da Bears

My cousin Nikki brings up and excellent point in a comment below. I am happy to cheer for da Bears as long as I don't have to endure this. [Though apparently we do have to endure it if we choose to visit Nikki's blog. edit ]

Bring back the Fridge! Didn't they actually make him a running back in the 1986 Stuper Bowl? Hard times...

Ain't the internet great!?! Thanks Al Gore!

Life goes on and it is good!

Well the Pat's lost. I actually watched almost the entire game--well kind of. I am reading Jill Fredston's Snowstruck and had that in front of me most of the time with the game on in the background. The link is a recent interview given by her to a local public radio station. Anyway, she and her partner have done a ton toward better understanding avalanches--something I am quite interested in. She is giving a talk here in SLC on Friday evening at REI for anyone interested. Also, a friend from back in the day Alison Gannett will be giving a talk at Alta on Saturday evening. Alison was one of my first ski coaches at the ski area we both learned at in NH. I must admit I had a crush on her when I was in about 6th grade.

In other news, Magnum PI has begun a comeback. Utah's 24 has episodes on Mon, Wed and Fri sandwiched between two episodes of Hawaii Five-O at 8PM. It is like totally awesome dude! Click below to enjoy and tune in to relive the days of good television shows. Now if only MacGyver, Simon & Simon, and Hardcastle & McCormick were on too...

Go Pats!, school is starting and playing bikes

StevenP--cross racer extraordinaire and the guy that married Anna and me--has got to be pretty psyched with the way the Pats beat the Jets yesterday. I have a song stuck in my head that goes something like: Once your a Pat, your a Pat all the way. It is always good to beat any NY team. Anyway, StevenP has a cool hat that he has had since the Pats logo was:



In other news, classes start today. I am heading to Detroit next week for my first presentation of my research. So far the amount of testing has been limited, but lots of logistics to discuss. I can't say the word logistics without thinking of Office Space.

Finally, riding has been going well. Good to be on a program again. Feb is likely to see me head to Phoenix for some early season racing with the boys. The new team bikes with sexy carbon fiber parts are in and can't wait to get on mine. I am really liking my position from my fit at Canyon Bicycles.

brrrrrr, stick 'em, ha ha ha, stick 'em

For those interested, the whole syncope thing was explained away with some tests this morning. I did a tilt table test which involved me being placed at a 70 degree angle until I almost passed out. Apparently, due to increased capillary volume and improved heart performance I am prone to syncope because of low blood pressure. So I get to drink a lot more and increase my sodium intake--time for some jerky and chips!

As for today's title, we recently came across an old favorite:

Happy New Year!

We had a fun New Year's Eve last night. A&S came over and joined the household plus one for dinner last night. After eating an elk roast complete with gravy and potatoes, we sat around the table and played some games. We tried train dominoes, but couldn't figure it out. So then we moved on to Uno and eventually Bull$h!t. This was fun and we even made it until 1130 before calling it a night.

In other news, Nikki has finally updated her blog while trashing Sandy at the same time. Good work!