thehilker
Curating a particular range of vibes.
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Joined a board today.
Helping fund children’s cancer research at the hospital where my son was treated.
Feels good man.
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Still fascinated by creeks and rivers rising after a storm.
The landscape is always changing at one pace or another all at the same time, whether we have eyes to see it or not
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“Dad. I have an idea. What if I take my tax refund and use it to buy an electric guitar?“
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Last night, the kids & I played a silly game of baseball in the front yard. Mini bat, giant bouncy ball. A slight breeze. Sherbet sunset. Debilitating laughter.
One of those nights you hope you never forget.
Thankful.
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This album was written to foster contemplation around Good Friday, "[c]omplementing the beautiful visual history that surrounds the "Stations of the Cross" tradition." It's appropriately somber, haunting, and challenging.
https://www.poorbishophooper.com/projects/golgotha
https://open.spotify.com/album/18sQeC99NhI2Ye55ARM0W8?si=UBJbbgoQTGKdPn_7vnUyMw
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Here’s to the almosts
Bittersweet unknown
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Let it go
https://open.spotify.com/track/2uv4fe0LTrOj1y49Unizf9?si=-ezOlK8nRfqLm5NtI3tilw
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The discipline to eat well when breaking a fast is greater than the discipline to not eat during the fast.
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The strange familiarity of a place you’ve never been.
When I was a kid, my dad worked in a handful of ski shops. Though it had been many years since I had stepped foot into one, this rental area tapped a reservoir of memories I had long forgotten about. The smells & sounds, worn wood countertops, banners, satisfying clicks of a good fit between boot and binding, neatly organized racks of gear.
I’m bummed I didn’t get a good photo of the shop. (Unrelated: the tech could have been Jurgen Klopp’s younger brother.) That was even better: chunks of wax, hot irons, shaving steel…was tempted to ask if I could step up to the bench myself.
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Since I was a kid, I've enjoyed watching skiing videos, be they extreme, racing, powder, bloopers, whatever.
Now, I'm watching skiing videos of my kids.
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Spent the week at a small ski area in western Colorado called Powderhorn*. A smattering of ruminations:
It was the kids’s first time on the slopes (long story). Having ski culture as my family lore (dad worked in ski shops when I was a kid, etc.), this was very, very long overdue.
When you deeply enjoy something and want your kids to enjoy it too, you can’t force them into it. It's kind of like tip-toeing towards the thing.
Thankfully, all of them absolutely loved it.
“I can’t believe you’ve been holding back on us like this.”
“Yeah, I think we need to move here.”
Warmed my heart.
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Sure, the snow wasn’t great, but it was more than enough: "Not what we have, but what we enjoy, constitutes our abundance.” In fact, the longer we were there, the more I was (selfishly) glad for the conditions: with a lack of crowds, the kids had more room to learn and move and explore; multiple runs all to myself; the privilege of fresh corduroy; bluebird days, sunburns, & t-shirts — are you kidding me?
The image of Boris Yeltsin at the Texas grocery store kept coming to mind: when the bar is really low, even "sub-par" is impressive.
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This was our first time here, but in many ways, we found this place represents the best of ski areas: friendly staff, great terrain, good vibes, local friendly, here for the love of the game. And I’d put their fried cheese curds up against anyone’s.
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Thankful.
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*They have a free(!) learn to ski/ride program: free lessons, rentals, and lift ticket for up to three days. Bananas value, and there’s no way we could’ve done this otherwise.
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