There’s a recent article in the NY Times called, “But Will it Make you Happy?” which describes people who’ve cut way back on their consumption and focused on paying down their debt and living for experiences and not for material possessions. In buying a possession we get only a momentary “buzz” when we first use the [...]
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Skiing (or snowboarding) = Happiness
August 13th, 2010 2 Comments
Tags: Eric Weiner · geography of bliss · happiness · ny times · skiing · snowboarding
Work is fun and fun is working
December 9th, 2009 No Comments
I attended the opening day of Media Post’s Email Insider Summit this past Monday and while I wish I had the time to attend the next two days, just getting to one day of this event made for a fantastic experience. The presentations ranged from actionable and insightful data to visions of where email marketing [...]
Tags: email insider summit · skiing · snowboarding · video
Cat Skiing with Park City Powder Cats
March 1st, 2009 6 Comments
I skied with Park City Powder Cats about four or five years ago. I’ve been meaning to get back out again for some time now and today was finally the day! I was a bit leary as we drove out this morning, partly because it hadn’t snowed much for the past week and also because [...]
Tags: park city powder cats · skiing · snowboarding · snowcat · uintah mountains · utah
Back on the slopes!
November 29th, 2008 No Comments
Hooray – I got in two runs yesterday morning on our opening day at Park City Mountain Resort. They weren’t full length runs, as I was up with our videographer (great video by Erik Hutchins) and also had a camera and was taking some photos myself (BTW the guy on the right side of this [...]
Tags: opening day · park city mountain resort · skiing
Skiing as clarity
November 11th, 2008 1 Comment
A few weeks ago, I read a blog post by Christopher S. Penn titled “Choking in Clarity”, that resonated with me. In his post, Chris describes being on the receiving end of a choke technique as a time for absolute clarity of focus. While I’ve never been one for martial arts (or choke techniques for [...]
Tags: skiing
