Status Updates

• The mainstream news media deal in turning real life into entertainment. Gather the tiny shreds of real information they disseminate and then ignore the rest. [04 May 2013 02:36 AM EDT]
• "The only Zen you find on the tops of mountains is the Zen you bring up there." - Robert Pirsig [04 Nov 2012 04:43 PM EST]
• "If money is the most important thing, you will spend your life completely wasting your time. You will be doing things you don't like doing in order to go on living, that is, to go on doing things you don't like doing, which is STUPID." - Alan Watts [28 Oct 2012 05:01 AM EDT]
• All I truly have in this world is time and my sanity, and you, sir, are taking both from me right now. [11 Oct 2011 12:19 AM EDT]
• Today is the first day of the rest of my life [01 Oct 2011 01:19 PM EDT]
• Mission accomplished: I have skied in every calendar month! [04 Sep 2011 04:24 PM EDT]
• "If there is no fun in it, something is wrong with all you are doing." - Norman Vincent Peale [17 Jul 2011 09:29 PM EDT]
• "Do you feel cold and lost in desperation? You build up hope, but failure's all you've known? Remember all the sadness and frustration, and let it go. Let it go." - Linkin Park [13 Apr 2011 02:17 AM EDT]
• Let the podiatrical misadventures begin anew! [09 Feb 2011 06:43 PM EST]
• "Back when we were beautiful... Before the world got small... Before we knew it all. Back when we were innocent... I wonder where it went... Let's go back and find it." - Bon Jovi [26 Sep 2010 02:54 AM EDT]
• "The absence of alternatives clears the mind marvelously." - Henry A. Kissinger [13 Jul 2010 02:25 AM EDT]
• Back from a 311 concert at the Comcast Center in Mansfield, MA. Pepper and The Offspring opened. Great concert. 311 highlights included: Sick Tight, the Applied Science drum solo, Hive and Jackpot [12 Jul 2010 02:52 AM EDT]
• Went for a nice drive through the White Mountains of New Hampshire today [24 May 2010 12:46 AM EDT]
• Went to the Orioles at Red Sox game on Saturday. Watching a ballgame at Fenway Park is always awesome. [25 Apr 2010 10:27 PM EDT]
• Perspective. It's a valuable insight to obtain. Without perspective, we wonder and guess and worry. I like to think that in some matters I now have perspective, and that's a good thing, I guess. [07 Apr 2010 11:51 PM EDT]
• I think the people that are most content are people that settle for something that suits them and eschew the lure of "inorganic" advancement based on factors other than experience [07 Apr 2010 11:50 PM EDT]
• March was a busy month: a ski trip to Stratton Mountain, 311 Day in Las Vegas, a short road trip to Maine, plus a great trip to Utah [06 Apr 2010 10:04 PM EDT]
• Long story on why this was important/fortuitous, but I randomly saw Guru Dave Powers (a semi-famous Snowbird local and Acton, MA native) at the Alewife MBTA station yesterday afternoon. Guru Dave Powers online: http://gurudavepowers.com/ [23 Mar 2010 09:25 PM EDT]
• Back from a successful trip to Vegas. 311 Day concert was awesome (60 songs, 5+ hours long, played lots of rarely-played songs and 3 live world premieres). Also had an awesome time otherwise. The new Aria hotel and casino at CityCenter is impressive. [14 Mar 2010 08:05 PM EDT]
• Heading to Las Vegas tomorrow night for the 311 Day concert, and much more. [09 Mar 2010 09:46 PM EST]
• I used a typewriter at work today :-\ [09 Mar 2010 09:45 PM EST]
• Stratton Mountain (2,003' vertical; 180" of snow; 600 acres) lift ticket: $82. Snowbird (3,240' vertical; 500" of the Greatest Snow on Earth; 2,500+ acres) tram and chairs ticket: $72. That is so messed up. [02 Mar 2010 12:17 AM EST]
• Cannon Mountain lift ticket: $66. Snowbird lift ticket (chairs only): $62. That is so messed up. [04 Feb 2010 04:59 PM EST]
• Last year I had to drive 7,975 miles to and from work (not counting miles during lunch breaks). This year I'm not technically obligated to drive any miles to and from work. [11 Jan 2010 08:00 PM EST]
• First ski day back east since early 2005. Some things never change: it was icy, cold, and windy. [09 Jan 2010 09:18 PM EST]
• Waltham's newest resident [13 Dec 2009 12:14 AM EST]
• The sun sets 48 minutes earlier in Boston than Salt Lake City. I will always hate that it's dark that early as long as I live here. Did I mention the weather is way more miserable, too? [10 Dec 2009 04:24 PM EST]
• Just had dinner in Rochester with the family. About to head out for Boston soon. [06 Dec 2009 05:24 PM EST]
• Last few hours in Salt Lake City... [03 Dec 2009 03:11 PM EST]
• My last Snowbird ski day as a local is in the books [02 Dec 2009 03:30 PM EST]
• Past the point of no return. My last day of work in Salt Lake City was yesterday. Now I have to pack up and head to Boston. [01 Dec 2009 10:36 AM EST]
• It's only the third weekend of skiing in Utah's Cottonwood Canyons, and I've already matched my ski day total from last year [23 Nov 2009 12:59 AM EST]
• Boston, here I come (officially) [20 Nov 2009 04:03 PM EST]
• Snowbird opens tomorrow! [19 Nov 2009 06:51 PM EST]
• "There are two kinds of people roaming the far fringes of the world: Mormon missionaries and Chinese businessmen." J. Maarten Troost in "Lost on Planet China," my most recent book purchase [17 Nov 2009 01:29 AM EST]
• First "official" ski day of the season today at Brighton. Beautiful, clear day. Decent conditions because of the storm yesterday. LOTS of snowboarders. [15 Nov 2009 09:49 PM EST]
• Apparently, on a really clear day you can see the Tetons from the top of Snowbird [09 Nov 2009 02:14 AM EST]
• Two weeks until the ski season begins [06 Nov 2009 01:55 PM EST]
• It's been exactly one year since I drove myself to the hospital for the blood clot dilemna that killed my 2008/2009 ski season. (Long story.) [01 Nov 2009 01:33 AM EST]
• Skiing: Skied some October turns at Alta this evening. 311: Bought a ticket to the next 311 Day, which will be in Las Vegas. [29 Oct 2009 11:39 PM EDT]
• It's October and it snowed this week, so I think I'm going skiing tonight at Alta. If I do, in fact, ski this evening, then that would leave September as the only month in which I haven't yet skied. [29 Oct 2009 01:07 PM EDT]
• 311 Day concert in Vegas next March. Hmmm... I might have to give this one a thought. [18 Oct 2009 02:11 AM EDT]
• Hiked Mount Olympus with Steve last night. We ran across a rattlesnake on the side of the trail, and I found a working GPS unit amongst the boulders on the summit. [04 Oct 2009 05:46 AM EDT]
• First day of snow in the mountains here. The snow line is as low as about 5,000 feet and Snowbird expects 9-13 inches of snow today. [30 Sep 2009 02:34 PM EDT]
• What is the deal with people wearing jeans and other inappropriate hiking apparel on Mount Timpanogos? [27 Sep 2009 01:54 AM EDT]
• Climbed Mount Raymond today. The summit ridge was a bit sketchy because of some exposure, and I got drenched by rain on the hike back to the car. Still, it was a worthwhile hike. [13 Sep 2009 11:10 PM EDT]
• On an evening hike on Mount Olympus (great sunset, by the way), I passed three people sitting besides the trail. They suggested I stop and look up. So I looked up and saw the space shuttle and space station quickly streaking across the sky. Amazing! [09 Sep 2009 12:30 AM EDT]
• Another busy weekend: Oktoberfest at Snowbird, a birthday party, a Labor Day hike to Cardiff Pass, and more [08 Sep 2009 05:04 AM EDT]
• Good, busy weekend: Watched The Hangover at Brewvies on Friday night; hiked to Lake Blanche and went to a Bees baseball game (where we got to watch fireworks from the playing field after the game) on Saturday. [23 Aug 2009 04:59 PM EDT]
• I'm back from my Tetons backpacking trip. We covered 19.2 miles and about 4,000 vertical feet in two days. [16 Aug 2009 08:22 PM EDT]
• Just got back from skiing Gunsight at Alta Ski Area. (Yes, I know it's August.) [02 Aug 2009 06:17 PM EDT]
• Mindy likes India Ink, a track off 311's Uplifter album 8-) [29 Jul 2009 11:48 PM EDT]
• I have published two days worth of photos from my weeklong Glacier/Teton/Yellowstone trip, so far. [25 Jul 2009 12:22 AM EDT]
• Back from a trip to Glacier, Yellowstone and Grand Teton National Parks [14 Jul 2009 10:58 PM EDT]
• Leaving for a trip to Glacier, Yellowstone and Grand Teton National Parks [08 Jul 2009 09:57 AM EDT]
• I can't stand corporatespeak. For example, I've often heard the use of nouns as verbs, and vice versa: "The auditors tasked us with sending them the data." Task is a noun, not a verb! Or, "What is the ask from treasury?" Ask is a verb, not a noun! [25 Jun 2009 05:25 PM EDT]
• Going to pick Mindy up from the airport [24 Jun 2009 06:16 PM EDT]
• Went to a Salt Lake Bees baseball game last night and, of course, it rained. It has rained nearly everyday this month. [18 Jun 2009 12:25 PM EDT]
• Back at work after another weekend full of miserable weather [15 Jun 2009 11:10 AM EDT]
• Back from the 311 concert. One of the best performances I've seen from them. The new songs from Uplifter are awesome live. (They played 9 of the 12 songs from the new album tonight.) [12 Jun 2009 02:03 AM EDT]
• Air show highlight: F/A-18 Hornet 700 mph high speed pass [07 Jun 2009 09:51 PM EDT]
• Busy weekend coming up (if the weather cooperates): baseball game friday night, airshow saturday and sunday, barbeque on saturday, and, perhaps, some hiking mixed in as well. [05 Jun 2009 02:58 AM EDT]
• Drove through East and Emigration Canyons tonight while blasting 311's new album, Uplifter. I'm loving it so far. It's definitely different, but good different. [27 May 2009 12:54 AM EDT]
• Listening to the new 311 album, Uplifter, which the band is streaming on their MySpace page. [26 May 2009 01:48 AM EDT]
• I went skiing again this weekend, finally. It rained and my legs got tired very quickly, but it was still great to get out on the mountain again. [25 May 2009 02:40 AM EDT]
• I miss the canyon breeze I used to get every evening when I lived at Shoreline Ridge near the University of Utah [20 May 2009 10:48 PM EDT]
• I went running after work today, but then it started pouring rain, so I ran home. [19 May 2009 10:39 PM EDT]
• Money's just a means to an end, but you better have means, or the fun will end [15 May 2009 09:16 PM EDT]
• Took my last 2.5 mg of Coumadin today, hopefully forever. [13 May 2009 12:40 AM EDT]
• Back from NY. Saturday was a blast. Flew in, had a nice dinner, gambled for a while and then went to Niagara Falls, Canada. Sunday, the graduation was long and I was dead tired, so it wasn't so fun. Flew back on Monday evening. [12 May 2009 05:30 AM EDT]
• Getting ready for a trip back to New York for my sister's college graduation. [08 May 2009 09:44 PM EDT]
• "Alert and oriented, moves all extremities symmetrically." The most interesting thing I've read in a while ... my medical record from the past 6 months. [05 May 2009 06:08 AM EDT]
• This is Utah. It's not supposed to rain this much. It's all good though because this weekend I'm just focused on checking things off my massive to-do list. [02 May 2009 03:36 PM EDT]
• Wow, I really need a vacation. [29 Apr 2009 12:38 AM EDT]
• Jacoby Ellsbury stole home against Andy Pettite and the Yankees. Awesome. I don't think I've ever seen a straight steal of home live before. [26 Apr 2009 10:01 PM EDT]
• Your 2009 Toronto Blue Jays. Major League Baseball's best baseball team so far this season. [25 Apr 2009 02:37 AM EDT]
• The bad weather got here just in time for the weekend. D'oh! [24 Apr 2009 11:51 PM EDT]
• Pending a second opinion, I should be able to stop taking the blood thinning medicine. This news is very good because blood thinning medication is dangerous, and I may be able to get in some spring skiing, after all. [23 Apr 2009 12:58 AM EDT]
• I went for a run tonight after work. Now the hard work begins. It's time to get back into shape. [22 Apr 2009 02:25 AM EDT]
• Actually got something done on my to-do list today. It has taken me 6 months to finally just do it, but that's beside the point. [18 Apr 2009 06:01 PM EDT]
• It's very nice outside, finally. I'm going to the Utah Utes' spring football scrimmage today, which should be fun. [18 Apr 2009 01:08 PM EDT]
• I lost my three favorite pens today. They were in my pocket, and then they weren't. I have no idea what happened to them. If you know me at all, you know how traumatic this event is for me. [16 Apr 2009 10:44 PM EDT]
• And it's still raining. By my watch, that's 12+ hours straight. [15 Apr 2009 09:32 AM EDT]
• Now it's thundering. Crazy. [15 Apr 2009 12:10 AM EDT]
• It's still raining. It has been raining for hours. That just doesn't happen here (except on Memorial Day 2008 and Labor Day 2008). [15 Apr 2009 12:05 AM EDT]
• Wish I could've been skiing Baldy Chute today [13 Apr 2009 09:40 PM EDT]
• I merged some of the Writing section items into the Web Log, dropped the Writing section from the main menu and begrudgingly added an About Me section only because the main menu needed another item [13 Apr 2009 04:20 AM EDT]
• Another good quote: "Talent is God given. Be humble. Fame is man-given. Be grateful. Conceit is self-given. Be careful." - John Wooden [12 Apr 2009 06:58 AM EDT]
• A good quote: "Watch your thoughts, they become words. Watch your words, they become actions. Watch your actions, they become habits. Watch your habits, they become character. Watch your character, it becomes your destiny." [12 Apr 2009 06:58 AM EDT]
• Finally published all my Belgium trip photos [11 Apr 2009 08:58 PM EDT]
• Got home from work and immediately fell asleep for 6 hours. Hard work is hard. [11 Apr 2009 03:46 AM EDT]
• April showers bring... May snowpack that I hope I'll be able to ski well into June (and, perhaps, even July) again this season [09 Apr 2009 10:46 PM EDT]
• I've listened to 311's new song, Hey You, a lot over the last 24 hours, and I'm still not feeling it. Of all the first singles released from their albums, You Wouldn't Believe (off From Chaos in 2001) is the only other one that didn't impress me. [09 Apr 2009 05:12 AM EDT]
• I just finished creating a new index page for my website. The main upgrade is the photo features section below the main menu. Thoughts? [09 Apr 2009 02:46 AM EDT]
• Listening to 311's new song, Hey You, for the first time. I'm a fan, but it doesn't blow me away. I'll have to listen to it some more. [07 Apr 2009 08:44 PM EDT]
• Other than the ability to publish status updates via text message, I definitely prefer the application I developed on my own to Twitter's unreliable status updates service [07 Apr 2009 06:02 AM EDT]
• I'm developing my own status update application for use on my website. This update is a test. [07 Apr 2009 04:58 AM EDT]
• Major League Baseball opening day, finally. Gotta love it. [06 Apr 2009 07:47 PM EDT]