Found my house…
This morning I ran downtown. Along the way I saw some nice houses, but I stayed on my path. This afternoon I decided to go for a short walk to talk a look at the…
Running updates…
In addition to skiing, I'm working on building back my running distance. I think I'd like to train for a marathon this fall, or at least get back to running some serious distance. Unfortunately, I…
Skiing updates…
Two more great days of skiing this week. Warm, sunny, packed/groomed snow. It was ideal. Because I went Wednesday and Friday there was also little or no lines at the lifts. 90% of the ski…
Back at it!
Back in Utah. I spent the last two weeks home in Chicago celebrating the holidays with my family. It was very nice to see them (and Cleo, my dog). I'm back now in Utah for…
Now that was crowded…
My younger son made it out here on Friday night and yesterday we hit the slopes. I knew it was going to be crowded, but it beat my expectations. For one, I knew it would…
Finding X…
The other day I read an online article that basically said "If I’m looking for a reason to be x, I’ll probably be able to find it." If you want to find reasons to be unhappy or…
Nice stroll…
I wound up going for a short hike anyway. I've mentioned before how the mountains changed color when the sun sets, but it also changes when it snows (duh). It was pretty, but it made…
Everything turns grey…
One of my favorite Agent Orange tunes: I left out to go skiing as soon as my last class was over. I got there in good time, but the conditions were iffy for me. The…
New Sunday ritual…
Although I didn't plan on skiing today, when I woke up I saw they opened a new run today. I figured I'd go and if it was too crowded I wouldn't stay long. I am…
Spartan life in 3…2…1….
One nice thing about this trip has been seeing how little I actually need. Things, that is. I don't need as many clothes as I have. I don't need as many books, documents, junk that…