So again, because it's safety first out here I don't have a picture of this, but today when I went to pick up Alex to drive us to work there was a guy a few cars ahead of me that was on a motorcycle, with a sidecar no less.  I'm not sure why people here think that the slippery snow and dangerous roads are the perfect place to try driving things that shouldn't be on a road. 

It's always good to have something sweet in the house

So today Alex and I decided to hit up Breck.  We waited until 10:30 and headed to the Gondy.  Since our last adventure we found there was a beginner area to the left of the main lift on the Peak we get dropped off on.

First we headed to the real beginner bunny slope but it was so much less of a hike than what we already did to get there that it seemed like a waste.  We continued our hike to where some instructors were giving lessons.  The problem with this area was that Alex flew down it in 2 seconds and the other people trying to learn had no clue so we decided to try the conveyor belt lift, well that's what I call it.  So you get on a belt and the chair swings around and catches up with you.  It takes a little getting used to but we managed all but once when we went up on separate chairs.  Getting off this lift was another thing all together, for some reason I kept plowing into Alex and taking us both down.  We switched sides and it seemed to work better.  One time a lady 2 chairs ahead of us fell off the lift sideways WAY before we were supposed to get off.  I have never seen anything like it before.

So we took a few runs and I'll saw that Alex is getting so much better.  She was saying that she watched some program about families skiing and how to try and get your kids to jump.  The key is to have a word and when you're going slow and it's said to do a little hop.  Well we tried this and both bit it really hard, I slammed my back pretty good.  A little later on that run we had a little bit of a run in.  While trying to turn Alex ran into someone.  Everyone was fine with no injuries, no one was going fast so it worked out. 

Here is a funny related joke from a riding newsletter Pete gets:
How does a snowboarder introduce themselves?
Oh...Sorry Dude

Anyway, she took off again and got clothes-lined by the out of bounds cord and ended up in the woods.  I did manage to grab a shot of her after she crawled out.

Not sure when we made this but here is a shot of it from what I guess are now my 'archives'.  I've decided to take some of my better pictures and start a portfolio for future clients.  Anything to get closer to that ultimate goal.  Anyway, this will not be a picture featured but it was a good meal. 

Pete's Blackberry is giving him problems with scrolling down.  I did a little bit of research today to find out the quick fix and along the way found out how to clean them also.  Hopefully that will help with this problem in the future. 

HOW TO GET TRACKBALL MOVING AGAIN


HOW TO CLEAN YOUR TRACKBALL

We DVR'ed Conan's first show of his new series. It seems like it's gonna be a good one. He even played some songs with Jack black.I had no idea that he was so good on the guitar.

I love Kids in the Hall.  So much so that when our cable company removed Comedy Central from its listings a few of us became disgruntled and contacted the Cable station to let them know how we felt.  Surprisingly, they really didn't care to listen to a bunch of teenagers.

Anyway, Kids in the Hall reunited for a mini-series that was just as good and shocking as any of their earlier stuff.  Here is a trailer, watch the series if you see it on TV. 

And almost everyone else for that matter. I was getting ready to go to work when Sheila got home and told me not to even think about getting on the roads. I'll admit I was nervous when I had gone out earlier to brush off my car and there was almost a foot of snow on the road and no plows in sight. I called the restaurant and they said it was dead so I didn't have to come in. Pete ended up calling right after that and telling me I couldn't go anywhere. Him and Andy had been stuck on the Gondy and even with his 4-wheel drive he was having problems staying on the road. Sheila said that she's never had to drive in anything like this before. It was so bad, she was only 1 exit away when the storm hit, that she missed our exit off the highway and got off just before they closed everything down. I-70 was closed from here to Evergreen, 15 miles east from where we used to live and 45 miles, at least, from here. Crazy!

I forgot about this picture so now I can write about the amazing, mouth-watering Chicken Parm I made a few weeks ago.  I took the time and did the work (aka pounding the chicken into thin cutlets) and it was well worth it.  I need to make this again soon it's perfect for this time of year.

Snowing still...Pete headed to Breck today with Andy to hit the slopes.  I'm amazed how much snow has fallen so I grabbed a quick shot this morning and it's still going out there.