New Look

When you have a wife who builds websites and knows art, you get cool designs.

After I got home from skiing today Robin said, "I've got something for you." I had no idea what it could be. I just had a birthday, so I certainly didn't expect new gifts.

But when I walked into the study I saw three newly designed icons. And I liked them. A lot. So she put some finishing touches on them and now they're here to stay. Enjoy.

First Ski

We've been getting some steady, light snow all day. So after work I headed out to Ashton for some skiing. I was doubly excited because not only was it my first ski, but I also had a super cool new camera in my pocket. A great birthday gift from the Stephen family.

A few people got there first, so I had some tracks to follow.

Eventually I caught up to them and was surprised to see it was Sean, Finn, and Grant. I skied with them a bit. Sean and Finn were having super stick issues, but Grant and I were gliding fairly well. The snow was quite wet. Hopefully the temps will drop a bit in the night and firm it up.

Now I'm sipping a beer and basking in the post ski glow. It feels great.

29

Years Old. Today. That is me. And it has been a great day. I drank many a fine beverage with my wife, rode a horse, went for a run, did a little reading, and generally just relaxed. And I am super excited to see that snow has just started falling. For the past four years I have received flakes on my birthday. It has been great. Only one of those four years was the storm big enough to ski on, but I'm not complaining. And by the looks of it, I could be skiing all week.

Wow the fall has gone quickly. Nearly two months and no post. I have been a bad blogger. I think only for the first year was I a good blogger. Probably more like a mediocre blogger, really. Who knows what the future has in store. Sometimes I think of leaving the e-books, e-bikes, e-beer behind. I will never dump the real goods, don't worry.

But that day has not come just yet. And to catch you all up to speed I can say the last two months were, well, so so. I got the flu. I had my wisdom teeth extracted. I hardly rode a bike. I was temporarily moved up to the oh so inhumane 40 hour work week, which ends Tuesday, thankfully. I went to Arizona for Thanksgiving (check out Robin's blog for a rather dramatic video and the Clegg's blog for some pictures, including some nice desert mountain biking shots (scroll down to the Thanksgiving post)).

And now it is December. The weather reports say ski season is upon us. Perhaps the blogging will come back. We'll see.