Oct 30 - Public Enemy Encounter

• A funny thing happened on the way to NYC. On my AA flight from San Francisco, me and my fellow passengers brushed elbows with Chuck D and Flavor Flav. Although I didn't sit in 1st class with them, they were nice to pose for photos after we deboarded. Flav was the photogenic one, decked out in his attire. Chuck D let his colleague steal the limelight. Too bad everyone thinks Flav is famous for his reality TV show. When I saw these guys in concert in 2003, there were just as nice and personable.

Rach and Flav 2006 (note: not a Halloween costume but has upgraded the clock):














In concert London, UK 2003:














Chuck D belts out

Oct 10th - ode to Ernestine Bayer

• Not as timely as I could with this news, but last month one critical lady for the women's rowing movement passed away. Ernestine Bayer who lived just outside Boston, died at the age of 97. The following sentence sums up the determination she kept to put women's rowing on the map:

Bayer single-handedly changed the landscape of rowing when she introduced women to the sport. Her name is recognizable around the world for her achievement and advancement of competitive rowing.Even as she aged, she continued to be a fierce competitor. She competed until she suffered a stroke at the age of 92. To this day, she holds the Crash-B world record on the rowing ergometer for lightweight women over 90 years old.

Full story is here: http://www.msnbc.msn.com/id/14853224/from/ET/