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Temescal Canyon Hike

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A few years ago I used to do a ton of hikes, sometimes two hikes a week. Then I got lazy and everyone got busy with their lives. I really wanna get back into hiking… I started off with keeping it local on the west side with Temescal Canyon.

It’s winter and it’s supposed to be nice and green, but we are still in a serious draught.

Stalker

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Since I don’t own a TV, I am occupying Winn’s place after work to watch the Olympics. Whitey is not allowed on the couch, so every time I look down I see this:

It’s a little creepy.

Ski Southern California

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I have been skiing in southern California for 8 years now but I wonder if I will ever get used to it. When I wake up in the morning I keep thinking “it’s February, I am gonna go skiing, it’s gonna be cold” and so I put on layers and layers of cloths. Then I get to the slopes soaking in sweat because it’s boiling hot out. Next time I will have to remind myself to get into spring ski mode and only wear shorts under my ski pants.
Had another day of awesome skiing today. I wanna go again!

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Big Bear Weekend

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You ski and board for free at Snow Summit on your birthday so a bunch of us headed up to the mountain for the weekend to celebrate. Happy birthday to me!

We lost a few at lunch, beer tend to do that to people, but I had so much fun so I skipped the lunch beer.

Gourmet dinner in our luxury cabin!

Chocolate cake while watching the winter olympics after a day on the mountain. That’s how all birthdays should be celebrated!

A Year Older

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Well, almost. Birthdays are a big deal at work. Since my birthday is on a Saturday this year and I thought I had gotten rid of all the evidence that I have an upcoming birthday, I thought I would get away with it this year. But my boss must have put it in her calendar with all sorts of alerts.

Yay for chocolate cakes!

Finally Some Rain

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We have one of the driest winters ever recorded in California and Governor Brown declared draught emergency back in January. The rain today was warmly welcome, especially since I have a ski weekend coming up and the mountains could do with a little bit of snow.
I try to walk home from work the days I don’t work late. Today I got a refreshing walk in the rain. 

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Palms

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I want to get more involved in my neighborhood. First step; go to a neighborhood meeting and get elected as the “Election Chair”.

Palms

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I want to get more involved in my neighborhood. First step; go to a neighborhood meeting and get elected as the “Election Chair”.

Superbowl Party

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We don’t really care for Superbowl, but it’s a good opportunity to get together and eat junk food.

Hookah

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Smoking has never really been my thing, but every now and then I walk by Almaza, the Mediterranean restaurant just down the road from me, and it smells just like candy. It took me a year, but I finally stopped by, not just walked pass it.