Lead your charge!

I’ll be the first to admit, I’m no life coach. More than anything, I’ve simply followed my passions and lived my life accordingly. What’s the recipe for success?   …I really have no idea?  From what I have observed in those who are successful (“success” being defined as living up to one’s full potential) is that they have a few underlying principles in common:

Find Your Beat – No matter what your definition is of success, if you are not happy doing what you do all else seems immaterial. Follow your passions. Do what you love. There is no higher calling. As Thoreau famously put it: “If a man does not keep pace with his companions, perhaps it is because he hears the beat of a different drummer.” Find your beat and dance to it.  And dance with reckless abandon!

Focus – My grandmother once told me, “You can have anything you want, you just can’t have everything...

Boulder Beer Mile

A time honored tradition here in Boulder – and the fierce rivalry between San Diego vs Boulder continues for this auspicious event.

Costumes are mandatory for participants, and late 70’s-early 80’s are always honored!

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Snowshoeing in Vail

First, a few more pics from the Speedo Party:

I didn’t mention my hilarious “white elephant” gift. Most people know I continue to get grief about my animal pajamas (I call them “warm, fuzzy pants”, which they most certainly are!) that I, admittedly, wear more places than I should. What can I say? On a cold day, those flannel warmies just feel good to throw on if I am schlepping to the gym, Safeway (mmm), whatever.

There have been secret plots to try to steal my ducks/penguins (see below in the October snow post), talks behind my back as to how to get these from me. Mean friends!! For the white elephant gift exchange I gave in to JZ and Brandon’s pressure and agreed to give up one of my animal pajamas for my gift give-away. I begrudgingly wrapped my warm, cute Halloween bat flannel jammies. *sigh*

Then!! As only fate would have it, the gift I got….

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4th Annual “I look good in a speedo” Holiday Party

Another crazy party put on by Pete Valentyik and Brad Seng. Only in Boulder (and maybe Southern CA) could the roomful of people actually look good in swim wear (if worn).

Our Boulder Timex crew huddled up for some group shots:
(Tingle, me, Will Kelsey, Barry Siff, Erin Kummer and Denny Meeker)

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Winter Weather

“Time for the weather report. It’s cold out folks. Bonecrushing cold. The kind of cold which will wrench the spirit out of a young man, or forge it into steel.” -Diane Frovol and Andrew Schneider “Northern Exposure, Lost and Found” - I promised I would always report in the truth. The truth as I saw it (or felt it!), but the truth nonetheless.

It will be interesting to see how this winter season plays out as, not even mid-December, I have already seen more snow than I encountered the entire year last year. It has been below 20 degrees, some days even hitting the negative numbers (YIKES!!) for the past week. Holy smokes.

It has been COLD here lately, friends. C. O. L. D. !!! Since I am a wuss and was promised Boulder winters were not that brutal, I’ve maintained that my blog...