Now I too have one of them fandangled phones. So I can bring you out on the slopes and trails. Let’s begin with the view out my office window for…
Don’t Cut Butter with a Steak Knife; and Other Lessons Learned in 26 Yrs
1) Birthdays are awesome because love is rallied all around you. When you are surrounded by Mighty Lovers, it is a spectacular experience. II) New Tires make all the difference…
Kids & Horses and Boats & Floats
After the ‘epic’ amounts of snow up here last season, the locals have been gritchy about this years lack thereof. To placate themselves they remind one another that snow season…
Like Plastic on a Flat-top Range
I thought I’d try my hand at Country Song Writing. I may have been listening to Garth Brooks’ ‘Thunder Rolls’ on repeat; as inspiration. 8:30 in the morning, I’m almost…
Bootleg Christmas Tree & Hopes for Holiday Future
It was a clear, cold Sunday night when Anne and I took a handsaw out into the Church of Wilderness, offered up thanks, and brought Norman the 4 ft. Christmas…
Security -HST (1955)
Security … what does this word mean in relation to life as we know it today? For the most part, it means safety and freedom from worry. It is said…
A Mountain Stiffy
It seems the entire population of Summit County is creaking and groaning and moaning; riding season has begun. We lumber around, zombie-like, sore bodies bound in layers and hoods. Range…
Remember Remember the 5th of November
Remember, remember the fifth of November Gunpowder, treason and plot I see no reason why gunpowder treason Should ever be forgot. Guy Fawkes, Guy Fawkes, ’twas his intent To blow…
Turnover
At 4oC, freshwater lakes will turnover, bringing the bottom-most hypolimnion layer to the top and subverting the upper epilimnion layer. This means all the deliciousness settled at the bottom of…
Split Wood, not hairs
Winter has made her Declaration of Intent. Like a crafty lover she “forgot” her toothbrush in the bathroom two weeks ago. The flurry caught me 5 miles up and out…
