Go Fishing Dick

C’mon moon, we’re chasin’ Bunnies…
Every morning (well most every morning, anyway) Ellie, the dogs and I take a hike around our neighborhood in the Uinta Mountain foothills. She sits in her Kelty Kid Carrier, and I proudly pack her stumble-trippin’ through the woods and streams. We really enjoy this time when it’s quiet, and sometimes we even see the [...]

Nov 20th Alta Opening
Powderhound (Jesse) posted to AltaCam about opening day recently, and the season is definitely closing in on us. With a good snowpak start in Little Cottonwood Canyon, Alta announced that opening day for the 2009-10 ski season will be November 20th. That’s on a Friday, so sneak out of work and come up and say [...]

Alfred, NY Conflagration
I was sad to learn yesterday that businesses and student apartments were destroyed on North Main Street in Alfred…the small town in Alleghany County, NY were I went to college. NO ONE WAS HURT although 13 students lost everything…not to mention the long standing businesses that were destroyed. This is especially difficult for me because it [...]

Here’s an Avett Brothers Fix
The Avett Brothers Tiny Desk Concert for NPR Music This is a bit long from NPR Music, near 16 minutes. But do yourself a favor and watch at least the first 5:41…seriously. The description on the YouTube page for this clip kind of says it all. Enjoy… With all due respect to its terrific albums and kinetic, [...]

Flu Prevention Tips
Received this email from a friend recently, and thought it was interesting enough to post on my blog. Regardless of where you stand on the H1N1 vaccine, you should take a few simple steps to try and prevent infection in the first place…Dr. Vinay Goyal seems like a smart dude ) Prevent Swine Flu – [...]