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Thursday, August 16, 2012
Your thoughts and ideas are needed-
I know we've all moved before, we all know it sucks, yada yada...but I've never moved on such a limited budget and an international move at that. There's only one way to achieve this challenge, and that is to sell absolutely everything we own to cover the costs of flights and passports, and hopefully cover about 3 months of rent, utilities and groceries. Not only does selling everything raise money, but it also eliminates the need to ship things and therefore makes the move itself cheaper. Stuff is stuff, its replaceable, but life and experience within it are priceless, and I can't help but think this is the beginning of a better chapter for me and my little family.
One of the big hurdles we are trying to overcome at present is how to take our bikes with us and it truly is driving me crazy trying to decide what to do. There are limited options, they include- Shipping the bikes in freight, which takes a while, but is the cheapest unattended shipping method, although at $400-$600 for EACH bike, it eats up way too much money for us. That is a months rent in England when you take into account the exchange rate and a thousand dollars just doesn't go very far back home.
The second option is to have the bikes fly with us, which is pretty simple for the flight part of the trip and relatively inexpensive (under $200 for both bikes, sometimes free). The problem arises when we land and have to claim all our luggage and get it on the Shuttle to Paddington Station, it seems from what I've read that unless the bikes are out of the box we can't take them on the Shuttle, as in their boxed state they are too big. So the first issue is- two tired and jet lagged people (with a toddler) have to put together two bikes in an airport (with a toddler), need I say more? Then, we have to hope that we don't get stopped at the Shuttle with the Mundo, because its huge and takes up a lot of room we could be charged for seating tickets for it and the Boda Boda (according to the shuttles website), or we could be outright refused passage, which would mean we would be stranded at the airport. IF we make it past the Shuttle, we get to Paddington Station, now imagine- we have two unboxed bikes, 6 suitcases, plus hand luggage, stroller, car seat, toddler...how are two people going to handle all that in one of the busiest places on earth, and get it all on a train without potentially losing a bike, a suitcase...a toddler in the rush and bustle of London?
If you've never been to London or another equally busy city I don't think you can imagine how incredibly busy it is. Put it this way, when my family first arrived in the U.S. we were completely convinced it must be a holiday of some kind as Los Angeles was so quite (it was just a regular day in Southern California). London is a busy city on it's own timetable and you either keep up or get out. Of course it's all prospective, and I may be wrong, but I think it will be a small miracle if we manage to pull it off without losing something like our minds or luggage. Of course we could rent a van at the airport, which I thought was a brilliant plan until I realized I don't have a license and we would therefore need Kyle to drive, something which is a bit daunting for Kyle whose never driven in a REALLY busy city, on the "wrong" side of the road, in a box van to top it off! Oh and even that costs about $700 to rent for a one way trip.
What should we do people?
Sell one or both bikes and buy new ones (the Mundo is the bigger problem in regards to size)?
Fly them both and hope we pull it off with the aid of porters?
Leave the bikes with relatives and hope we can save up enough money to ship them at some point?
The other side to this is we're not planning on buying a car so bikes would be an awesome addition to our lives and a necessity if you ask me. Finding a job will be a lot easier with a bike and we had thought about starting a bike based business once we've gotten settled- the Mundo is a key contributor in that plan and we feel it really could be a great little business for us.
Plus, my challenge is not over, I do not intend to stop now, in fact this is just the beginning of a new chapter and I can't think of a more wonderful country to enjoy a bike in. I really stubbornly want our bikes with us, I love our bikes and honestly I feel pretty loyal to Yuba, I don't want any other bike, damn it! But I'm at a loss as to how to budget the move around them. Maybe I should start considering doing a charitable car wash "Help me ship my bike to England"....but it doesn't have the same ring to it as sending a class-load of kids to an African Orphanage, does it?
End of rant.
30 comments:
- AnonymousAugust 16, 2012 at 10:30 AM
I follow another blog called "Rogue Priest". Drew is walking thousands of miles and has a donation button. He sends personal postcards to his big time contributors. I think you should absolutely add a donation link to your blog. You may be surprised by how much support you receive.ReplyDelete
Have you talked to Yuba to see if they'll hold your Boda Boda and ship it to the UK? Maybe you already have it and I'm behind in my reading... But if you can have the Boda Boda and Kyle's bike then maybe you can forgo the Mundo just for a spell..
Do you have friends/family who can/will meet you in London so it's more than 2 adults with Jack? Even just someone to mind Jack would make an ENORMOUS difference.Replies
Hello friend- oh the donation button lol! You are not the first person to say that, maybe I will and offer a little piece of unique bike art in exchange- I had thought of selling bike art before, so this would be like that in reverse lol.Delete
I spoke briefly with the Yuba peeps, and they said they won't be shipping to Europe for a while. I need to get on the horn and talk with them a little more once I get the dates set and stuff.
No, we don't have family and friends- maybe I could hire a nanny for a day- or hire a lifter and let them do the hard work while I take care of Jack. He's at a really tough age too, its all temper flare ups and then sweet little jibber jabber, running like the wind and then throwing himself in a lump on the floor...you know, typical!
thank you as always- the comments are what fuels my mind to really get moving forward.
- AnonymousAugust 22, 2012 at 5:30 PM
Will you allow me to share your plight with my friends? Perhaps among circles we can find folks to help you.Delete
Have you considered travel to London by ship? A cargo ship would be cheap and spacious. =)ReplyDeleteReplies
John- do you mean us traveling on a cargo ship with our stuff?Delete
http://www.strandtravelltd.co.uk/ It may not be what your looking for but I think it would be an interesting way to go. =)Delete
I looked at the website John, and despite my initial feeling of fear, I warmed up to the idea...and then i saw the cost involved! Definitely not in our budget, but a great experience to be sure!Delete
Why not fly with the bikes and then ship them from the airport to your destination?ReplyDelete
Have you heard of Care.com? I don't know if they have caretakers internationally or not, but maybe there is something like that in London? I'm thinking you'd need to hire someone because I think I already read somewhere that you don't have family over there yet. I agree that having 1 person making sure Jack doesn't go astray makes EVERYTHING else manageable.ReplyDelete
My other piece of advice is to smile and ask people for help. That's great if there are porters, but the airline you fly with should have some kind of concierge or customer help person that isn't working at a ticket counter and can help you co-ordinate getting your bikes off the plane and to the shuttle. Maybe that person could even help getting the shuttle people to okay the dimensions of the bikes would be ok ahead of time? I would call the airline now and say, "We want to fly with you, but here's my dilemma. How can you help me make it through the airport and onto the shuttle safely? Do you have any ideas?" Give them open-ended questions or only give them options that you find acceptable.
Last thought: what about a bike shop over there? Maybe a cargobike roll call/airport greeting? Get someone over there who is familiar to help you. If found out that someone was moving to Portland from London, arriving by plane with their bikes & worldly possessions and toddler you bet I'd be willing to help them figure it out. In fact, I'm pretty sure I have at least 1 cargo biking mama in the UK on my twitter feed. Want me to look her up? Tweet at me!
- Erik GriswoldAugust 16, 2012 at 11:01 AM
Have you researched a Half-TEU container for this and other things?ReplyDelete
Or how about selling your bikes in the U.S. and buying new (can be used) ones in Europe? Cash is easier to transport. Is it so important to have *these* bikes with you in the UK? (Especially when both Holland and Denmark will be an overnight car-ferry ride away? Hint, hint).
Can you live without having a bicycle as you arrive?
(They are available for short-term rental, even in a place as bike-unfriendly as England).
Seems like a lot of work to add to an already major journey.
And remember, your U.S. standardized bicycle may not be so wonderful to have in mostly-metric England. Little things like tire tubes with Shrader Valves come to mind.Replies
Erik- you do bring up some really good points, I hadn't thought about the details of metric and all that.Delete
The area that we have been looking at has far better bicycle infrastructure than our present U.S. city so I think they would be a major asset in regards to finding work and hauling home furniture to our new abode.
Of course its all very up in the air still- thanks for commenting!
- GenevieveAugust 16, 2012 at 12:35 PM
Hi, a friend directed me toward you post. I'm an American who married an Englishman and we moved to England with our two young kids. (Exciting stuff, since we paid for our move ourselves and while we have shipped some things, we also got rid of A LOT.)ReplyDelete
I would be inclined to suggest buying bikes in London. The flight will be kind of stressful because there is a real possibility that your toddler won't really sleep on the flight. (I've dealt with that so many times with my kids.) Dealing with a toddler, luggage, customs/immigration is exhausting, adding the assembly of bicycles might bring out all kinds of emotions in the moment.
There should be quite a few bicycle shops are that would suit your needs. And like the rest of your stuff that you are getting rid of, the current bikes can be replaced.Replies
Thanks Genevieve for taking the time to respond, it is true they are replaceable, but alas we wouldn't be able to afford to replace them with similar bikes and that is where the issue is for us. Having 2 cargo bikes in the family is certainly an asset that won't be replaced with the type of bike we could afford in the UK.Delete
Cheers, hope you are enjoying life there!
Can boxes be found large enough to fit the entire bike so you would not have to tear it down? Then you can just take out of box and go.ReplyDelete
Also explain the situation to the airport personnel before you get there. See if you can leave the bike there for a day or so in a storage area such as luggage claims, then get Jack home and settled in the day you arrive and go back the next day or two for the bikes.
I would hate to see you give up the bikes after all the time, effort and mileage you have put on them. I know you would be getting new bikes, but they just wouldn't be "your" bikes
Here's a thought! Why not have kyle fly in first with one bike and some luggage, get settled, then meet you when you and jack arrive, say a week later to help with the rest of the stuff? Or there must be someone there who can pick you guys up with a van or truck, no?ReplyDelete
Hi Lindsay,ReplyDelete
Your bikes are oversized, so you will struggle to get them carried on many UK trains - the spaces available are often only sized to take standard bikes. You will need to find out if the trains you need to use can take tandems and trailers.
Another possibility is to take a coach - the CTC points out that National Express will carry bicycles packed in boxes. Check out the local bus operator at your destination, they may run a direct service to Heathrow.
Here's another possible option, why not bring over only the frames and rebuild with parts in England? The frame of the Yubas are the specific part, everything else can be bought and or replaced in England. Metric or Imperial, bike parts are standard all over the world. As an example, most 3 piece bottom brackets have been standard British thread for over 100 years on the majority of bikes. The Yubas have 26 inch wheels which are standard mountain bike size available anywhere.ReplyDelete
- AnonymousAugust 17, 2012 at 6:24 AM
I think the idea of shipping the packed bikes once you are at the airport is a great idea! When we shipped across country we had an opportunity at the airport in PDX to use a shipping company for excess stuff we couldn't take on the plane (weight issues). I am sure if you contact your ticket provider or Heathrow (I assume) to see what companies they have in house at the airport you can then get an estimate of how much and how long it would take for them to ship your bikes. I am not sure how much you have reached out to the cyber-bike community in London (if you have a connection there or not) to see if you can post a call to arms with someone there to see if they can meet you and help transport you and Jack and Kyle AND bikes for a nominal fee. Heck they may help put the bikes back together once you get to your destination!ReplyDelete
Hope you can come together with a plan!
I wonder if there's a warmshowers.org (or couchsurfing?) host in London that would be happy to have all of you for a night? Maybe they could help you somehow with the airport fiasco and then the next day-- after some rest-- you could better tackle the train trip? Also (my curiosity got the better of me), it looks like you can cycle right out of Heathrow on bike paths: http://www.heathrowairport.com/transport-and-directions/cycling-to-heathrow. Maybe you could somehow pull that off-- with a cheap Craigslist bike trailer/stroller to carry extra luggage? But that doesn't solve the craziness of setting up the bikes or dealing with things in the train station...ReplyDelete
Tricia raises a point we thought of- do some research on cycling clubs or organizations in London & reach out to see if they can offer any assistance.ReplyDelete
We don't know where you're eventually headed, but is it necessary to go through Heathrow & London? Goodness knows we try to avoid that airport even with only carry-on luggage! Stanstead? Bristol? Cardiff? Birmingham?
There has got to be a group, someone within the CTC that can work with you in getting your gear from the airport to your destination. Google around and hopefully you get lucky! I would be more than happy to warehouse the bikes. For free and ship them over to you when you can afford it if need be. I just hate to see you sell them.....ReplyDelete
- AnonymousAugust 19, 2012 at 7:48 AM
lindsay, maybe keep the yuba and sell kyles bike. replace it there in london. your bike is the unique one. since its oversized, maybe design a set of wheels that can be packed in a top corner of the box to help to move it around so it doesnt take two people to maneuver.insure the mundo if you can/need. pack needed tools as well close to the top corners as well as some extra tape if you need to have to repack tools. one thing that i have read a couple of times that you did not address, do you have any help in england? hope you do.ReplyDelete
john zee
First off, congrats to you for the heart and strength to decide to ride with your baby.ReplyDelete
My recommendation is to ship the bike(s) on the plane with you-may pay less in import fees that way and have a courier service take them from the airport to your new abode. One of the three links below may work or I am sure one of them could direct you to a company who can help you. It is common to have courier services pick up stuff at the airport/home and deliver it in countries where lots of people don't have cars. (Lived in Japan for 3 years) Black Cat (below) is the company I know did it in Japan. http://www.blackcatcouriers.co.uk/services.html http://www.parcelhero.com/Home (sorry, don't know how to make it a link) http://www.couriernet.co.uk/ourservices.html
Whatever you do, don't try to put it back together in the airport with the six suitcases and toddler. BTW, You will have to deflate the tires b/c change in air pressure. You MAY have to prove you did so. You may also desire to transport tires etc. in a separate box to stay under 70lbs per box to minimize over weight fees.
Contact this company that sells Yubas in the UK http://www.practicalcycles.com/page64.htm and ask what if anything they change for the UK rider. Besides, they are a resource in country for replacement parts. While you are at it, look around at their site and see if they have a different bike that would suit your needs for a price you can pay. Their cargo bike selection is one of the best I have seen. I haven't checked on import fees yet. they may be steep.
You can get all of your luggage on the stopping train from LHR to Paddington. This is cheaper than the 'express' train (from memory £8)ReplyDelete
I would recommend packing as much of it as you can.
https://www.heathrowconnect.com/index.asp for the times.
London is busy but there are always quiet side-streets and the like and having a bike here is definitely the way to travel. However take some time to get used to the foibles of the traffic and how other road users behave around cyclits
The above poster is right that one can cycle out of LHR and into West London. If you've just been on a long flight with kids, I wouldn't really recommend this. It is about 13m from the city centre to LHR.
If you want to bring your bikes, bring them. Just think about the mechanics of getting to your destination from Paddington. If you are in 'zone 1' I would recommend paying either for a cab or 'van courier' to collect you and your stuff from near the station. It could cost around £30 but I think it really money well spent
- Chris BrownSeptember 2, 2012 at 9:00 AM
What about hiring a "man with a van" type person to meet you at the airport and take your bikes for you. (And any other luggage you might have). You pay them buy the hour or day so if they have to wait for you (at your new home) while you're travelling by train it shouldnt be an issue.ReplyDelete
Not sure how much they cost though. They won't be able to help them claim your luggage at the airport but should be able to wait right outside and load there.
Good luck.
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WWII Finns (Commission)
I painted up a full army of these a while back and the client had a few additions. Here they are. Everything is hand painted, including the tank markings.
In other news, I have come to the end of about 4 months of commissions and I am ready for a break! I've got some Napoleonic figures on order from Maelstrom and will most likely place orders with Front Rank and Perry in the next few days. I can see the light at the end of my 28mm project (Phase I). Essentially I will be able to field two Lasalle armies with two support choices each. My buddy Chris and I prefer to play at the two support level for the same reason we like FOW at 2000pts. You get to take all the toys!
P.S. 60 Brunswick infantry should be making an appearance soon. They are painted, but you don't need to see the pictures of them on Popsicle sticks. Hopefully I can convince the new owner to snap some pics once they are based.
KGL Hussars
Client wanted to seal / base these. I enjoyed painting these quite a bit. I'm torn now on whether to paint two large units of Heavy Dragoons or three small units of Light Dragoons and a unit of KGL Hussars as a support choice for my Lasalle Brits. I'm not sure who I'm kidding….I'll probably end up giving both a go.
The plan this summer is to get a photo setup going. It just isn't feasible in an apartment, but summer in the house means I'll have a bit of space.
On a completely different note I really want to mention the AMAZING service I have gotten from Maelstrom Games. These guys are based in the U.K., offer free world wide shipping, and have some amazing prices. They also offer a cash back deal which is a nice touch…the 5GBP cash back freebie a few months back was beyond sweet.
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School and commissions have been keeping me really busy. I've painted 24 French Dragoons, a FOW Soviet Army, a FOW Finnish Army (pics soon hopefully), and 24 British Heavy Dragoons. Here is a shot of the British Dragoons. The client wants to do the basing,
Two British Line Units
Here are a few quick snapshots of some newly sealed British Line units. I learned a valuable lesson with these….don't paint faces after having hurt your hand shoveling snow…
I was torn between repriming or just pushing ahead so I could work on the next unit. Needless to say I'm not satisfied with the quality, but I wanted to offer up at least one update in the last 20+ days. On to the pics.
Two units of line. One with green facings and one with yellow facings. These are the first 1/2 of the British Guard list. I'm looking forward to a game on Tuesday where these guys may or may not see action with in my friend Chris's force. I'm hoping to be the attacker in that one using French guard!
45th foot sans flags and basing
83rd foot sans flags and basing
The intention is to base this list along the lines of the first division at Fuentes de Onoro. 72 tartans are in progress and 2 more boxes of Perry French Dragoons are in the mail to me for a support choice. I'm shooting for the end of may to be able to run a core and 2 cav. support choices. What I need to find are a few of those wargamers that over indulged in Perry plastics and are looking to trade some of them away on the cheap…
Vistula Lancers (WIP)
Before I can complete my proposed FOW style pdf featuring a new reserve choice for the French Penninsular army I need to get some figures painted. These guys need to do a bit of play testing and I need to get some good pictures of them for the pdf. Below is a large unit (12 figures on 6 bases) that still need lances, pennons, and basing. I am going to wait to order / add the pennons until I place a large GMB order.
I'm not sure if I would order these Front Rank figures again. The figures are beautiful and a joy to paint, but they are huge. It looks like the lancers are riding ponies.
Can anyone recommend an inexpensive light box? Preferably something I can fold flat. I am not satisfied with the photo quality, and if you, the reader, take the time to look at the pictures, I need to provide the best "product" possible. Ideas?
Anyway here are the pics.
Officer and standard bearer are wearing the stylish red sash. I have no idea if they really did, and am not too fussed about it. I just like the combination of white, blue, yellow, and red.
The whole unit, sans lances, waiting to break a few squares.
In completely different news, Rattrap Games has purchased Contemptible Little Armies, the rules by Chris Peers, and I hope to have the opportunity to play a few 500pt. back of beyond games with Rich (of Rattrap fame). Anyway I was digging through my painted figures and found these guys. Hope you old grognards don't mind the short diversion.
Bengali Lancers with Bamboo Lances (figures by Brigade Games)
Taken the plunge. . . & the French are done. . .
French core is all painted and based. (Pics soon, it's raining here so the light is worse than usual.) That is 4 conscript units, 3 veteran units, 1 dragoon unit, 1 battery, 10 SK figures, and 3 commanders. These guys can attack or defend. Flags are still a ways off since I want to order French and British flags from GMB all at once and the price adds up quickly. (Please don't let that discourage anyone though. They are definitely worth saving for!).
I picked up a box of Victrix highlanders this weekend and will start painting tartans for a British guard list. I can do 2 large units of guard with a box of victrix centre company highlanders and 2 blisters of perry flank company highlanders. 70 figures for approximately $50 is really cheap. I'm definitely looking forward to the victrix British artillery arriving.
GMB Flags – Finally a Website
Title says it all. GMB finally has a website. . . with pictures! Here is a link.
EDIT: I was just informed (Thanks DJoker!) that the site is still a work in progress as Graham (the master artist, if you will, behind GMB) continues to work on his website. In the meantime feel free to email him at firstname.lastname@example.com
Many people might wonder why I am so excited when I, living in the US, could just order the flags from Triangle Miniatures. Unfortunately, the one order I placed with Triangle Miniatures turned into a three month debockle, that ended with a call to my credit card company. Since then I have ordered from the Perrys, Front Rank, and now GMB without any issue. I would recommend to anyone that they forgo ordering from Triangle and order direct. You will be much happier with the service!
A quick photo lifted from DJoker's blog. Checkout his blog if you haven't already seen it. Here is a link to his review of these terrific flags.


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March 31, 2010
BOSTON, Mass. - Washington State University sophomore DeAngelo Casto has been named to CollegeInsider.com's Lefty Driesell Defensive All-America Team, the organization announced this week.
Earlier this season Casto, a native of Spokane, Wash., was named All-Pacific-10 Honorable Mention and to the Pacific-10 All-Defensive Team. Last year he picked up Pac-10 All-Freshman honors as a rookie.
Casto is the lone Pac-10 student-athlete on the 20-man squad and one of just four underclassmen to pick up the honor. Rather than assembling first, second, third and fourth team squads, the award is made up of one team consisting of 20 student-athletes. The award is named after former Maryland head coach Lefty Driesell who said, 'I have always believed that defense wins championships.'
In his sophomore season, Casto led the Pac-10 and the team with 67 blocked shots, ranking fourth in the WSU single season record books. His 67 blocks set a WSU sophomore record and is 30 more blocks than the previous record set in 1984. In his two-year career, Casto has 106 blocks, ranking sixth in the WSU career record books, while his 1.7 career blocks per game average is second on the WSU list.
He also led the Cougs and ranked seventh in the league with 7.0 rebounds per game. He notched seven double-doubles and led WSU in rebounding 13 times and blocks 26 times. Casto blocked at least one shot in 30 of the team's 31 games. He tied his career high with five blocked shots at California (Feb. 13), as the Cougars tied the school record with 12 blocks as a team.
Casto ranked third on the team with 10.7 points per game and shot .498 (124-for-249) from the field. He added 22 steals and 16 assists.
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Solomon Alabi, 7-1, So. (Florida State)
Cole Aldrich, 6-11, Jr. (Kansas)
Keith Benson, 6-11, Jr. (Oakland)
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In this episode, I'm chatting with Cyrus Massoumi, co-founder and CEO of ZocDoc, a website that allows patients to find and book doctors instantly online. If you can't see the video, please click here.
ZocDoc just expanded their services into the Chicago market this past Tuesday. I'm amazed at the passion and dedication Cyrus shows at revolutionizing one important part of an extremely complicated industry, with such a simple solution. You go online, find a time that works for you, and BOOM – you're booked!
Since they just opened up shop here in Chicago, they don't have a ton of practices outside the city available yet, but Cyrus said they will be expanding outward as they settle in here.
The music featured during the intro and credits of this episode is a song called "Jordan River" from local Chicago band Evan Holmes with Exit Ghost.
There are no "oh duh" ideas out there
Here's the transcript of my interview with Cyrus.
Cyrus Massoumi:
I'm Cyrus Massoumi, the CEO and co-founder of ZocDoc.
Tim Jahn:
And what is ZocDoc?
Cyrus Massoumi:
ZocDoc is an online way for patients to find doctors and book appointments online, similar to booking a restaurant reservation on OpenTable or a flight on Expedia or Orbitz. You can come to ZocDoc, find a doctor who accepts your insurance and book an appointment instantly online.
ZocDoc came about from my own personal need. Three or four years ago, I was on a flight, traveling a lot, and had a really bad sinus infection. My plane landed back in New York and I ruptured my ear drum. It was a really painful process and I really wanted to find a doctor that could see me the next day.
I come from a family of doctors so I wanted to find an ENT specialist. I knew that's who I had to go to and I went to my insurance company's website at the time. I literally started going down a list of doctors. I wasn't from New York, so I started calling down the list of doctors and had a number of problems. I had no idea who was good, the phone numbers wouldn't work, one doctor I called had retired a couple of years prior.
It was such a difficult process and I thought to myself, everything else in my life is so efficient and technology has enabled me to make so much of my life so much easier. I can book things 24 hours a day and I don't have to worry about calling between 9 and 5 – why can't I do this for healthcare? I approached one of my co-founders, Oliver, who is a physician, and I said Oliver – look, why doesn't this exist in healthcare?
He said you're right, we should quit our jobs and start this company.
Tim Jahn:
When Oliver said alright, let's quit our jobs and do this, what did you say?
Cyrus Massoumi:
Well, it was a huge risk, because we had this established path ahead of us. We knew that if we stayed there, we were doing well, we'd have a good career in front of us and everything was set. I thought the rest of my life was planned out.
All of a sudden, I moved to a place where it wasn't planned out and there was all this unknown and all this risk. But it was something that we just couldn't get away from. The idea was so compelling and it was something I felt so many people needed. The more people we talked to, the more people that were like, I would absolutely love to book my doctor this way.
I've always known I wanted to be an entrepreneur. Incidentally, I come from a family of doctors. Everyone in my family for generations, they're doctors in every direction, and for some reason, I just wasn't really good at science.
That was it, I knew that I was going to go into something else. I remember, one day when I was a small child, one of my father's friends came in. I found this guy to be really endearing and he was such a nice, charismatic guy and I asked him what he did. He said he was a business man and I said, that's it – I'm going to be a business man!
I had no idea what he was talking about but I think , I've known that I've always wanted to be an entrepreneur. I've started companies and failed in the past. When I was in my early 20s, I started an internet company that sold software to ecommmerce companies. When all the ecommerce companies went away, so did all my customers. It was a really interesting experience.
I knew that I was going to get back to being an entrepreneur but I had to sort of find the right idea. I think that's one of the things that was really important to me, because you give so much of yourself to being an entrepreneur – you're all in. And if you're going to be all in, you need to be so passionate about it. It's really not about financial return but it's really about building something that never existed before.
Tim Jahn:
So it's been two and a half years, you're here now in Chicago, expanding into your fourth market. What's the biggest challenge been since that initial day when you got off that plane?
Cyrus Massoumi:
It's interesting. It's something I talked a bit about earlier, which is staying focused. As a company, we now do hundreds of thousands of interactions with patients on a monthly basis. There's so much input that we're getting and everyone wants us to do so many different things. We've gotten sovereign governments who've called us and asked us to expand internationally. I think to some extent, what's made us successful thus far as a company has been having great people, staying focused, and just working hard.
That seems like common sense – of course you want great people, to stay focused, and you want to work hard. The challenge is that it's not that easy. For example, we could be a much bigger company today if we were able to hire more. And we just can't find enough great people to fill all the open jobs that we have at the company. And we have a really high bar.
Everyone that works at ZocDoc is great, really smart, really driven, they really believe in our mission of how we're going to positively affect healthcare. It's really difficult to find a lot of those people. But we've maintained our hiring standards and I think it's been to the benefit of the company. Similarly, staying focused. We have a lot of very large hospital clients right now who love the product and want us to do this and that and all these different things.
I think that from a technology company perspective, that's great, that's how you grow. Sometimes, if you're doing too much, what I call customized work for each individual client, you end up with a product that isn't usable, isn't scalable. And you lose the beauty of having one product that works everywhere.
I think that's been a big challenge, because people have offered us quite attractive contracts to change ZocDoc in this way and do it this way. At the end of the day, it's been our laser focus on this one problem that we're solving. We want to do this in more places, better than everyone else, and right now, the focus is to do this in more places.
We have people voting in every city across the country. We still have the voting up on our website and we're collecting feedback on which cities should be launched next on ZocDoc. Until ZocDoc is available nationwide, we can't lost that focus, because that's what made us successful thus far:
Tim Jahn:
Looking back, what's one piece of advice you'd give to someone who's back where you were on day one?
Cyrus Massoumi:
One of the things we were fortunate to have done is be persistent. In the early days, when we came up with the idea, patients would always tell us it was a great idea. Quite frankly, we heard a lot of feedback from doctors in the early days saying that there was no way patients would book on this, they wouldn't want to use it, etc.
Even from, quite frankly, people in my own family. I come from a family of doctors and they were a little bit skeptical. I think my father, up until about a year ago, he was on an elevator ride in San Francisco for an orthopedics convention. He's an orthopedic surgeon and he heard a doctor comment that his wife loved ZocDoc. My dad got so excited that someone had actually heard of his son's company.
I think that you just need to be persistent. And if you have conviction and you're being smart about the decisions that you're making, no one can really – there's no "oh duh" ideas out there. You actually have to go in and prove it. You have to prove that people would do this, you have to prove that you can get doctors to use this, you have to prove and you have to believe.
In the early days of ZocDoc, it was really tough because not a lot of people believed in us. We had to believe in ourselves. And I think that you see this as an entrepreneur every day and in the early days you don't have enough experience with it. Literally, you have one road block after another. And you just have to keep on being persistent and find a way around that road block.
And literally, as long as you just keep your head down and you're persistent, if you have a bad day, you sleep it off, you wake up and it's a brand new day. You approach the problem in a fresh new way, you tweak something and you just keep going.
Editor's Note: This video episode was created by Tim Jahn, a longtime Chicago TECH cocktailer and storyteller who produces the online video series, Beyond The Pedway focused on better telling the local business stories in Chicago. You can follow Tim on Twitter: @timjahn.
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The iPhone 5S & iPhone 5C are supposed to be launched tomorrow at Apple's annual fall press conference, but what about iOS 7? The popular operating system made a memorable appearance in June at WWDC 2013 and has been a constant source of experimentation over the summer with countless copies being seeded to developers. The new flat design and enhanced user interface were two particular talking points when it premiered over the summer. However, the likelihood that the final download will be available tomorrow is low.
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All of the betas seeded over the summer had various positive and negative features. There is still a chance that the iOS needs some more tweaks, which is why the company may postpone the rollout until September 20. September 13 may be the target date for pre-orders while the iPhone 5S could hit store shelves on September 20. It would make sense for the final installment to be embedded in the flagship phone.
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Last year, iOS 6 was rolled out in a similar fashion. Tim Cook stood among a crowd of journalists touting the new iPhone 5 and the associated operating system. iOS 6 arrived on September 19 with the iPhone 5 going on sale September 21. iOS 7 is being heralded as the most significant update to the mobile operating system. Apple's team of developers need some more work to hone the program, ensuring all the new features found in the betas work efficiently.
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A delay in the program meant for Apple's new set of tablets could be a cause of pushing off the final release date and download. The operating system for the iPhones is right on track but no new information has come out regarding the fabled iPad 5 or iPad Mini 2. Since the iPhones are a focal point, the tablets may not gain this update until October at some point.
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September 10 will hopefully put to rest dozens of rumors regarding these items. Apple is strict about secrecy and will be guarding its products closely. The iPhone 5S and iPhone 5C will be the highlights along with a refined iOS 7. Glitches and bugs like crashing apps should be completely erased while the two new iPhones should be covered in their respective graphite and gold cases. We'll be updating tomorrow with all the new information the press conference will bring so check back here for more details!


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Paranormal private eye. Grim reaper extraordinaire. Whatever. Charley Davidson is back! And she's drinking copious amounts of caffeine to stay awake because, every time she closes her eyes, she sees him: Reyes Farrow, the part-human, part-supermodel son of Satan. Yes, she did imprison him for all eternity, but come on. How is she supposed to solve a missing persons case, deal with an ego-driven doctor, calm her curmudgeonly dad, and take on a motorcycle gang hell-bent on murder when the devil's son just won't give up?
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The Japan Club of New Orleans is a social and recreational club for Japanese citizens, American-Japanese and their families. It was started in 1975 by a group of Japanese living and working in the area, using seed money from a private auction of sumie works donated by the wife of then Consul General Kato and purchased by the soon-to-be members. Its purpose then and still now is to foster friendship amongst the local Japanese community and to spread goodwill between Japan and America.
At the onset, surprisingly, there was a substantial number of Japanese living in the Greater New Orleans Area. Whereas now the membership consists largely of permanent families with roots established in the area, many back then were transitory workers stationed here for a short period of time to serve customers of their parent company in Japan, so they were repairing cameras or printing equipment in the service departments at Sears or elsewhere.
They socialized via tennis, golf, dancing, sado, ikebana and a mix of things Japanese and New Orleanian. Much is still the same, though structurally committees have replaced the various "clubs within the club". Today, there are committees for Public Relations, Culture and Education, Sports and Recreation, Social Activities and Women's activities, and they recruit members for activities and events.
Guiding the club is a board of volunteers and committee heads. They meet every other month to plan events and discuss club affairs. As an organization, the club stages four events a year: a spring picnic that mixes onigiri with a local favorite, crawfish; bon-odori where we break out the kimonos and sound system to dance for/with shoppers at the Lakeside Mall to the classical summertime ondo beat; Japan Fest, a major production of Japanese culture and things Japanese done in cohort with the New Orleans Museum of Art; and bonenkai, our year-end party/general meeting with a timely visit from Santa.
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For bridge: Make bridge. Cut 1 x 3 in. strip of freezer paper. Pipe melted white candy on shiny side; smooth with spatula about 1/8 in. thick. Wait until candy begins to lose its shine (about 1 minute) then place inside large flower former (paper side down) to shape curve. Chill until firm then remove paper. Pipe white candy zigzag on edges; cover with Sparkling Sugar.
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During the last devastating couple of years, I've suffered immensely, after having my soulmate ripped from my life by a madman.
Now, finally I need to get my shit together.
Meet Eden; a nanny I employ for the triplets. A local girl to whom I immediately offered the position. She and I have a connection, as well as a physical attraction that just won't desist, no matter how many cold showers I endure. Her arrival at the farm also relieves my parents of their continued burden as they help me care for my cute kids, allowing them to follow their dreams and travel around Australia.
I blame the Birthday puppies, all three of them - one for each of the triplets. It's their fault my house has been turned upside down. Mayhem is the norm now and life is pretty sweet.
That is until my stupid brother has a paragliding accident and nearly cripples himself. His recuperation at the farm means I have to return to the city and take over running the business while he recovers, nursed back to health by my woman.
Then all HELL breaks loose, when I suspect that she's looking after him
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I doubt it.
Forgiving their betrayal isn't easy, and trusting a woman is harder. Is it possible, or will I end up alone with nothing but heartbreak, a fractured soul, memories, and my children?
I'm determined to have my happily ever after with my blued eyed, blonde haired vixen. I've earned the right to be happy and loved, after what I've been through, and she makes me whole again.
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If we don't get gun-control laws in this country, we are full of beans. To have the National Rifle Association rule the United States is pathetic. And I agree with Mayor Michael Bloomberg: It's time to put up or shut up about gun control for both parties.
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Here I am, preaching equality.
But I'm the biggest hypocrite if I don't confess my weakness.
I enable men to hit me.
The concept of sexism is new. I don't know if I believe men shouldn't hit women but can hit other men. I don't know. I'm young on the scene. But I can say this with experience, it doesn't feel good to be hit. It's demeaning, it's sometimes painful, and it breaks a little piece of the trust you should have for a man you love.
There have been two occasions in which I have hit a man in anger. One was my stepfather. When he struck me in my nineteenth year, for the first time in several months, I struck back. All the rage for what he had done to my mother, my sweet sister, my tiny brother, was empowering my fists. And when Aaron humiliated me in front of a crowd of people, in a really terrible manner, I slapped him. Not hard. It shocked him, and me. I felt awful for doing it.
But now a new, terrible fear has come to light. Tonight, I realized that every partner I've had, except one, has hit, punched, or otherwise struck me. And I absolutely make excuses for them. I shouldn't have scared him with my clumsy banging. I should watch my words-of course he would hit me after being insulted! And eventually, I just expect it, because I get it from almost every guy I endear to.
Take my first boyfriend. He would strike me, then suddenly tear up and apologize. He would tell me how his dad had fits of rage, ripping holes in things, and compare himself. Only, his dad never hit a girl. He became progressively more willing to hit me. If I did something he didn't like during sex, I would be roughly informed not to do it. He was a dear, sweet guy to me other than that little habit he formed, because I let him.
I dated a man named John. Actually, John was very much a boy. A deeply disturbed boy with a dark past. He told me how much he hated man who hit girls, and wanted to kill them.
One day, I was in the passenger seat of my car. I was moving my feet in time with the radio. One of my shoes accidently struck the dashboard. Before I knew what had happened, John had reached over and struck my leg. Hard. I looked up in shock, and saw his eyes mirroring mine. He looked at that moment like he hated himself. I heard myself telling him I was okay, that it hadn't hurt, and not to worry. His expression didn't change. He dropped me off at home and I hoped some time alone would help him get over the hurt he had suffered.
But guess what? By the end of that summer, John had struck me three more times. I wore bruises on my arm in the shape of his hand for over a week. And he wasn't making excuses like my ex had. His face turned passive, uncaring, and I think that's when he lost respect for me.
Tonight, I was reminded that men really don't have a good enough reason to hit a girl. It shook me to hear that I don't deserve that treatment, no matter what I did. But then I remembered how both of those men were gentle and sweet, and by the time we parted, they had become hardened and merciless.
Maybe I deserve to be hit, after all.


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Our prediction of this International Champions Cup become very close to the result. Our possible result prediction of this Manchester United Vs Barcelona match was 3 – 2 respectively where the final score finished with Barcelona 1 – 3 Man U. We marked a issue when release the preview of this match that Manchester United do well in Friendly matches and get win over big teams. English fowards Waine Rooney force pressure to Barcelona by scoring goal just on 9 minute. First half finished with 1 – 0 goal which was close difference. But 65 minute goal by Lingard make the score 2 – 0. Though Rafinha done the only goal for Barcelona on 90 minute but it was not enough. Extra minute goal by Januzaj on 90′ + 1 make the score final.
Lets enjoy Barcelona Vs Manchester United 1 – 3 Highlights video of all goals & full match of International Champions cup …
Match between – Manchester United Vs Barcelona
Tournament – International Champions Cup
Time – 18:00 GMT
Date – 25 July, 2015
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My friend called me a couple of weeks ago and the conversation went like this:
Friend: "I'm going to a watch a band perform and your coming with me"
Me: "Ok"
Friend: "Also we are going to eat at a new, trendy place called Santiago's Bodega"
This was also ok with me as I'm really a fan of experiencing new dining experiences.
Santiago's Bodega is located in the Mills area Orlando – a very up-n-coming neighborhood, that is a little hipster, a little hippy and a lot of diverse. The menu is composed of soups, salads, cold tapas, and hot tapas.
Our group of 3 started the night off with the red Sangria (as any self-respecting meal that consists of tapas should be started)
Then the fun started. Our server gave us an insightful look into the restaurant's history and design scheme (I was impressed with his knowledge) before providing pointers on menu delights and portion sizes.
Without further ado: *Tapas come in varying portion sizes and it is common to order 3+ to sample amongst the group – be warned that while it may not seem like a ton of food, your belly will quickly be satisfied.
Spicy Shrimp Bisque: I opted for a cup, as opposed to a bowl. The bisque proved to be warm and comforting, served with a single shrimp floating on the top. There was a hint of spice but for those who do not like "heat" it would still be tasty.
Cold Tapas
Yellowfin tuna ceviche: This tasteful bowl contains avocados, mangos, onions, and yummy tuna. The tuna was perfect and the blend of flavors conjured images of life on a beach. The portion was split between 2 people, however would have been enough for 4 people to sample.
Hot tapas
Shrimp and Chorizo – two skewers that you should eat, that is all
Croquettas – these typically come two to a plate, however if you ask the server is happy to add additional for each member of the table. Filled with potatoes, prosciutto, and provolone cheese these little pan-fried babies are divine and were a table favorite. Be sure to utilize the scallion cream .
Saganaki – I've had the flaming cheese dish at other restaurants and enjoy the presentation more so than the dish itself. Personally, I'm not a fan of saganki however I like saying the word….
The dessert menu is small in comparison to the rest of the menu, however ask the server about the specialty of the day. We dined on "cronuts" (the croissant-doughnut fusion that was sensationalized by the Dominique Ansel Bakery in New York). While I did not order an espresso or cappuccino, I wish I had as they would have paired perfectly.
All in all it was a marvelous evening. The service was wonderful and the food exuded thoughtfulness and a willingness to satisfy the cravings of a discerning pallet.


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Weekend head cold blues
Before I got too sick, I was able to finish the second edit on the galley of Render. Bryan Borland at Sibling Rivalry Press has been incredibly understanding as I strive to make the poems in this collection the best they can be. Render is shaping up to be about 75 pages and all but four or five have been previously published. I got an acceptance last week from Floating Bridge Review so that's one more to add to the acknowledgment page.
I also neglected to mention that the wonderful Australian poet Rosemary Nissen-Wade selected one of my poems from Better To Travel to feature on the Poets United blog. "60 Seconds in Zaire" is still as topical as it was when I wrote it nearly 20 years ago. You can read it at this link. And I don't think I've mentioned that Better To Travel is now available in eBook format for just $3.99 at Amazon. I still can't believe it's been almost 10 years since that collection was published.
If you missed episode two of the new Internet radio show People You Should Know, you can listen at this link. The Friday edition featured Karen Head, Dustin Brookshire and Rena Mason – all writers worth getting to know.


text: As the natural gas industry tried to gain its foothold within the province, it was beset by a series of setbacks with their origins in global events. Within months of the first significant Turner Valley discovery, Dingman No. 1, the First World War erupted, bringing investment and development to a halt. The industry experienced another contraction with the onset of the worldwide Great Depression that began in 1929. The effects may have been global, but it was Canada that was hit the hardest. Businesses closed, export prices plummeted, and unemployment skyrocketed. Between 1929 and 1939, the gross national product declined forty percent. Farmers in the Prairie Provinces were struck especially hard by the collapse of wheat prices, as they were still reeling from drought and grasshopper plague. Petroleum companies stopped exploratory drilling which meant they laid off men, who continued to come anyway, if for nothing else than to remain warm in the vicinity of the Turner Valley flares. It took another global conflict to revive activity in Alberta's slumbering petroleum industry. Whereas the First World War had stalled the province's then-infant natural gas industry in Turner Valley, the Second World War swept Turner Valley into its third boom period and its maximum level of production. Canada declared war on Germany in September 1939 and initially settled on a course of "limited commitment" in the form primarily of material and training support. Germany's rapid conquest of European countries, however, made this resolve futile. TURNER VALLEY GAS PLANT, Opportunities: 1939 – 1945 TURNER VALLEY GAS PLANT, Airplanes


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Annie's New Deal
Annie Leibovitz has a new deal that saves the rights to her artwork and pays off Art Capital. I hope the new deal works out for her. As the Artinfo news article suggests Annie's deal could be a game changer for artists at all levels. Imagine for a moment as an artist you could get an investor to invest in your success or potential success. We use to call these investors patrons. The idea if it catches on could provide working artists with the capital they need to achieve success. Let us pretend that the agreements between Artists and Investors were fair and honest designed so all parties fairly benefited from the partnership. That would be something…
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Annie Leibovitz and Neverland
This past week, however, news has emerged of a white knight: Colony Capital. Leibovitz struck a deal with the company to pay off Art Capital. In return, Leibovitz and Colony Capital are planning a traveling exhibition of Leibovitz' photos and other "new projects."… MORE
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While late night Facebook slip ups can happen to the best of us, it's generally expected that the big guns have their social media strategies down pat. From Starbucks to US Airways, the past years made it pretty clear that no matter how high profile the company, social media fails are still a very real risk. And as far as we're concerned, the bigger the company, the more catastrophic the fall out.
Poor Blackberry is something of an underdog these days. Not even Alicia Keys herself could save the former 'boss brand' from the wrath of Apple and Samsung. While their new smartphone is sleek, sexy and beautifully photographed, the fact that it tweeted the snapshot via Twitter for iPhone was a serious social media faux. The timestamp clearly shows that it was sent from an iPhone, and this didn't escape the ridicule of followers across the globe. Needless to say, it was promptly deleted.
As many everyday social media users have learnt, the internet is ruthless when it comes to sharing content that should be kept private. Sainsbury's learnt this the hard way when it accidentally hung up an internal poster in one of its shop windows. Without social media, the critical response would've been limited to local shoppers. Of course, social media does exist, which meant the poster encouraging staff to up-sell to shoppers quickly went viral. #oops
How some social media campaigns make it past the drawing board continues to remain a mystery to us. To celebrate South Africa's National Women's Day, Bic posted a promotional image encouraging women to "look like girls, act like ladies, think like men, and work like bosses." If this doesn't scream sexism, nothing does! While the company maintains it lifted the quite from a businesswoman blog, there was some serious short sight from whoever gave it the go ahead.
London's transport system isn't famous for being on time, which prompted one frustrated overground user to reach out via Twitter. In April, Twitter user @dan_down took to the platform and posted the following: "Sort it out @LDNOverground. If I'm late once more this month I lose 25 per cent of my salary. Are you lot reimbursing me?" Instead of apologising for delays, TFL posted a blunt reply, instructing dan_down to simply leave earlier. The backlash was immense, and even Twitter criticised TFL for its disrespectful "smart arse answers."
Back in August Vanity Fair accused Tinder of being a driving force in the so called "dating apocalypse." Rather than take the criticism on board, Tinder launched a fiery backlash campaign on Twitter, defending its platform and the people who use it. If anything, this illustrates the need for brands to spend time coming up with disaster management strategies, instead of simply responding without purpose. …to downright insane.
Coca-Cola's Super Bowl campaign was all about optimism, with the brand calling on consumers to tag negative Tweets with the #MakeItHappy motto. To complement the campaign Coke created a ASCII code Twitter generator that transformed negative Tweets into positive cartoon pictures. Unfortunately, it failed to comprehend that this put it at the mercy of ruthless humourists, such as Gawker media company. The result was a bot that tweeted content from Mein Kampf, Hitler's notorious biography. While Coca Cola didn't actually do anything wrong, it failed to comprehend the danger of letting people attach its name to anything they please.
It's not every day that a leading global airline goes public with a fetish for pornography. In fact, we're pretty sure it hadn't ever occurred until US Airways replied to a customer tweet with a link to a wildly graphic image. Strangely, the company responded to the incident by claiming that it had intended to "flag [the photo] as inappropriate," as opposed to publicly tweet it. Somehow, its attempt to flag the content was "inadvertently included in a response to a customer." A strange excuse that definitely didn't stop the content from going viral. It's crystal clear that when it comes to social media, fallouts are all too easy. For brands, blunders can represent everything from embarrassment and customer backlash to falling stock prices and a seriously botched reputation. That's why it's so important to have a savvy digital marketing team onside, who'll actively monitor and mediate social media platforms. Want to know more about the benefits of creating diligent and considered social media strategies that align with the unique goals of your business? Reach out to us today to find out more about how we can keep your platforms clean, engaging and conversion oriented with our Social Media management service.


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Manchester United legend Cristiano Ronaldo wants Real Madrid to win EVERYTHING this season
CRISTIANO RONALDO says Real Madrid are shaping up to be the scariest team on the planet.
World player of the year Ronaldo is the talisman for Real's star-studded collection of superstars.
The Spanish side fielded the most expensive side in history - worth an astonishing £382m - in their UEFA Super Cup victory over Seville in Cardiff on Tuesday night
That was the first of the six trophies they are targeting this term and the former Manchester United hero says they might just make a clean sweep of it.
Ronaldo's two goals landed them their first pot of a season they hope to end as the first team in history to retain the Champions League.
"We will win all the trophies," he said with a grin on his face. "It is a question I can't answer until the end of the season.
"You never know but with the players we have bought, the quality is just fantastic. Maybe we can be the best. I hope we can be the first team to ever retain the Champions League.
"It means a lot to win this trophy. We have started the season on the right foot. To score two goals as I come back from my injury has made it a fantastic night for me."
And Ronaldo was full of praise for £85m record signing Gareth Bale, who whipped in the cross for his first goal.
"He was amazing," said Ronaldo. "He looked strong and fast. He is very important for us.
"He had a fantastic first season. He does not surprise me. He shows his quality every week.
"It is fantastic to have him with us and for him to be part of the success of Real. I understand him, he understands me, I love playing with him."
"We hope we can do it. We go into every competition looking to win it, so we will always be trying our best and hope that we can"Gareth Bale
Bale's triumphant return to his home town underlined his decision to step out and feel the heat of playing for the Spanish giants.
The former Tottenham star says going for the grand slam is the very least Real Madrid fans expect.
Bale said: "We hope we can do it. We go into every competition looking to win it, so we will always be trying our best and hope that we can.
"This win was definitely a statement. We know how good we can be and how good we are.
"But we need to keep working hard on the training pitch and in games and hopefully we can keep performances high."
"For me personally it was a great night to be back in my home town, and to win the trophy was the most important thing.
"But to win it in Cardiff made it the perfect evening. All my family and friends were here, so I had a lot of requests for tickets. But the most important thing for me and for Real Madrid is that we have won the Super Cup, and we have the trophy.
"We are looking forward to the season, we feel we are in a strong position and we are excited."
"In sport anything can happen but we are all excited. We feel confident and we are trying our hardest to win every trophy."