These are just some random thoughts I've had this week / month, no storyline or moral intended.
First, sunsets. I love them. Along with sunrises some of the most spectacular shows Mother Nature has given us. Thanks to my friend Bret, in Hawaii, for sending some special shots from over there.
I thought the spectacular sunsets I was witnessing these past few weeks were Gods special show for me for doing such a good job at work, or completing that evening run when I really didn't want to go. But today I realized I don't have to know the reason for beautiful sunsets, or even if there is a reason. They appear anyway. I just enjoyed another sunset and didn't do anything special to earn it. WOW.
I know my wife, Nancy, got to see the sunset today. She left from here, End of the Trail, around 4:00 and as the sun would be setting in her eyes around 6:00, she must have just been arriving home to view it. We had a wonderful semi weekend together. During this weekend I learned a couple of things. First all those conversations I"ve been having with myself these past couple weeks sound a lot different when I have them with a living person. Nancy has been my rock in the past, but now she helps anchor me, or keep me grounded when someone inside my head tries to convince me otherwise. Nothing serious, just eating and drinking habits mostly, some dress issues. When she asked about what I liked most about the upcoming ART docent program, I said "the uniforms" without hesitation. Evidently that was not the right answer as she started laughing. I joined in by giggling a bit because out loud that did sound like a childish thing to like. When she asked that I not wear the "tissue or handkerchief thingy" cause it might make me look like a perve I realized we were laughing about totally different things, and outloud it sounded way different than in my head.
Speaking of wearing off the wall things, today at BV was a gorgeous spring ski day. Lots of tee shirts, spaghetti straps, suntan lotion and long underwear. Yes that must be the new 2012 fad. Just take off your ski pants and ski in what ever you have on underneath. Black thermals were most prevalent, they looked a little like tights, until they got close enough and you saw the fly hole. (don't look down, don't look down). It wasn't just the kids, the 20 - 30 something crowd. There were old men, at least as old as me, out there skiing in their "tadas". I was pretty much embarrassed for them, if they weren't embarrassed for their own semi bare-assed self.
Since I was in charge of Building Maintenance department today I declared this to be BBQ day. I spoke to about a dozen new friends and coworkers yesterday and let them know I would have a bbq fired up and available to grill on and maybe even a few "extra" dogs or sausages available if they wanted to swing by during lunch time. I figured this would be a way to meet more people and get to better know my fellow BV employees. I gave a couple sausages to the ski patrol guys whose window I was cooking in front of. My carpool friend came by when he heard there was free food. Another random ski instructor happened by after checking on his student that got injured in a crash, (his first student crash in 20 years of teaching) and earned a sausage for his story. All my other friends and invitees... nevermind. I felt like the kid at the park with the pork chop tied around his neck hoping some dog would come play with him. Oh well, I wanted sausages for dinner anyway.
I have been bringing random baked goods in to work and dropping them off at various departments since I have been working here at BV. My favorite departments to bring good stuff to are HR, Payroll, and the Executive Committee (GM, Mountain Ops MGR, and Director of Marketing). NO, I'm not trying to bribe my way into a year round position, I just like those people. I also bring good things to Ski School, Ski Patrol, and Ticket Sellers. Mostly because they are good people but they also have cute, young, ladies working there. (they remind me of my daughter..) Yesterday I received a thank you package from one of the departments. OK it was from one person in one of the departments. Anyway it was very sweet that she, I mean they, wanted to bring me some double chocolate chunk cookies and a growler of beer. I'll put it to lack of knowledge that the growler was full of Apricot Wheat beer. I guess she doesn't know most guys don't drink the fruity beer, they like choco chip cookies with milk.
Speaking of miscommunication, I had another miscommunication at the super market here this week. OK it's not a super market, it is a grocery store, but they do sell non local beer. I saw that the new spring seasonal from New Belgium came out. I love a good Colorado beer and most all New Belgium beers. I purchased a sixer of Dig and a sixer of their Ranger IPA. When I got home I poured the spring seasonal into a tulip glass and let it sit a while to let the aroma waft (sounds good). I took a sip and swished it around to get the full effect of the flavor and promptly spit it out in to the sink. I immediately read the description on the label and saw these lines, "incredible lemon aroma" "bursts of passion fruit, mango and peach" and "notes of grapefruity citrus". My first thought was, can I throw away this much unopened beer? Then I tried to think if I knew anyone that might enjoy this. When I came up empty, I tried to think of some other use for this beer. It dawned on me that beer makes a good marinade. Now I have a half gallon of Apricot marinade and a 5 pack of mixed fruit marinade.
I just had a talk with myself and I figure I'll try to bbq again next week, only this time I'll ask coworkers I don't know or people up skiing for the day and ply them with fruity Tri Tip. No I'm just kidding. I won't offer them free tri tip. But I will bbq again next week as the sausages were good, fresh grilled, and the scenery wasn't bad, except for the saggy long underwear on the old farts.
Happy Trails
