An Assortment of Unrelated Items Stuck Together With Duct Tape

According to Yosemite Blog, Badger Pass is opening tomorrow, which is exciting news. It means when we visit the park in another two weeks, I'll be able to snowshoe and possibly try my hand (and feet) at cross-country skiing. (I imagine myself gliding gracefully across the snow, but my imagination has a tendency to edit out the parts involving tripping or tipping over.)

Before this current weather system, I had been worried the winter areas would still be closed during our stay. Now I'm just hoping the snow takes a short break as 2007 comes to a close, so I won't have to drive through bad weather to reach the park.

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Russ, our local Winehiker, was recently featured on In Wine Country, a locally produced NBC show about the wine country lifestyle. Pretty awesome.

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Live in each season as it passes; breathe the air, drink the drink, taste the fruit, and resign yourself to the influences of each.

With winter coming upon us this weekend, I found this quote by Henry David Thoreau uniquely appropriate.

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To the pedestrian in downtown San Jose, who decided to ignore oncoming traffic and stop in the middle of the crosswalk to dial her cell phone: I hope you were calling the Wizard of Oz because you are in obvious need of a brain. Seriously?

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Jonathan Coulton released "My Beige Bear" today. It's a brand new song about stuffed animals that's suitable for kids of all ages.

Mauve dog gets the bed just right
The pillow sinks down deep
Cream cow moos a soft good night
Now everyone's asleep
Indigo monkey's lying peacefully with arms around her
Next to a wise and kindly bear

My beige bear doesn't care that he's old
My beige bear still has four paws to hold
When it's dark and it's cold
I reach out for my beige bear