Eaten Lotus Leaves

Obviously neither Jim Bunning nor anyone in his lamebrain circle of friends has any money issues. Otherwise I doubt he’d be opposing unemployment benefits in the senate. Times are not such that the budgetary deficit should be addresses in this manner. “Fiscally conservative principles” should’ve been observed a long, long time ago…which would’ve have kept us from our current situation. As always, let’s all thank the GOP.

Lovely coming home to a mostly thawed freezer. Thankfully Jeff had room and so did Justin so they own our current food supply. Now we’re off to Lowes—since I have a card and they’re offering 6 months no interest—for a new one. Perhaps we can recharge the freon??

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We’re back, after an hour of deliberation between the floor model Whirlpool and the new Samsung. I opted for the Samsung for the following reasons: 1) it’s a major purchase; 2) the Whirlpool had a ding and it was missing one of the door caddies; 3) the Samsung had a few extras I really liked. Now it’s a matter of waiting for Justin or Shawn to get home to get it off Jeff’s truck. Thanks to Fran we at least were able to get 10% off honored from their President’s Day sale…due to being snowed in in Denver.

Silver lining: I now have my french door model.

It dumped on us on my birthday!!! We went out snowmobiling with Candi and Larry and, though it’d started snowing a little earlier, the further we got from the cabins the more is came down; larger and larger flakes. We took off into a wind-sheltered area and just chilled out for a few minutes. The contrast between the gray sky, the evergreens and the falling snowflakes was absolutely wonderful. I just took off my goggles and looked up to feel them settle onto my face :)

That was the most sublime moment of the week.

Our condo was great! Slope-side Keystone with a light switch fireplace and a perfect view. The hot tubs were hot and so was the fridge. Yeah slight snafu, but it got fixed Wednesday. In the meantime the food kept just fine on the patio!

Candi hung with us on Monday, all night since we found out there’s no night riding Mondays and Tuesdays :/ Real smart V, not checking. Of course we made friends with the bartenders and managers of Kickapoos instantly. Nice when 3 hours of food and drinks total $35 for three peeps; so that was our hangout for the next few days :)

Candi left Wednesday AM to get her test done by noon. Sadly, she wasn’t able to ride with us as her knee felt like it was twisting in its socket. Happily, we were able to get her drunk enough to puke Wed morning ;) It was her fault really, what with all those Bloody Mary shots.

Wednesday we went it solo. Thursday Jarrett and Randi came to play. Randi took off on her own while the three of us went outback to shred some black and blues. Had a blast, drank a bunch, hit the tubs, and Jarrett passed out from the heat. Sooooo we left him there and went to our regular haunt (Kickapoos, of course).

Come Friday AM he was puking ;)

Candi picked us up about 10 minutes after they left and we headed to the Grand Mesa for a weekend of man cabin and snowmobiling fun.

I’m meant to be on the road, on the slopes, in transit.

But I love Corey more than life.

He’ll just have to come whit me :)

Who else could ever control me?

…to take up space and mean absolutely nothing. Another stop on the grand ol’ web that is our life today. Depressing? Well, that’s where I’m at today, suck it up. I’m sure I’ll change this in the next day or so, as soon as my fabulous mood changes. In the meantime, since I own this little wee piece of ’space’, I’m going to write whatever the fuck I want since, as far as I know, there is still freedom of speech here.

I’m tired of giving my all to a job, an employer, that doesn’t give a crap, doesn’t appreciate and could care less about me and what I do and am capable of. Fuck all of you!!! I hope one day you can open your eyes and see the potential of the people who have the misfortune of residing below you. Your shortsightedness astounds to the Nth degree.

The person who invented getting paid for doing a job should’ve been hung. Bartering is the only fair way of exchanging goods. You have a problem with someone, ask them for more of their goods. Can’t come to an agreement, get help. Someone hurt you, hurt him back. Someone trying to kill you, kill him first. Someone trying to rob you, maim him. Great way to keep the shitty ass population down and keep people honest. Never understood the whole turn the other cheek shit.

Yea, I’m going to hell…welcome.

It’s sad that, as I get older ,more and more interesting people pass away. Case in point: J.D Salinger, the writer of one of my favorite books. It’s funny how memories work. I remember my classroom, the cover, the people around me, my teacher; same with Lord of the Flies; and A Separate Peace.

I remember my parents watching TV, listening to the radio, mentioning that So and So had died, “Wow, I remember when…” Jeez, now that’s me :/

Once everyone has been rescued and tended to, we send green engineers. The ones that know how to convert shipping containers to dwellings. They’ll go for next to nothing, volunteer their time for the good of the world, and erect structures that will last for a very long time. They’ll help the Haitian people to maintain their living areas, plant new crops and sustain themselves. Arborists can plant fast growing trees that will re-grow in the areas that got denuded so many years ago.

This way we’ll solve a number of issues:

• recycle shipping containers currently taking up room
• save some money. Rather than sending millions of dollars, half of which will end up in some random guy’s pocket, the money and materials will be going directly into their economy.
• we’ll help alleviate global warming by re-growing forests
• begin the greening of the whole planet

Wow did we have a great time! Heavenly, though warmer than Orlando, was a great mountain. Once the icy, groomed conditions softened, the runs were long and sweeping, giving me plenty of time to get speed and nearly scare myself. My new board is just fantastic, with a shape that kept me upright even when catching an edge riding flat.

Suzanne and Rick are good travel partners, too. From easy banter to simple expense splitting, we’ll definitely travel with them next time. And we do wanna go again!

Snazzaroo, the V-named house we rented, has been in the “family” for a number of years. The lady who owns it lives near Gil (Rick’s brother) and they’ve been going there a few times a year (from San Fran) for a while. This was R & S’s 4 trip. The place is a blast from the past, with all the best from the mid 70s, including dark paneling, hanging-chain globe lights and linoleum floors. A true gem ;)

The only downside, if you can really call it that, were the temps at home: sub freezing for 10 nights straight. Needless to say, yesterday morning’s walk was quite depressing since everything’s toast. Thankfully (I guess) we know that most things will spring back by mid summer. We’ve already talked about hitting everything with some fertilizer, after frost chances have departed, to speed the process along. Oh well. It’s not like we’re not used to odd weather coming in as soon as we depart the state.

What is up with hits cold!!? Since the 2nd it hasn’t gone over 50° in daylight, with lows of 27° in the evening. Curtrent;ly it’s 36° with a windchill of 30°…and it’s 10:40; and we call this FL? WTF!! Of course we had to run out and put everything we could in the greenhouse, whose heater’s been running nonstop (practically) since. In addition we bought $250 worth of PVC, visqueen, clamps and snaps and built ourselves 2 new structures: the white house and the lean-to. Between the garage and the three protective structures we’ve been able to house 98% of the potted plants. Today’s task: timers.

Well, tonight’s the night; go to bed early and wake up really early. Our flight leaves at 7:00 and, after a brief stop in Salt Lake City, off we go to Sacramento. Two hours by car later—tum tum tuuuum—Heavenly ski area!!! Packing the board bag was a pain, but it’s zipped and very full; and quite heavy. Hopefully it’s not over 50 lbs.

K, back to the finishing touches :)

$12 million in stock value lost by the total sponsors of Tiger Woods. All because one idiot couldn’t keep his johnson under wraps. And that’s not even taking into account the millions he’s going to lose in the divorce, settlements, etc. Dude, you have a beautiful wife, a perfect little kid, a nice house and sponsors diving at you wherever you go. What the fuck are you thinking!!!

Amazing how, when you have a little money and power, you think you’re untouchable.

On a happier note, happy new year!!!