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Bacon Wrapped Sausage Wrapped Bacon

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Published on January 30, 2009, by in ADVENTURES in biking, skiing, traveling, thinking, FOOD.

I am going to make mixed bean chili to bring over to Joe and Vanessa’s Superbowl party. I asked Steve if this sounded good to him – yes. I then asked him if he wanted to bring anything – pause. He answers with Bacon Explosion. Bacon Explosion. That’s it. Steve loves bacon. I know that a lot of people love bacon, but Steve probably loves bacon more than you. I really thought he was pulling my ham hock, because all he said after that was bacon wrapped in sausage, then wrapped in bacon. He mumbled something about the New York Times, and I told him he was lying. Hold the phone! He was serious! I should have known. Steve knows all the news, all the time, and he reads the NY Times – which featured the Bacon Explosion – on a hourly basis. I’m a simpleton, I like bacon, a

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Four Images, One Weekend

 

Avalanche Awareness Class

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Published on January 30, 2009, by in ADVENTURES in biking, skiing, traveling, thinking, LISTS.

Steve and I enrolled in an Avalanche Awareness Class with the Colorado Mountain Club. We’re members of the CMC, but this is our first actual participation with it. We spend a bit of time in the backcountry, and want to both spend more time and be safe about it. We had two classroom lectures on avalanches and will have our field day tomorrow (Saturday). Going into the class, I didn’t think too much about what the class would cover aside from my main priority, not dying in the wilderness. That would be awesome. So to me, not dying in the wilderness with respect to avalanches means either not getting caught in one, or figuring out how to survive one, and I had a preconception that the latter would be the focus of our class. I obviously didn’t put much thought into it. The class spent about 10 minutes covering what

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Who Moved My Slippers?

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Published on January 29, 2009, by in FOOD.

I work from home, which means a lot of things. First, I don’t do work in my underwear. Some people have actually told me that they would work in their pajamas, which would make for a very cold day for me. My office is in the basement, which means cold temps. I never work without my big blue down vest, otherwise I get so cold that it’s distracting. Well, I guess I never go anywhere without my big blue down vest. I’ve been harassed in public about wearing my down vest on a moderately warm day. I say a) I can where whatever the f I want, that’s none of your monkey business, but 2) who cares! It’s so comfortable! The arm holes and length and neck fit me perfectly. Why would I even want to take it off? I should wash it though. I think I got chicken blood

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Yes, I’ve Cried at Chipotle Before. So What.

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Published on January 27, 2009, by in FOOD.

I love Chipotle, I really do. It’s quick, efficient, tasty, fresh, healthy. I sometimes look forward to a Chipotle burrito as much as a vacation. Vacation for my mouth. Ay Ay Ay, burrrrrito! What. You like Illegal Petes? Really? Is is the shithouse-grade sanitation, the snarky service, the bottom of the barrel ingredients, or the dim lights? Really? Which one’s your favorite? Yes, I have cried at Chipotle because of burritomaker/customer miscommunications, mostly due to the fact that I don’t like to be rushed down the line, and I sometimes can’t can’t put two words together to say what I want, but the tastiness of the burrito is redemption, salvation, and cooperation. I like this guy, with his rice issues: Breaking News Chipotle Employee Just Gave Guy In Front Of You More Rice. Three disturbingly real excerpts: “Adding to your frustration are new reports that the customer behind you has

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Brain Teaser, Courtesy of a Dying Genre

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Published on January 27, 2009, by in NEUTRAL.

Here’s a brain teaser for you, found by Steve, my always-informed and well-read friend: “A pickup truck struck the semi a short time later and was hit by a third vehicle. Authorities say a fourth vehicle was hit by a fifth before another semi-truck struck the first, and a seventh vehicle hit the second truck.” Denver Post: Delta man cited after 7-vehicle crash in canyon

 

Everyone Loves Mom

 

If I am Going to Get Ice Cream Headache, I at Least Want to Eat Ice Cream

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Published on January 27, 2009, by in ADVENTURES in biking, skiing, traveling, thinking.

I’ve been trying very hard to be consistent in my workouts/training, so last night, Steve and I layered up, covered our ears and extremities, and went for a run. We didn’t get out the door until almost 7 p.m., because we literally could not put down our iPhones. I had just talked to Chaat about new applications, and was busy downloading them. Steve was busy taking pictures of himself with a furled brow. It could not have been more than 5 degrees out. It had snowed lightly all day, but there was no ice as the temps did not rise high enough to melt the snow. Our minimum run time is always 30 minutes, which usually ends up conveniently being our maximum on nights and in cold weather. We braved the cold to run up the street, down the high school and back to our house – 30 minutes of

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Chip Puts the Gold in Golden Buffaloes

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Published on January 27, 2009, by in FOOTBALL.

When I competed at the National Cheerleading Association nationals in 2003, I only finished 6th. This year, at the Universal Cheerleading Association nationals (NCA and UCA are the two big ones), Chip won! Mascoting might seem easy, but it’s actually quite challenging and somewhat dangerous. Parents shove their 20 lb babies and children at you for a photo or 20 (I almost dropped a baby once); drunk college dudes tackle you and think that because you look like a buffalo, they can pummel you to the ground and start punching you in the gut (I have a scar on my face to prove it); equally as drunk college women think you’re the most adorable oh my god! thing that ever existed (which would be awkward for all of us if they realized that I’m a 5’6″ chick), and last but not least, I’ve never sweat or had a harder cardio

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Off the Cliff and Into the Warm, Deep, Blue Waters

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Published on January 26, 2009, by in NEUTRAL.

I started a blog and got an iPhone in the last two weeks. Who would have thought?! It took Steve and I about 3 hours to decide to buy an iPhone on Saturday, aside from the months of thinking about it. We knew they were awesome, by sheer testament from many friends. We went to the AT&T store, fiddled around with the phone, got the rundown on costs, fees, etc. from staff, came home, and then stood in the doorway for about 30 minutes, trying to decide whether to go back out and buy the damn thing already. I, for one, needed a new phone. The volume control on my phone was stuck on high, which only actually manifested itself when my mom called – something about our two phones together. So apart from having my mom scream in my ear everyday, my old phone also went blank from time

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