Checking in with Backbone for the past weekend and coming week. JLD wrapped the Aspen/Snowmass FAM – shout out to Roger T, Chris C, Grace B, Vicky and Rico. Lindsay B toured at the Eiseman. Ian sled necked and built a giant snowman while his wife Sari raced in the COSMIC. Jess S skinned Garrett; [...]
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The Dog Days of…Work
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Happy Halloween
It started innocently enough – a bowl of candy and Sue in a Witch outfit. Then Mavis wanted to borrow my West Highland Terrier, Skadi, to be Toto as an accessory to her Dorothy outfit. Next thing you know JLD is in a baby blue POC speed suit, with a Julia custom helmet and BD [...]
Recipe For Mountain Kid
1 puffer jacket 1 pair neon ski pants 1 pair pink or purple ski boots 1 pair super jibbalicious park skis 1 20 pack, Coors Light
Purveyor of all Things Stupid
My Monday morning started off right when the new GQ with Megan Fox landed on my desk with the mail. I didn’t think it could get much better but then I opened a manila envelope from Steve Casimiro, addressed to a “fellow purveyor of all things ridiculous.” The envelope included a couple of choice bumper [...]
The Sound of Music
Lets get one thing straight… I am not a politician, nor am I am musician or anything else that ends with “ician”. I’ve been watching the Democratic National Convention this week, as many people have been doing and there are a few things I have picked up. First, let me say that Backbone has no [...]
Call Me Classy
I consider myself a pretty intelligent and mildly sophisticated woman. But I do live in Jackson, WY. and I just looked down at the to-do list that I had been building on my hand all day and it says the following: Buy chain lube Make oatmeal cookies Buy rifle ammo Mom flowers Dirt bike Yeah…. [...]
Beijing Olympics VS. Outdoor Retailer
I don’t know how fencing works, I have no idea why on earth there is synchronized diving and the fact that rhythmic gymnastics (Will Ferrell dancing with a ribbon in Old School) is still a part of the games completely baffles me. As a youngster in Kansas, I so looked forward to the Olympics, especially [...]
