October 6th, 2011

Nothing like a fresh dusting of snow to get you excited for the upcoming ski season! Thankfully it didn’t stick to the roads, but is definitely putting a damper on my golf plans for today. Mochi was thrilled when he saw it.  Lucky for him our place by the lake was still dry. -Nick

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October 4th, 2011

In the US, it is said the average person will own 12 cars during their lifetime, but there’s something special about your first car. Mine was a 1986 Toyota Celica, a sweet hand-me-down from dad.  It was light blue, had a five-speed manual with a very forgiving clutch (great for first-time-stick-drivers), and I always thought [...]

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September 26th, 2011

Sorry for my absence of late.  Been really busy and on the road a lot. A couple weekends ago we spent some time “camping” at our friends’ cabin in the mountains.  It was kind of a big deal to be “off the grid”– no cell phone and no Internet.  When you’re constantly connected, it was [...]

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September 7th, 2011

This is the story of how I came to love a giant shihtzu named Mochi, who celebrated his 4th birthday last week. Bryn wanted a dog.  She’d had one growing up and now that we had a place of our own she wanted to get one.  She looked at ads for puppies all the time.  [...]

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August 17th, 2011

The Tahoe Rim Trail circumnavigates the lake at elevation, and covers 165 miles.  Looking forward to exploring it!  It’s very distracting to have the water right there and all this new stuff to check out. I would wager Mochi has logged more hiking miles than probably most other shih-tzus.  He doesn’t always have a great [...]

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August 16th, 2011

We have to use bear-proof garbage cans at my new place.  It’s kind of embarrassing, but it took me a long time to figure out how to open it. At first I tried just lifting the lid, but it was locked.  You’ll notice the long handle on the side, and another identical one on the [...]

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