Yep, today was ski day #15 on the season. I have high hopes of breaking 20, and there is a chance I’ll get to 25.
Today was incredible....great light, perfect temperatures, a great friend to ski with, incredible laughs, good beer, and incredible skiing.
Yep, I’ve never skied better in my life. Yes, I’ve said that two weeks in a row. A couple of brief, tired thoughts below the fold and then the real attraction....TOP COMMENTS!
So, our day at Winter Park started out on Mary Jane (named for a prostitute!). We headed up to Parsenn Bowl and over to Parsenn Backside where we skied the glades over there pretty aggressively, dodging trees and not killing ourselves.
My pal skies better than I do. He has much more natural athletic ability, and that serves him well. It is because of him that I’ve improved so much this ski season. I always try to keep up, and that pushes me hard some days.
That paid off after lunch. We headed back to Mary Jane and did a couple of steep runs with big moguls. We were feeling pretty proud. We hit Outhouse. This is a brutal, steep mogul run. It is a run like this that tests the souls of men. I pounded it out better than ever. It was hard, but it was incredible.
Then we hit the Drunken Frenchman. All of the effort of the day came back and bit us on the ass. My legs died about 1/4 of the way down. It was brutal. Thankfully, my friend was man tough SMRT SMART enough to say, "Let’s call it a day."
I encourage you to play hooky. If you want to play hooky with me on the slopes, I have LOTS of ski coupons!
Send the Top Comments you find to TopComments AT gmail DOT com. All the good children are doing it. Are you a good children??? (please include your handle!)
From javelina:
From Cheers & Jeers, a fabulous entry for the DKos Bulwer-Lytton deliberately bad writing contest. It's got meta, it's got terrible writing - what more do you want?
From tryptamine:
I learned a little something about the term "politically correct" from YellowDogBlue last night.
From taylormattd:
Guess what...a great circumcision comment!
From reahti:
Here's a really really touching series about yesterday's Marianna Island hearing...I just about cried when I read about seeking justice putting her daughter to bed.
From kath25:
dmsilev explains the moving deduction rules.
Punkin1976, an actual tax pro, clarifies a few matters.
John DE tells us about a great tax refund for having a phone. Yes, a phone!
Last but not least, a certain member of the dkos community finally emerges for a few seconds.
Last, and possibly least, my finds
I stayed away from meta, generally. It is like a banana to me: to be avoided at all costs Therefore, it was hard to find much at all!
mjd in florida on casualties in Iraq and media coverage.
Thaddeus Toad on media voyeurism.
The Angry Rakkasan on the arms "from Iran".
exlrrp reminds us that Ambramhoff is a huge part of the Saipan problem. The follow up is quite important.
Dengre on why you need drugs to launder money.
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Without obvious tip jars:
1 Try posting a response to this... by Bob Johnson - 144
2 BTW... here's a pic for your diary, Bob... by Dood Abides - 138
3 A first... a "Hello Cruel World" diary...; ) by Dood Abides - 92
4 Oh for god's sake by SusanHu - 77
5 Dood, are you sure you didn't... by BlogDog - 70
6 Do something about it by Buckeye Hamburger - 60
7 You know what? by mcjoan - 56
8 There seems to have been... by rserven - 54
9 I had a job at the zoo circumcising elephants by ewan husarmee - 53
10 Pathetic suck-up. by Bob Johnson - 52
11 The Modern version of by ZappoDave - 51
12 Rove's comment offends me... by The Eyewitness Muse - 51
13 Being called a "bigot" by a Republican is like... by 7November - 51
14 Senator Tester* by proudprogressiveCA - 50
15 Jesus didn't pick tomatoes or make beds in Vegas by Plan9 - 50
16 I was ready to blast you by Timroff - 50
17 How about by Moody Loner - 48
18 Here's another vital perspective by SusanHu - 48
19 My cousin by kestrel9000 - 48
20 What's that? by jetskreemr - 46
21 It's not his sexuality I question ... by section29 - 46
22 Is it like a gaycation that you're taking? by Statius - 46
23 When those jobs are well-paid, with a by fairleft - 45
24 Anna Nicole Smith's death is a TRAGEDY by Clem Yeobright - 44
25 Ever wonder why we can't decriminalize drugs? by dkmich - 44
26 The Weekly Weirdness From Japan by Mishima - 44
27 Slaves of the new American Century by Owllwoman - 44
28 Shhh. Be quiet. by inclusiveheart - 44
29 Daily Finch-on-a-Stick! by jetskreemr - 42
30 And anyone who believes that george is not by Owllwoman - 42
With everything:
1 Jar for tips by dengre - 277
2 Tips, etc. by Steven D - 259
3 Tips & flames n/t by Buckeye Hamburger - 205
4 Criticism is welcome by Big Tent Democrat - 194
5 Friday Tip Jar...fortified with calcium! by Bill in Portland Maine - 168
6 Also by BooMan23 - 167
7 Try posting a response to this... by Bob Johnson - 144
8 BTW... here's a pic for your diary, Bob... by Dood Abides - 138
9 Tips by Cenk Uygur - 127
10 Tips, recs, mojo welcome. by chuckles1 - 114
11 A first... a "Hello Cruel World" diary...; ) by Dood Abides - 92
12 Tip Jar - 9 February by Jerome a Paris - 83
13 Rove by chesapeake - 80
14 Oh for god's sake by SusanHu - 77
15 Vindicated! (tip jar) n/t by SlackerInc - 74
16 Short summary instead of a tip-jar by coturnix - 70
17 Dood, are you sure you didn't... by BlogDog - 70
18 Tip Jar by Valtin - 69
19 Central Misery Hiccupy Friday C&J by grog - 60
20 Do something about it by Buckeye Hamburger - 60
21 MEGA SUPER JEERS by Texas Blue Dot - 58
22 You know what? by mcjoan - 56
23 There seems to have been... by rserven - 54
24 I had a job at the zoo circumcising elephants by ewan husarmee - 53
25 Pathetic suck-up. by Bob Johnson - 52
26 Rove's comment offends me... by The Eyewitness Muse - 51
27 Being called a "bigot" by a Republican is like... by 7November - 51
28 The Modern version of by ZappoDave - 51
29 Tips for nuts? by DrSteveB - 50
30 Jesus didn't pick tomatoes or make beds in Vegas by Plan9 - 50