12.29.2014
12.24.2014
When Harry & Sally Met Seinfeld for Dinner
That was us minus the groovy clothing |
12.21.2014
Thoughts on Gymnastics Part Two: Reading & Viewing Primer
I wanted to follow up my review
of Chalked Up with links to a few books, videos and thoughts about
gymnastics. |
12.20.2014
Readings on Gymnastics: Chalked Up Book Review
Chalked Up: Inside Elite Gymnastics' Merciless Coaching, Overzealous Parents, Eating Disorders, & Elusive Olympic Dreams An memoir by Jennifer Sey
(Wow. Book reviews are harder than I had imagined. The second book review in the series proposed in my previous post is below.)
I first read this book when it came out and reread it on a boring November afternoon this past off-season. Competitive gymnastics was a huge part of my life for years and played an important role in shaping who I am today. While I no longer follow the sport closely, I do enjoy reading about it and watching it during the Olympics.
(Wow. Book reviews are harder than I had imagined. The second book review in the series proposed in my previous post is below.)
I first read this book when it came out and reread it on a boring November afternoon this past off-season. Competitive gymnastics was a huge part of my life for years and played an important role in shaping who I am today. While I no longer follow the sport closely, I do enjoy reading about it and watching it during the Olympics.
12.11.2014
Off-Season Survival Plan - Read More Books, Part One
Winter has been slow to come to Southwest Montana and right now it
feels like we're entering the sixth week of November. Ugh! Mike and have
gotten to do some backcountry skiing over the past two weekends but it
is just a survival tactic at this point. Really more tootling than
actual worthwhile ski touring but much better that walking up The M in
mud and ice.
I am thankful for the extra time to take care of some neglected home projects and catch up on reading. Below is the first of what I hope will be a series of book reviews.
I am thankful for the extra time to take care of some neglected home projects and catch up on reading. Below is the first of what I hope will be a series of book reviews.
12.01.2014
A Recipe for the Thankful Season
Wow! November came and went. Between four work holidays, a long weekend in San Francisco and two sick days (A first for me. Ugh!), the month just flew by. Thanksgiving is always such a great holiday and proved to be the perfect way to close out November in style. Between laying low to recover from being stick to socializing to skiing it was a memorable long holiday weekend.
11.30.2014
Summertime Done, Come and Gone, My Oh My!
(Post title courtesy of the Grateful Dead, U.S. Blues)
Finally! It is starting to feel like winter in Bozeman. Each year I hope to make my first ski turns in October but that didn't happen this year. October came and went. While early November brought some unusually cold weather and snow, the month passed with little additional snow and unusually warm weather. November is often the worst month of the year with hit or miss ski conditions and increasingly muddy and icy trails that make hiking and biking no fun.
Ross Peak, Northern Bridgers |
11.22.2014
Thoughts on Dumping Your Bucket List
Where will this path take you? |
10.07.2014
You are Not What You Drive
The butt of my car |
10.01.2014
The Truth About Skiing The Blaze
In my last post, I mentioned a big adventure I had planned. I also mentioned how hard
it is to get around to writing in the summer so it has taken me until now to
write about it.
Driving to the trailhead, a first look at our objective |
7.01.2014
Summertime and the Living is Easy....
2.12.2014
Geeking Out About Snow Conditions
2.10.2014
Life’s Lessons Learned from the Movie Scrapple
The movie Scrapple, it's a classic |
Take care of your family and friends Whether it’s an injured brother in a VA hospital, a pal dealing with relationship troubles or a good friend dealing with some heavy shit, the folks in Scrapple set an excellent example of how to take care of one another.
Some Nirvana's are close to home... |
Head out looking for Nirvana
Errol the Aussie had the right idea in Scrapple. It has always been important to me to live someplace I’m excited about so I’d add that life is too short to live someplace dull. I also extend the idea of finding Nirvana to the activities you participate in and the places you visit.
Have irons in the fire
Beth leaves Ajax and heads to San Francisco as planned, Tom gets over Woody and moves on with life, Al Dean scores his house on Spruce Street. As the kind of gal that makes things happen, these characters resonate with me. Whether it’s a successful fundraising campaign for work, a memorable party in my home or a fun day in the backcountry with a group of friends, I’m always scheming something. I try to strike a balance between having plans for things and letting life happen as it does. If the “stoned out ski bums” in Scrapple can make things happen so can you.
Dream your life, live your dreams, dig yourself
Need I say more.
Living my dreams |
1.26.2014
Skinny Skiing’s Outspoken Ambassador
It seems to be the trend in outdoor
magazines to write articles about how your activity is a lot more hardcore and just
plain better than other outdoor activities. Annoying yes, but essentially harmless
blather. Despite the benign nature of
this type of writing, every so often an article like this comes along and
really pisses people off.
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