Soundtracks To Life

I discovered the band Collective Soul when I was about 13 years old. I was in the middle of seventh grade, didn't talk to girls and was living in Delaware at the time. The cd came from one of those "Buy 7 CDs for One Cent" promotional offers that used to come by the bundle in the mail years ago. A Collective Soul CD was one of the 7 CDs I claimed on that offer. The trick is they charge you months later, about 11 bucks or so per each CD you ordered. Well, my mom told them I moved to New Zealand and I never ended up paying a penny of the $77.00 or so they tried to nab me for. Seriously though, I was 13 years old - where was I going to come up with $77.00 to pay for those CDs? How rude of them to think that I could actually afford their silly, albeit trick, offer.

But man, that first Collective Soul CD I picked up put me on a long and winding road during which their music has weaved in and out of my life at random times and moments. Every time I hear a song by them, or put one of their CDs on (yes, I still use CDs) or listen to them on my iPod, it just makes me smile.

Six Days On...

...Time for two days off. Enjoy the moon, ya'll.

Tally Marks

When I first moved back out west it was for college. One of the highlighting features of going to school in Utah was that I knew I would have the opportunity to ski a lot more than I ever had in the past. My freshman year I logged 120 days on the snow - never for work, always for play - it was my longest season ever. Throughout college I continued to tally every day I skied. Not so much anymore. It isn't about how many days I can get on the snow each season now - rather, it's more important to me that I have fun each and every day I'm out there; with my friends, all of us enjoying each other and the playground we live in.

Sick Day

Sick like yeah.....got a new camera! She's a Nikon D200. She takes pictures and makes them look nice. I also heard we got a dusting in the Wasatch. Four new feet of snow. Sick...like, yeah.

Fine Details

I enjoy taking pictures of things up close - so close that the background is nearly, if not completely, out of focus. I played a little with the levels and curves in this photo and think it looks a little better than the original. Cheating? I think not.

Who Dat Soulja Boy...

Shut up. What a stupid song. I just randomly found out that my old car turned over 100,000 miles on it's spedomoter. I'll have to live vicariously through my younger brother, Brian, who was most likely driving the car when it rolled over the 100K mark.


I bought this car when I was 19. It was right after my freshman year of college and I thought I was going to be transferring to a school back east. Little did I know that I'd be heading back out to Utah to finish school six months later, with a two-wheel drive car. Great. I've since wised up. My madre now has this little gem and I'm proud to say it serves her well as her daily grocery-getter. Besides, my mom looks way hotter in this car than she did in her old Explorer. Yes, my mom is hot and no you cannot hit on her. She's happily married.

But damn do I miss driving this thing....


Yes, "randomly" there was a car somewhat identical parked right behind mine when this picture was taken many years ago....

V Day

My girlfriend and I think valentine's day is ridiculous. We actually didn't even get to spend the day together. She was up in Jackson Hole coaching ski racing and I stayed here in town. It was a special day, nonetheless, though. Brighton received 17" over Friday night so two buddies and myself jetted up Big Cottonwood for a little homecoming party of our own. We skied the entire mountain, lookers right to left and even hit the backside of Western. Incredible. Here's a moment in time my buddy Tim captured of me coming down a shot in Mary Chutes.

This was also a special day for me - as I'm back to skiing four weeks after knee surgery. I'm alpine skiing now. And I'm very grateful for the support and love I received during my recovery time from not only my friends, but from my girlfriend, Tina. Thanks everyone!