SierraDescents | Category | Musings
January 5, 2012
Resolutions
Somewhere in my twenties I realized I would never be able to repay all that my dad had given me. I don't just mean money; I mean all the ways he was there for my brother and me. (more)
December 25, 2011
A (Virtual) White Christmas
Merry Christmas and Happy Holidays to you and your family from (more)
December 11, 2011
Dressing High vs. Low
One of the things I pride myself on is belated insight—meaning, I do have good ideas, but they tend to occur to me a little bit late. That was definitely the case going up (more)
November 20, 2011
English Asymmetries
I had no idea I'd be going to Austria until about two weeks beforehand. Given more time, I might have tried to learn some rudimentary German, but instead I focused on other (more)
November 14, 2011
Extra Sunset, Served With Ice
Back home in L.A. now, having flown in from Graz via Munich last 'night'. My plane took off from Munich in daylight and promptly headed north into darkness. Eventually, (more)
October 14, 2011
The Tyranny of the List
I have a lot of lists. When I realize there's something I need to do, I write it down so I won't forget. My list making exploded soon after I became a father, because the added (more)
February 9, 2011
The Heater is Gray
Over Christmas I bought a space heater for my room at my parents' house in Flagstaff, which tends to be cold. I liked the heater so much I decided to get another one when I got (more)
November 21, 2010
The Eagle (and the UFC) Have Landed
There are a number of conversations I'm dreading having with my son. One of them is in the process of just beginning, courtesy of the UFC commercials which inconveniently appear (more)
October 21, 2010
Predictions?
Some time ago, my mom began what is now an annual tradition: the prediction, every Fall, that the upcoming winter is going to be "The Big One." One would assume this strategy (more)
October 2, 2010
A Trip to the Gym
It's official: after more than a year's hiatus from working out, I went back to the gym today to try to get myself in shape for the upcoming ski season. I must say I approached (more)
August 1, 2010
Skiing Meteor Crater?
You have to feel like you're on the right track as a parent when you visit Arizona's Meteor Crater, and your three-year-old boy takes one look and asks if he can ski it. The (more)
February 9, 2010
Avy Education: Motivation
Following up on my post about my reluctance to take an avalanche course, I thought it would be appropriate to talk about what finally motivated me to bite the bullet and go take (more)
January 21, 2010
Avalanche Education: Reluctance
One of the questions that occurred to me while taking an AIARE Level I avalanche class this past weekend was, "What took so long?" I actually think that's an intriguing enough (more)
March 4, 2008
Home Again, Home Again
Ugh...back in city...can't breathe, can't think...blood thickening into sludge...concrete...people...signal breaking up...must wallow in self-pity for foreseeable (more)
January 9, 2008
Complexity Theory: Judgment Day is Inevitable
I watched Terminator 3: Rise of the Machines on TV last night. Compared to the unexpected cult classic of the original Terminator, and the campy fun of its sequel, T2, the third (more)
