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when in colorado, ski you must

randomduck - April 17th, 2008 | Comments Off

When I was in Colorado back in January, my friend Paul mentioned that he’d be having an end-of-season party to celebrate his first year of sobriety. He said I should come out and have some fun - not a tough sell, right? So I booked my tickets back to Colorado, and had a [...]

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easter skiing in utah

randomduck - March 25th, 2008 | Comment (1)

I spent a lovely Easter weekend out in Utah, visiting my mom and skiing the Wasatch.
It was fun to ski back in the hills where I learned the sport - and this year was especially great, as the snowfall in Utah has been record-setting this year. So I brought my new skis (Head Supershape [...]

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the liberal blogs are dead to me (most of ‘em, anyway)

randomduck - February 20th, 2008 | Comments (2)

The liberal blogosphere has been an incredible group in its rise to power in Democratic and progressive politics. It has empowered hundreds of thousands of people to voice their opinions on political and social issues great and small, and should be commended for it.
But in this 2008 cycle, blogs that used to be open [...]

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pics from the rockies

randomduck - February 1st, 2008 | Comments Off

I made it back to DC with nary a fuss - though, as John Denver once mused, I guess I’d rather be in Colorado. Click on the picture to see the whole set from the mountains.
Click here to see pictures from the International Snow Sculpture Competition in Breckenridge - it was amazing [...]

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that rocky mountain high

randomduck - January 27th, 2008 | Comment (1)

I’ve spent the past three days skiing in Colorado, which has been a super adventure: great snow, great people, and a welcome break from DC.
I met up with friends on Friday morning at Copper Mountain. Between all of the ability levels, we had 22 people on hand to take on the various bowls and [...]

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go west, young man

randomduck - January 23rd, 2008 | Comments (2)

My bags are packed, and I’m heading to Colorado for a little bit of skiing.
Should be a good time, and a welcome respite from the lack of winter (or at least the lack of snow) here in DC.
Besides, it’ll be a good place to drown my sorrows after not getting selected for DCist Exposed for [...]

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