Monthly Archives: January 2009

Breakthrough Workout

I start sending out alerts, sonar beeps aiming for my long lost racing gear, providing a homing beacon through the planet’s aquasphere. Like some forlorn pigeon (or albatross?) aimlessly seeking shelter, my racing gear finds its way home across the broad and lonely waters. Continue reading

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I Am Legend

Worth watching, but don’t get fooled by the pompous tone. Will Smith is immersive, but he gets no help from anyone else, not even his dog. Continue reading

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Annie’s Trees III

And now, there is Annie’s Trees, just tight enough for a 5’5’’ snowboarder to snake through and remain upright and jubilant. Continue reading

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Annie’s Trees II

Annie follows me down, trying to do every turn with me. How she does this on a snowboard, I don’t know, as she’s always behind me, and I never see her until I stop. But she’s always there, every time I turn, and I know that another Tree Skier has been born. Continue reading

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New Year’s Resolutions

January 1, 2009 marks the tenth anniversary of my only (to now) New Year’s resolution. I suspect that most such committments, especially ones that are meant to start on New Year’s Day, have little staying power. So I’m especially happy to report that, 3,653 days later, I am still carrying on with mine.
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Annie’s Trees

Go too fast into the trees, and you’ll hit one for sure. Exit in a similarly uncontrolled fashion, and the abrupt change in snow quality, surface, and visibility can play havoc with your senses. Continue reading

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Deadwood

This is a show which deserves close attention, not fleeting awareness like some reality program. It is a deeply realized alternate reality, compelling and vastly entertaining. Continue reading

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Ice

Wow, that looks just like a sunset (or Bloody Mary, or the painting “Guernica”, or whatever!)” Continue reading

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Money and The Credit Bubble

All right, I’ve never studied economics, have no professional training or interest in fiscal or monetary matters, and before last year thought derivatives were entry-level calculus, not a scheme to spread risk until it disappeared. Continue reading

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