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Once again …

… I’ve discovered that it’s possible to have an absolutely shitty day up on the slopes.

From the time I turned up the canyon, until I made it to the parking lot at Solitude almost 90 minutes later, I just had a feeling it wasn’t going to be a great day …

I get on [...]

Quote of the Day

The Old Year

The Old Year’s gone away     To nothingness and night: We cannot find him all the day     Nor hear him in the night: He left no footstep, mark or place     In either shade or sun: The last year he’d a neighbour’s face,     In this he’s known by none.

All nothing everywhere:     Mists we [...]

What Are You Doing …

DIANA KRALL – WHAT ARE YOU DOING NEW YEAR’S EVE?

When the bells all ring and the horns all blow And the couples we know are fondly kissing Will I be with you or will I be among the missing?

Maybe it’s much too early in the game Oh, but I thought I’d ask [...]

Last Call!

Utah Cyclocross News

Online registration is now open for the Last Call Cross and Utah Cyclocross Season Awards Party and can be found here:

https://www.sportsbaseonline.com/Item.aspx?item_id=2123.

Spread the word and PRE-REGISTER with no additional fee. We need everyone to pre-register so that we can get an accurate count for the caterer. You can register day of, [...]

Poetry Friday

The Passing Of The Year

My glass is filled, my pipe is lit,      My den is all a cosy glow; And snug before the fire I sit,      And wait to feel the old year go. I dedicate to solemn thought      Amid my too-unthinking days, This sober moment, sadly fraught      With much [...]

Hi-Ball Lounge, San Francisco, 1998

Hi-Ball Lounge, San Francisco, 1998 Photo copyright © 1998, Maggie Heinzel-Neel

Yeah … that’s me with the cocktail …

Solitude, Christmas Day 2007

One Last Christmas Thought …

THE POGUES (feat. Kirsty MacColl) – FAIRYTALE OF NEW YORK

It was Christmas Eve babe In the drunk tank An old man said to me, won’t see another one And then he sang a song The Rare Old Mountain Dew I turned my face away And dreamed about you

Got on a lucky one [...]

Risk/Reward

One thing I’ve learned from working for years in investment services …

From Investopedia:

Risk-Return Tradeoff

The principle that potential return rises with an increase in risk. Low levels of uncertainty (low risk) are associated with low potential returns, whereas high levels of uncertainty (high risk) are associated with high potential returns. In other words, [...]

Rather than repost the entire story …

… yet again this year, I’m simply going to post a link to last year’s post:

A (Cyclist’s) Christmas Story

Go read it. And have a Happy Christmas