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2010-10-01T17:05:00.001-04:00

Kerima "Antidote"

2009-08-28T14:44:00.003-04:00

Antidote - Snowfish Great song on Snowfish.com from my new pal Kerima, one of the best vocalists I have heard in a very long time!

www.snowfish.com

2009-08-25T09:01:00.004-04:00

Our new social media website, Snowfish, is now up and running and open to the masses! A very exciting time, with a lot of work to be done every second!! It's a great adventure, and I am loving every bit of the process and the team I am a part of.

I'd rather be snowfishing...

http://www.snowfish.com

Winter sunset

2009-02-03T17:23:00.002-05:00

Sometimes we have the most beautiful sunsets over the woods behind our back field. Usually they are spectacular in the summer, but tonight was pretty darn nice too...

Vacation

2009-01-31T13:42:00.005-05:00

A week in the Dominican Republic...nice.

The trip down was less than ideal: 3 am wake up, hour to Albany, connection to Newark, 4 hour flight to the DR where the Puerto Plata airport was closed, diverted to Santo Domingo after on hour of circling, then 8 hours wait, then 5 hour bus ride to villa! The fam had a great laugh when we finally put our heads on our pillows and, as if on cue, a rooster began to crow from somewhere behind our place.

Gloria, Austin, and I travelled with our great friends Kelly and Chris and their two kids Grace and Nick, and their friend Ann (who watches their kids on occasion). We stayed in an amazingly nice villa on the ocean in Puerto Plata with a private pool, chef, and all the stuff you could ask for on a tropical island vaca! Thank You Kelly!

I'm a big skier, so mind you I love the winters in Upstate NY, especially since we have season passes this year and tons of the white stuff....but I must admit the warmth and sun did my soul good and erased any sign of winter doldrums that may been sneaking up on us this year! Loads of down time, horses, dolphins, tennis matches, good local rum, great cigars, sunshine, water, happy kids, great friends, lots of laughs, ahhhhh.

Closing Camp

2008-09-07T23:39:00.005-04:00

34 years ago my family started spending summers in a cottage on a lake in Northern NY. The end of summer was always marked by the closing of camp. It has been a while since I have participated, or even have been able to spend time at this place, but this weekend my son and I joined my parents in the ritual. I would say between the closing of camp, the leaves already turning, the low 50 degree temps we experienced, and the fact that I had to get Austin home early tonight because of school in the morning....summer is now officially over in my mind.

Last Weekend

2008-08-20T14:11:00.011-04:00

In my humble opinion, you have not lived until you've fallen asleep in the outdoors next to an open fire. Add some loons calling out over the lake and your son by your side and you've got it made. In case you've never experienced it, you gotta trust me that it really gives you perspective.

Low's Lake in the Adk Park is one of my favorite places in the world. Last weekend Austin and I repeated our 2005 trek there, and spent three amazing days...16+ miles by kayak, no homes, no lights, very few fellow travelers, the biggest loon population in the park, and untouched nature everywhere. Amazing.

A Praise Post: The Cap'n

2008-08-08T07:48:00.013-04:00

So, having just returned from another wonderful visit to perhaps the world's best "undiscovered" blog, I am wondering why on earth I even decided to start my own. My friend Steve Babcock writes one of the most entertaining, warm, humorous, and intelligent blogs I have ever encountered. It's no surprise, actually, having been amazed by this guy for years now (seems crazy how long it's been at this point). You see he is a rare mix, this dude: Great husband and father, creative writer, funny as can be, talented musician...I mean, I guess I don't really know what the heck a Renaissance man is, but I suppose it may be Steve.

Come to think of it, I guess this may be one reason for me to write a blog, so if anyone makes it here I can redirect them to his place. One word of caution: you WILL be hooked.

stevehappens

Adirondacks

2008-08-06T09:56:00.009-04:00

It's no secret to those who know me how much I love where I live, specifically right on the southern edge of one of the best places on Earth, The Adirondack Park. I actually think at times that I've taken this particular passion just a bit too far. My license plate on my SUV is ADKPRK, on my Harley it's ADKMTN. My office is full of books on the park, trail maps, atlases, picture books, you name it. I am a regular visitor to the Adirondack Forum (which i highly recommend www.adkforum.com) where my username is adk365. I love the towns, the people, the lakes and rivers, the mountains. I hike it, climb it, paddle it, bike it, and ski it. My family has two properties up North, one on a lake where I spent all my summers throughout my childhood, and the other on 100 acres featuring a beautifully built hunting lodge that my father, in particular, has put considerable time and love into for the sake of present and future generations. You see, it's in my blood, this place. My parents taught me to love it, and it stuck.

the semi-generic 1st post

2008-08-04T00:25:00.002-04:00

Happy Monday, August 4th. Finally ... a blog post, thank you late night coffee.

Fam is sleeping, and I'm sitting here listening to my favorite new musical guy Jon Hopkins, from the UK. It's been an interesting year so far, frustration and boredom, new vision and change, strength and friendship and love and family, and finally fresh adventures which I hope to share regularly here.

"If you do not change direction, you may end up where you are heading."