It might have been the coolest crispest morning of the fall season. It was made cooler by a complete lack of cloud cover; just blue skies and a brilliant sun too far away to add any real warmth.

Lately on my brief run on our MUP at the start and end of my commute I’ve had the pleasure of not having to dodge the sleeping homeless. They are all on the other side of the river levy, now in tents, as part of Occupy Santa Cruz.

Hey, I’m all in favor of it if it means I don’t have to dodge sleeping bags, trash and dogs on my morning commute.