If you know me, you know that Snowbowl Ski area outside of Flagstaff, AZ is not on my list of favorite ski areas. It’s small, it has slow lifts, very few trails, super crowded, etc. I compare it to going to disneyland…wait 45 minutes for a 5 minute ride. Plus, the lift tickets are around $70. No thanks. The area had received almost 12″ of snow in the previous 24 hours so we knew the conditions would be decent. The…
Took a day off of work today and went to Sunrise Ski Resort in Northeastern Arizona. It is my favorite place to ski in Arizona…I’ve given the other resort numerous tries, but it just doesn’t stack up well against Sunrise. Everyone has an opinion (you all know the joke), and this is mine. This ski season has been such a departure from the past few years where we saw little to no snow for skiing. Today Sunrise had almost 80″…
The past few years of skiing in Arizona have been pretty dismal. We’d get a good few days here and there, but not enough for a person to go almost whenever they could. This past weekend I went to Sunrise Ski Resort in northeastern Arizona with a few friends for some skiing fun. The snow was fantastic and the crowds were low due to us arriving Sunday and staying through Monday. We started on the Apache / Cyclone side on…
I’ve been an Apple computer user for years. After a few year break I came back to Apple with the MacBook Pro 17 in 2008 when they started using Intel processors, then AppleTV, then an iPad. Last year I added a 27″ iMac to the family and have never been happier. I also run Windows10, Windows Server as well as Linux in my home so please don’t consider me an Apple Fanboy. I like an OS and hardware that always…
Merry Christmas and Happy New Year!!! 2015 was a very good year for me and my 2 dogs. I celebrated the beginning of 2015 in Europe while traveling with a former Phoenix friend who was stationed in Germany. We were in Berlin for Christmas, Amsterdam for a few days, Frankfurt area for a few days and then to Hamburg for New Years Eve. I was also able to visit Ann-Katrin, who we hosted as an exchange student years ago…
I’ve been reading “In the Garden of Beasts” and there are so many similarities between one of the candidates running for presidential office and the portrayal of Hitler’s rise to power. Please do not fall for the shouting and ignorance of the one who stirs your hatred. Please think of a better America, one that you will be proud to leave to your children and their children, one that won’t be looked on by future historians as “the era of Trump”….
Last Monday I flew out to San Francisco for the Atlassian Summit 2015. It’s a gathering of nerds who love and use Atlassian’s products. If you work in software development you’ve likely heard of it…if not, you likely have not. It is a fantastic family of products! http://atlassian.com The conference featured keynotes and learning sessions as well as a really fun party at the Exploratorium along the Embarcadero area along the bay. On Friday we moved to an AirBnB for…
Spent a weekend in the Portland, OR area for a Hash House Harrier event in early September and had such a great time exploring with my friends who live across the river in Vancouver, WA. I stayed with them in Vancouver and found that I liked their area more than I liked Portland proper. Portland is just too much for more than a day or two. The homeless population is ridiculously high, but still not as high as San Francisco…
My dreams have come true. Expedia has reimbursed me for the double booking issue!!!! August 26, 2015 Darin Klein Re: Itinerary #xxxxxxxxxx Dear Mr. Klein, Thank you for contacting Expedia via Facebook and giving us an opportunity to address your concerns regarding a refund request for itinerary xxxxxxxxxx. We regret the difficulty you experienced during your attempt to purchase one night at Howard Johnson Hotel Golden for check-in August 7, 2015. Our research indicates you were unable to see a…
Thank you John Oliver for shining a HUGE LIGHT on these HORRIBLE people. Yes, a sucker is born every minute, but there has to be a way to keep these “religious” shysters from stealing so much money for their own greedy purposes. Perhaps this can be fixed, then we can move on to corporations.