Oh Happy Day!

I noticed that the trees and shrubs around my yard have little nubbins all over them...pretty soon - a week? two? - they'll grow into tiny little leaves and block my view of that icky white crap that blankets the nearby hills...

Spring, it's not just for dreamers any more. It's *this* close!

Ding, Dong, The Witch is Dead!

OK, OK, I'm a bit premature, but I'm so excited that the politics of character assassination are in their death throes that I just couldn't wait until March 5!

This Election: More on Integrity and Moral Courage

Lawrence Lessig has a beautiful piece on the contrasts between Clinton and Obama. It is so well done that not only are the points compelling, but the delivery of the message is compelling in and of itself.

A short summary of the presentation might be that Obama has courage, moral fortitude, and leadership, while Clinton has none. But I urge you to watch the video - it's awesome.

By the way, I think McCain compares with Obama on these character traits. If we were to have an election contest between Obama and McCain, we would, for the first time in memory, have an election between two worthy individuals.

Skiing is fun!

I first skied when I was maybe 5 years old. It has always been one of my favorite things.

I'm on a vacation up here in Whistler, BC. Whistler is my single favorite ski area in the whole world; it really is a remarkable place, in many ways. The mountains are challenging; the vistas are remarkable; the ambiance is dreamy; and the food is superb. I've been fortunate to be able to spend a lot of time up here and know the place well.

The skiing conditions Monday and Tuesday featured fantastic snow but tough weather. I mean really tough: cold, snowing, foggy, and windy. I remember when I was younger that weather didn't really faze me, and if the snow was good, I still had a blast no matter what mother nature was doing. But Monday and Tuesday, I wasn't having a blast on the slopes. Skiing wasn't orgasmic for me like it used to be. I wondered if perhaps I was just "moving on to a new stage in my life".

Today (Wednesday) dawned brilliantly clear. Sadly I had an investor call at 10am, but it was brief and I was on the slopes by 10:30.

To make a long story short, the previous days' inclement weather had kept much of the good terrain closed, so today there was blue sky and 2 feet of untouched freshie all over the place. So, to use the local jargon, today I schrelped. I haven't had this much fun skiing in probably 5 or 6 years. I mean it was epic good, an undeniable 10 out of 10! And, skiing is once again a contender for the love of my life!

Hiking up Spanky's















Looking down Diamond Bowl - 2000 vertical feet of 45 degree yumminess!















For the record, here is a chronological list of my schrelpings:
- Spanky's (Ruby Bowl)
- Spanky's (Diamond Bowl) (with new X-Files actor friend Robert)
- Spanky's (Diamond Bowl) (with Robert)
- Spanky's (Diamond Bowl) (with Robert)
- Spanky's (Diamond Bowl)
- Pakalolo (worst run of the day - it was crusty and windblown)
- Couloir Extreme (surprisingly great snow)
- Pasta with Marinara - rushed! - no time to lose!
- Cougar Chutes (with friends from Calgary)
- Spanky's (Diamond Bowl) (with friends from Calgary)
- Spanky's (Ruby Bowl)
Wow, what fun!

There's a cool map of one of my favorite playgrounds here.

Microsoft vs Yahoo - The Classics Edition

As Rosie Dawn spread her five fingers over my beautiful Colorado sky this morning, I had the great pleasure of reading the muse Petter Jeffery's tale of the great and unfolding legend of Red Mound:

http://online.wsj.com/article/SB120243357611452417.html?mod=hps_us_editors_picks

Greater battles for our souls careers desktops have ne'er been fought.

Facebook Redemption!

Today, playing around with Facebook, I was posited a surprising question:(click image to enlarge)