The 2009 Bend Winterfest is on!

Winterfest is on, and in true form the snow has arrived with it. It’s cool to finally see all the creative materials I worked on with the Winterfest peeps up and around town. This marks the first year Winterfest will be held at The Old Mill, and not downtown –...

On the hill

Super fun half day today on Bachelor – the snow was great, kinda sketch making the traverse from the summit to the backside, but well worth it. Sunny morning with the clouds rolling in just after noon. The fresh wax on the board did the trick, it felt good to...

Waxing the Baron

Prepping the Baron for a day on the hill with some fresh wax. Switched up the stance on the 162 a bit for the powder too. Should be a sweet day for sure. Looking forward to some fresh for a change – nothing wrong with first tracks on the courd, but floating...

Really Good Chocolate Chip Cookie Recipe

What you’ll need (Use organic ingredients if you like): 1 cup (227 grams) unsalted butter at room temperature (two sticks of butta) 1 cup granulated white sugar 1 cup firmly packed light brown sugar 2 medium eggs (large are fine) 3 teaspoons pure vanilla extract 3...

Day 141

Continued from a previous post. It’s been over five months since Max was severely burned over his face and upper body – it continues to amaze me to see him heal so quickly. Granted, the advent of youth, proper medical attention, application of skin care...

The most expensive appointment you never went to

So you have an appointment scheduled with your doctor, therapist, counselor, dentist, or whatever – an appointment with an individual who provides a professional service. Someone whose time is just as valuable as yours, in some cases – depending on the...

President 2.0

Today was a great day for our country – a definitive step forward and dawn of a very different type of presidency. I’m glad to be a part of it. One of the cool things about this inauguration (besides its obvious historic significance) was the ability for many of...

How’s it going to end?

The Truman Show was on USA tonight – super good movie all around. It was in theaters back in 1998. ‘How’s it going to end?’ was a button worn by Lauren (played by Natascha McElhone). One of the greatest lines was from the aptly named character ‘Christof’ –...

Mt Bachelor Screws up – again

I love the mountain. I was up earlier today – cruising the groomed ice. But when I got home this afternoon I received an email from Mt Bachelor, which included this statement: ‘effective immediately, we require all season passes and lift tickets to be clearly...

FJ60

When we first moved to Bend we had a car. Then it became clear we also needed a 4×4 of some sort. Something to get us to the mountain, take us on trials, and the occasional trip to the coast with the kids and dogs. The FJ60 was perfect. Even though its appetite...