Christophe's lifestream

A few pictures from the Terracotta Warriors exhibit at the San...

Mon, 13 May 2013 01:53:26 -0400

A few pictures from the Terracotta Warriors exhibit at the San Francisco Asian Art Museum. 6 of these 2,000 years old warriors are visiting the U.S. Worth to see! Exhibit runs through May 27th.

Pretty challenging Easter day

Sun, 31 Mar 2013 23:17:00 -0400

60 miles, 5 hills, 6,286 ft elevation gain, 7 hours on a bike. I could not have found a better way to train for the Tierra Bella Bicycle Tour (100 Miles) mid-April. Thanks to my good friend Bob for the day!

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Thu, 07 Mar 2013 21:31:51 -0500

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Sun, 17 Feb 2013 12:06:00 -0500

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I turned my shed into a... shed #DIY

Sun, 03 Feb 2013 20:47:00 -0500

A few snaps from my latest Do It Youself project, after the garage the shed was the last remaining piece on my to do list, I completed electricity, insulation, walls and flooring in past week-ends, that’s it for now, ceiling will come later… Need more arms! ;-)

BIG thanks @TIBCOToday was my last day at Tibco-LogLogic....

Sat, 02 Feb 2013 00:27:00 -0500

BIG thanks @TIBCO

Today was my last day at Tibco-LogLogic. I’m thankful for the 4 years working there and now comes the time to start a new journey.

“Life has no remote. Get up and change it yourself!”

Just released Logcaliper v.2.3.3 - The sizing tool for BigData...

Thu, 17 Jan 2013 15:48:00 -0500

Just released Logcaliper v.2.3.3 - The sizing tool for BigData and SIEM #iOS

Now available on the iTunes App Store, signup here to get a free copy.

Happy 2013 and keep in mind, there are no ordinary moments Sea...

Tue, 01 Jan 2013 02:50:00 -0500

Happy 2013 and keep in mind, there are no ordinary moments

Sea Dragons - snap from yesterday visit at the California Academy of Sciences

I’m grateful for 2012, life brought me a lot, more than I would have ever expected. I didn’t had goal for the past year and I realize now that I was right: life is a mystery, plan is a waste of time and nothing stays the same. So if change is the norm, then I must make it for the good and better. This new year is good time for a fresh start, a time of renewal and determination. Here are my simple commitments for 2013:

Spiritually: Commit to meditate at least 5 minutes every morning. A small practice which helps to slow down and be more conscious about myself and everything I do. It’s like charging your own battery with mindfulness to helps savor life all day long.
Intellectually: This one sounds exciting, take a leap, find the work I love, start from scratch or do something new, with this rule in mind: Play small doesn’t serve the world.
Emotionally: Spent time with people that really count for me, life can run at a crazy paces so it’s important to remember that friends are a gift not a possession.
Physically: I need to challenge myself. Of course, my daily routine is important, but learning something new is the key for further development. Last but not least, continue to explore California with my family, friends and my dog.

Happy New Year everyone!

Morning San Diego seaport run

Wed, 12 Dec 2012 14:53:00 -0500

Few iPhone snaps from my morning run in the San Diego seaport, you may recognize one of the world’s larget yatch (115m) owned by Roman Abramovich.

Keep exploring Santa Cruz Mountain

Sat, 08 Dec 2012 23:16:00 -0500

Posted from: CA, USA

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A few snaps from today’s bike ride on the Santa Cruz Mountain, both the Mountain Winery and Villa Montalvo (last picture) are great venues for summer live concerts (program to be announced in Spring). To be checked out. Scenic view of San Jose and the South Silicon Valley

Some notes from the Big Data Think Tank meetup #1

Fri, 07 Dec 2012 00:02:00 -0500

Posted from: CA, USA

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A few snaps and some links from yesterday SF Bay Area’s Big Data Think Tank meetup. Very insipring presentations from designer, technologist and entrepreneur Sha Hwang, Shan Carter and Wes Grubb about their data visualization projects, ideas and dreams.

A simplified view of process used for this pretty cool art and visualization projet: http://diagrams.stateoftheartist.org (Data visualization is like art, you can read everything in it ;-)

Another interesting one: New-York Times “Paths to the White House” - http://elections.nytimes.com/2012/results/president/scenarios

Kudos to The Hive for the initiative, 100+ enthusiastic people for the #1, it’s definitivly a good start! Count on me for the next ones.

Pics from South Lake Tahoe

Sun, 25 Nov 2012 01:06:00 -0500

Posted from: CA, USA

These are a few snaps of Lake Tahoe, Granite Lake and the frozen Five Lakes. I took the panorama of Tahoe from the top of Maggies Peaks. I spoted also some foot prints, no doubts for the bear’s ones, but what about the last picture, moutain lion?

Bodypump certification done!Above a picture from the YMCA in...

Wed, 21 Nov 2012 00:44:00 -0500

Bodypump certification done!

Above a picture from the YMCA in Palo Alto. I recently have been certified as a Les Mills BODYPUMP instructor. During the training I learned a lot about myself and the coaching process. I’m still far from creating fitness magic moments, however I had this rewarding feeling of driving all the class like it was a single whole entity. I don’t know if I’m actually going to teach a regular class but so far the experience is very inspiring.

“Death ends a life, not a relationship.”Jacqueline...

Sat, 03 Nov 2012 09:53:00 -0400

“Death ends a life, not a relationship.”

Jacqueline Briguet (1931 - 2012)

Above a picture of my grand mother taken from Glacier Point in the Yosemite National Park. She passed away last Saturday at the age of 81. A quote says that “The longest distance a man must travel is the distance from his mind to his heart” definitively she was doing this journey many times a day. Death ends a life, not a relationship, she survives within us and in our memories.

Sorry buddy, I should go to work… :-)

Wed, 17 Oct 2012 10:30:00 -0400

Sorry buddy, I should go to work…

:-)

Mount Diablo Challenge

Sun, 07 Oct 2012 23:53:00 -0400

Each year nearly 1,000 cyclists ride 11.2 miles with 3,249 feet in elevation gain to the top of Mount Diablo to help save it, here is a few iPhone snaps from this bike race, 1h25 to get to the top. It was a tough climb but the scenery at the finish line was rewarding. Kudos to unicycle riders who beat most of us…

San-Francisco to Silicon Valley ride

Sat, 06 Oct 2012 22:10:00 -0400

A few iPhone snaps of another pretty nice ride in the Bay Area, we got there by train and rode back via the Golden Gate Park (with a nicely improvised stop at the BlueGrass music festival), took the costal road and climb up to Skyline. Now I feel ready for the Mount Diablo Challenge tomorrow :-)

A few pics from San Diego (CA)

Sun, 19 Aug 2012 20:35:00 -0400

A few pics from San Diego (CA), a concentration of beautiful beaches, amazing attractions and unrivaled climate, perfect place for a few days of vacation.

First climb of Mount Hamilton

Sun, 29 Jul 2012 23:00:00 -0400

First climb of Mount Hamilton today, 2h and 26 min of uphill ride with a nice reward at the top, the visit of two telescopes of the observatory.

A few iPhone snaps from the top

Now in Tampa (Florida), time just keeping getting better.

Wed, 25 Jul 2012 23:27:00 -0400

A few iPhone snaps from Clearwater beach by the Gulf of Mexico.