the big race - it's the end of another september, and that means another dragon boat season has been wrapped up. my involvement with this year's bay area dragon boat championships is the lowest since i moved here in 1997. i did a little coaching, formed only three teams for the races and only managed the scoreboard during this weekend's championships (check it out at www.cdba.org).

still, i managed to actually race in one heat for the wells fargo team and more significantly, jenny and russell came out for the races. although he is only 3 months old, i've started to have dreams of russell paddling for the lowell or lincoln high school dragon boat teams. i still experience a thrill with my participation in dragon boating, and i hope that my passion for the sport never dies.