Saturday Jan 12 |
 | skiing 1:28:00 [3] | |
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| While I was skiing I noticed two additional areas of beetle infested pines in the forest. It's going to be very interesting to see what kind of beetle damage appears next summer. |
| biking 1:02:00 [2] | |
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Friday Jan 11 |
| skiing 1:39:00 [3] | |
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| biking 2:00:00 [2] | |
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Thursday Jan 10 |
| run 34:00 [3] | |
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| skiing 1:13:00 [3] | |
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| A wall of wind threatened to blow some holes in the Laramie Range today, but the plutonic interior somehow managed to defy the aeolian forces and held firm--this time. |
| biking 1:13:00 [2] | |
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| Read Steve Martin's charming little book about his comedic career. |
Wednesday Jan 9 |
| skiing 2:18:00 [3] | |
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| Started snowing lightly right as I got my skis on, and snowed the whole time until a little after I got back home. Skiing when it's snowing is such a blast! |
| run 38:00 [3] | |
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| Unusually icy underfooting on the roads and paths around town made paying attention essential. |
| Yowsa!!! 1 [1] | |
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| Only about 1" of new snow at home, debated whether Yowsa!!! was even necessary. |
| biking 46:00 [2] | |
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Tuesday Jan 8 |
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| Woke up this morning and was stunned to see the big, big story out of the football world, referring of course to the monumental news that the Cowboys have signed quarterback Dax Crum out of Mesa Community College (3 years eligibility remaining.)
And the news that McDonalds is getting into the coffee business at last is pretty big too (nobody thought that black water they've been selling for years was really coffee.) |
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| I am just about finished refining the recipe for a new incredible dessert: Cherry Sesame Pie. Yum! Too bad you can't patent recipes because it would make my fortune, and I would probably take some of it and by the new and improved SportIdent dipstick. |
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| run 1:02:00 [3] | |
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| Quite nice and sunny out, and so little wind that the Laramie City Wind Generation Facility's blades are just baaaarely moving. You really have to get up close and stare a long time to be sure it's moving at all.
Ran by a store front of a business which has just shut down and had that old "I am not really here, I am just watching a movie" feeling again. |
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| Best thing I heard all day (so far): Fox News is *not* allowed to broadcast from Great Britain because it isn't considered to be a reliable news source there. It's further evidence that not only do the Brits sound more intelligent than we do, they actually are more intelligent! ; ) |
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| skiing 1:26:00 [3] | |
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| The wind may have been laying low earlier, but by late afternoon (= ski time) it was ready to rock and roll at full strength--and it was! Trails were fast with great grip on the ski edges. |
| biking 1:17:00 [2] | |
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Monday Jan 7 |
| skiing 2:01:00 [3] | |
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| Perfect temps today in upper teens, and no wind! So fine! |
| biking 1:18:00 [2] | |
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Sunday Jan 6 |
| skiing 2:16:00 [3] | |
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| Superb conditions today. At several points I U-turned for no apparent reason. I don't know what it was, something just came over me. |
| biking 1:24:00 [2] | |
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