Archive for February, 2006

Tidbits

Monday, February 27th, 2006

Well, howdy! I’ve been slow to post, what with a long weekend trip to Las Vegas for some poker fun, and with Craig visiting for a good part of the week prior. Toss in some actual work and, well, the time just seems to disappear.
First order of business: it’s hot! It’s [...]

Slope Style

Tuesday, February 21st, 2006

I hit the slopes again today with Craig, and I finally got to explore the double-black-diamonds. The glades are rockin’, as was the wind-blown powder in the steeps. Uber-windy, but fun. The tree density here is much higher than in the Sierras, making it a lot more dangerous to take those runs [...]

Conditions

Monday, February 13th, 2006

Skiied again today! 29 degrees at the house at 8:30; felt like about 15 at the hill at 9. Breezy and overcast for the first hour. Snow was mostly packed with the slightest hint of light windblown. Plenty of crusty spots, and almost no skiiers. There are a good 3 [...]

Instructions

Friday, February 10th, 2006

Silly System

Tuesday, February 7th, 2006

Get this: in Colorado, if you buy a piece of property in the middle of the year, that coincides with the time that they reassess that property’s value. However, that reassessment does not necessarily have any correlation to the purchase price. Furthermore, if you’re the new owner of the property, you don’t [...]