Things That Are Good

kindergarten kids.

the class was studying the olympics so i surprised them and brought my snowboard and gear and my boy's skis. the demographics and my impressions of the school suggest that very few of the families ski or snowboard. when i pulled my board out, it might as well have been made of gold. they were totally wowed. and at the end i turned it over and the bright red base that is very very fast wowed them again.

i got about 20 minutes to talk about the olympics, olympic ideals, snowboarding and skiing at that level and more importantly, at a fun level for people like us. i put several of them in my boots strapped onto the board and into the kids boots in the bindings. lots of glowing faces that i can't share.

now when we do reading/writing/math groups and they come to my group and have to pick things they like, things they want to do, etc., half of them still say something about snowboarding and mt. hood. and purple. because my favorite color is purple.

today before lunch i was asked to sit down in front of the class and they gave me a nice card with their pictures in ski goggles they made in front of the olympic flags that have the rings they earned by demonstrating basic knowledge of several things that are important at that age. i did most of the testing.

i got a bunch of hugs and high-fives and thank yous and they are all so happy to be happy and happy to be happy for their friends and people they care for and a lot of them are going through some brutal shit that will shape their lives. it's always a bit bittersweet.

This saying, which has been helpful to me lately

"Never attribute to malice that which is adequately explained by stupidity."

^^Hanlon's razor! Love that one. Goes right along with Finagle's Law of dynamic negatives (and, of course, Murphy's) when explaining and predicting life and/or humans.

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kindergarten kids.

the class was studying the olympics so i surprised them and brought my snowboard and gear and my boy's skis. the demographics and my impressions of the school suggest that very few of the families ski or snowboard. when i pulled my board out, it might as well have been made of gold. they were totally wowed. and at the end i turned it over and the bright red base that is very very fast wowed them again.

i got about 20 minutes to talk about the olympics, olympic ideals, snowboarding and skiing at that level and more importantly, at a fun level for people like us. i put several of them in my boots strapped onto the board and into the kids boots in the bindings. lots of glowing faces that i can't share.

now when we do reading/writing/math groups and they come to my group and have to pick things they like, things they want to do, etc., half of them still say something about snowboarding and mt. hood. and purple. because my favorite color is purple.

today before lunch i was asked to sit down in front of the class and they gave me a nice card with their pictures in ski goggles they made in front of the olympic flags that have the rings they earned by demonstrating basic knowledge of several things that are important at that age. i did most of the testing.

i got a bunch of hugs and high-fives and thank yous and they are all so happy to be happy and happy to be happy for their friends and people they care for and a lot of them are going through some brutal shit that will shape their lives. it's always a bit bittersweet.

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That is awesome. I grew up in a place where very few could ski. It was like golf, absolutely economically foreign, but we knew people did it.

I was a really big skateboarder, sponsored actually, but never had done anything with snow other than celebrate a delay, or a wrecked bus, or shoveling. Maybe some epic sled crashes here or there. But I had a science teacher in middle school, big white Einstein hair: Mr. Bowles. That man was awesome. Blew the science guy out of the water. We used to hand liquid mercury off to each other awesome, blow up the bunsen burners and he would laugh.

Anyway, he had a true passion for skiing, Vermont in particular. His idea of fun was to build to scale models of his favorite places to ski. This was decades before 3d printing, and these things were huge. I'm talking 6 feet by 6 feet to scale 3d hand painted built up clay models of Kmart, etc. all perfectly to scale in elevation, etc. with every run painted in by hand. All the trees made and placed by hand. He would bring in his boots, poles, skis, etc. This was in the early 80's and he was still in leathers. I'll never forget him, or his passion.

Some people have trains, he had a different model. And while I never could afford it, or the logistics at the time, it always planted the ski bug in my brain, along with a compulsive love for topographical maps.

Spending hours over many times with Barbara and Brad Washburn in their home and elsewhere, spending thousands of hours skiing. That man did something for me that he had no idea was possible.

So, good on you. You never know.

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kindergarten kids.

the class was studying the olympics so i surprised them and brought my snowboard and gear and my boy's skis. the demographics and my impressions of the school suggest that very few of the families ski or snowboard. when i pulled my board out, it might as well have been made of gold. they were totally wowed. and at the end i turned it over and the bright red base that is very very fast wowed them again.

i got about 20 minutes to talk about the olympics, olympic ideals, snowboarding and skiing at that level and more importantly, at a fun level for people like us. i put several of them in my boots strapped onto the board and into the kids boots in the bindings. lots of glowing faces that i can't share.

now when we do reading/writing/math groups and they come to my group and have to pick things they like, things they want to do, etc., half of them still say something about snowboarding and mt. hood. and purple. because my favorite color is purple.

today before lunch i was asked to sit down in front of the class and they gave me a nice card with their pictures in ski goggles they made in front of the olympic flags that have the rings they earned by demonstrating basic knowledge of several things that are important at that age. i did most of the testing.

i got a bunch of hugs and high-fives and thank yous and they are all so happy to be happy and happy to be happy for their friends and people they care for and a lot of them are going through some brutal shit that will shape their lives. it's always a bit bittersweet.

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What did they think about the base damage caused by REI?

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What did they think about the base damage caused by REI?

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they saw the new board!

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they saw the new board!

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That’s a relief.

waffles....
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please add this cat and the bbi interaction of community enhancement through shredding and baking with your friends
to the goods list
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That’s a relief.

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i'm not there to kill hope in humanity

Sleeper spring pow day. Creamy pow, sun, skiing in a hoodie, very few crowds. [emoji108]

Taking a cross country redeye where you pass out before take off and wake up when you land.

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^^^Money. I used to be able to get some zzzs in, but I've been getting very antsy on plane rides lately.

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Taking a cross country redeye where you pass out before take off and wake up when you land.

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Xanax is a helluva drug

Walk-on Trams...finally.

3 Least Coast NorEasters in a 10 day period. That is good.

Looking forward to corned beef, cabbage and taters.

And shamrock shakes. Well, not really,

Not getting your fist stuck in her ass

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Not getting your fist stuck in her ass

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lol. Yeah, that.

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Not getting your fist stuck in her ass

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I know right?

So awkward.

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Not getting your fist stuck in her ass

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it's like a monkey trap!

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Not getting your fist stuck in her ass

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Relax the hand....it's easier to remove...

Peeled, deveined, tail off shrimp.
So easy.

Zipfits. I'll sell my future firstborn to buy another pair when mine wear out, but I'll be damned if I ski any other liner in bounds. Sofa King good.

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Zipfits. I'll sell my future firstborn to buy another pair when mine wear out, but I'll be damned if I ski any other liner in bounds. Sofa King good.

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You know, I've been saying the same thing about my PowerWraps for years... but I've been interested in trying Zipfits for even longer. The wraps are about done... maybe it's time. Thanks for the reminder.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=0wALArd2rvo

I picked up my pair back when I was an industry bro, so I got a great deal, but they're one of the few pieces of equipment I would pay retail for.

Pinching a loaf after a good breakfast :D

An Earth-shattering blowjob before a good breakfast.

Well the next logical step is blumpkin whilst eating your eggs.

I feel like this string of thoughts is leading inevitably towards something about cake farts...

Had a Chicago style hot dog today for the first time ever...pretty damn good


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Coasting into a gas station, unsure if you'd make it, and pulling up to the pump, then filling a 30-gal tank with 29.9 gallons. Damn that was close.

I'm not sure how long this will be a good thing, but last night around 3 I woke up to a friend of mine letting herself into my room, saying she hadn't been able to sleep, and asking if she could get into bed. Certainly a long time coming and a good night indeed.

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Coasting into a gas station, unsure if you'd make it, and pulling up to the pump, then filling a 30-gal tank with 29.9 gallons. Damn that was close.

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go buy a lottery ticket!

^^^ No shit. Lol

Gas jockey was impressed and thanked Jesus several times on my behalf.

I have actually rolled up to the pump after running out of gas, but my gas gage was broken and i was constantly rolling the dice. The odds weren't so crazy for the 2 years the gage was broken. Rather spend money on weed back then in my 81 Tercel.

Guitar picks lying about

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My 6 year old had a walk off double to send us to the next round of the playoffs. Complete with a full time pileup. I’m having more fun watching the boy play than I ever had playing myself.

Nice!

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My 6 year old had a walk off double to send us to the next round of the playoffs. Complete with a full time pileup. I’m having more fun watching the boy play than I ever had playing myself.

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Sounds like baseball been berry, berry good to both of you lately. :yourock: