Why do I run....a few pictures from San Diego to illustrate my motivation

This picture is from Extraordinary Desserts in San Diego. Out of the 5 days I was in San Diego I went to this fine establishment 3 days. I would have gone more but as you can see from the below picture one evening I was otherwise occupied at a different event. The desserts were really good. I had a brownie that was really yummy, a chocolate bundt cake, and a chocolate filled croissant for my treats. What you will notice is that all of the desserts were very elegant and included some type of flower. My brownie had a pink daisy, my chocolate bundt cake had a rose and my chocolate filled croissant had a yellow daisy and some rose petals. I am ready to go back to San Diego for these yummy treats alone!

The DIA (Drug Information Association) conference has a nice networking event each year. A few years ago it was at the Georgia Aquarium. Last year it was at the Museum of Modern Art in Boston and this year it was at the USS Midway. As usual they had really tasty desserts as well as an open bar. I cannot speak about the open bar because I was busy gorging myself on the various desserts including both a white and milk chocolate fountain. I like to think this is good training for ultra distance eating. And I would easily guess I consumed 1000 calories during the 2-3 hours I was at this event. I really need to consider becoming a competitive eater.