's about...
View ArticleMissed opportunities
I distinctly remember being the only person in Silicon Valley during the Dot-Com Boom not to make a billion dollars. Somehow I ended up at a Japanese keiretsu, one determined to peddle silicon wafers...
View ArticleWhen it rains...
It's strange how God blesses us at times.Yesterday our SUV's alternator gave up the ghost as Jen drove it up Little Cottonwood Canyon for a day of skiing at Alta with Scout. The tow truck couldn't...
View ArticleGetting back at Dad
Dad,Since you biked without me yesterday, today I skied Red Cloud (Deer Valley) without you.Love,MattMogul Run @ Deer Valley (Red Cloud) from Matt Asay on Vimeo.P.S. Click through to see a bigger size....
View Article...And I believed her
Jen has taken to writing "You rock!" in response to my somewhat self-congratulatory texts to her ("Took care of getting your headphones back," ""Took the car in to get fixed," etc.). I haven't thought...
View ArticleGrand Targhee 2011 - The video
I guess I make videos like these to remind myself of just how blessed I am. It's hard to imagine time better spent than flying down a mountain with Jen and our wonderful kids. Heaven must be very much...
View ArticleYou can't dope the truth
Last night I finally got around to watching the 60 Minutes expose of Lance Armstrong. I've embedded the video below, in case you want to watch it. Pretty compelling.For me, there is no longer any doubt...
View ArticleWashing my mouth with soap
I just spent three days on an LDS "pioneer trek," and while tired and sunburned, I'm glad that I went. It wasn't a life-changing experience for me, but then, pioneer treks aren't really for the adult...
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High school, revisited
It took me 20 years to finally attend a high-school reunion, and now I'm sad that it had to end. I don't tend to be someone who spends much time looking backward on the "good ol' days." I believe very...
View ArticleThe joys of uncle-hood
Olive, one of my nieces, has a birthday today, and it makes me so happy to think of her eating cake and opening presents. One of the greatest things in my life is to be a father, but not too far...
View ArticleDecisions
This morning I was reviewing my school and work life to date, trying to better understand the trajectory that got me to this point. As I lived through it, nothing seemed to make much sense: I could...
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A friend in need
This past year has been wonderful for many reasons, but one that I get to enjoy three times each week is my weightlifting time with Mickey (senior - Mickey Jr. must be scraped out of bed with a chisel...
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