great pro-biking music video

I came across this very interesting and catchy video promoting bike ridership. Take a look.

New web page

Hey everybody, check out my new website: kcampbellharris.com. I created it for my art now that I have generated some interest in my works. In fact, as you will see on the new site, I’ve scheduled my first public exhibition.

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ready to party

Thanks to José, Metty and Ángel for throwing me an awesome birthday party last weekend. M & Á hosted it at the vacation rental penthouse they had for their holiday stay here in town. It was a great locale with a rooftop terrace complete with a hot tub and wonderful views of Madrid. And José handled the invites and grub. We partied well. Photos

Dominic’s video

I finally got around to uploading Dominic’s hip-hop group’s music video for their song Libertad. The group is called El Rapeadero de Lavapiés and the video is pretty damn slick. Look for Dominic in last third or so.

¡campeones!

Yeah, España! World Champions!

It was a very brutal, sloppy match but 1-0 is what counts in the end. Way to go, La Roja.

another life dream…completed!

Skiing Kenneth

Ever since I can remember I have wanted to try snowskiing. And despite living near ski areas for much of my life and vowing every winter to do it, I never did. Until now, that is. As a Christmas gift to myself and my family, we spent Christmas Eve at the Xanadú indoor ski park in the outskirts of Madrid. And it was awesome!
We hired an instructor for the first couple of hours and then had a couple more hours for independent fun (and falls). And yes, there were plenty of falls by D, José and myself. But overall we were all really impressed with how well we did. We even had a few goes at the big slope before we were done. (Against the recommendations of our instructor who in general did not recommend that particular test for first-timers).
And because my child is such a social butterfly, we met a couple of young men one of whom was also a novice. He, Gonzalo, wound up hanging with us and the four of us pushed and challenged each other on. A great time was had by all and I think D is already hooked. As for me, if I get the opportunity to do it again – especially outdoors – I will. But if not, at least I have fulfilled a lifelong wish. Now on to bungee-jumping!
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take a hike

José and I took advantage of the holiday on Monday (Día de la Hispanidad) and went hiking at Cotos in the Sierra de Guadarrama above Madrid. I discovered that I am much more out-of-shape than I thought. But we had a great time and enjoyed some beautiful scenery and fresh air. And the old-time train which takes you into the mountains, was fun.

And now that José is back living in Madrid, we hope to be able to do a lot more of this type of thing.

naked in the streets (again)

Once again I participated in Ciclonudista, Madrid’s annual bike ride and protest. The intention is to increase visibility of cyclist and demand more facilities such as bike lanes and rack in the city center. And the nudity is symbolic of how exposed we feel to traffic. This year José joined me as well on his new little, slick folding bike. There are pictures for those brave enough (or foolish enough) to look.

José’s birthday party

Here are the pictures from José’s birthday party which we had at home last Saturday. He was celebrating his 34th year. What a baby!

my birthday celebration

Thanks to all of you who helped me celebrate my birthday (or rather birthmonth as I plan to celebrate all month). The gifts, emails, cards, calls and text messages were all appreciated. And especially to those who came out to the party at my house. We had 30 people eating drinking and dances, and I think an excellent time was had by all. Definitely by me. See the photographic proof.