Osprey Rocks
The plastic buckle on my Osprey pack broke near the end of my last climb, and I braced myself to pay for the part plus shipping. Instead the parts department took my info and said, "you're all covered." Now that is good service.
Curtis Jones
Casualties of Fun
We had grand plans for a five day winter traverse of the Presidential Range. Two days of breaking trail through chest deep snow got us to the ridge, a scramble nearly killed Brett and me, and a stranger lectured us on our campsite. The first four miles are great.
Don't Forget
Leah, do not forget to re-dye your hair today. I know you said you weren't going to, but Past Leah would be disappointed in Present Leah for that defeatist attitude. And here is Leeloo, demonstrating one possible color.
Netscape Navigator
One year ago today, the nearly fourteen year old Netscape Navigator was finally killed off. It was a Giant in its day, before the Great Stagnation of the Internet Explorer era set the Web back by years. Rest in peace.
Presidential Traverse
All my gear is in a pile on the floor and a car comes at 6am to haul it to the airport. On this trip we brush up on crevasse rescue, roped travel, and half-forgotten knots. Also, US Airways and I are not friends; ask me about their baggage fees.
Street Fighter IV ... I might just cry
It is beautiful. It is not stupid like pretty much everything post-Street Fighter 2, it has all the good characters, and it seals my fate: I am going to have to buy an Xbox 360 one day. Bummer.
Life sucks...
And then you die. I am going to sleep now. I hope tomorrow is better. It needs to be.
Challah-Challah-Bo-Ballah
Vacations leave me with no desire to get back to work, so today I fed that desire by making challah bread. Flour, an eternity of kneading, braiding by magic, and one mysterious extra egg. This has been Chef Master Curtis.
Vicious Raccoon
Near midnight I tuned my new two-way radio to a local police precinct, one of the perks of a densely populated area. The dispatch call that night: investigate a report of a vicious raccoon. Apparently there is no 10-code for that scenario.
On-the-Mountain Entertainment
The plan was an iPod Touch loaded with movies for the long storm-bound days in a tent. Then Amazon released the Kindle 2 and complicated everything. Somehow this leads to fat pictures of William Shatner.
