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Project One: Penpals
The goal of Project One is very, very simple — finding penpals! Here are your instructions: Make a card, write a letter, pen a poem, find a postcard, do whatever you want and send it to… Andrew Murray PO Box 1365 Boulder, Colorado 80306 Then what you do is wait. And during my adventures and ...
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Why I Should Have Been an Athlete
I thought I would take a moment to step back from the political debates and instead discuss a different view of our economy, that of professional athlete salaries. Firstly I must state that they are quite hard to compare as there are multiple viewpoints (minimum guarantee, median or average, endorsements, etc) to ponder. Nonetheless, I ...
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The President of the United States
This week I was privileged enough to see Barack Obama, the President of the United State speak in the town I am currently living in. Now before we dive too far into the details of what it actually took to see him, let’s get a few things straight. Seeing Mr. Obama has nothing to do ...
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A Snowless March and Adventures in Fargo
Happy April everyone — only yesterday did it seem like the beginning of March. So far April has started off with a bang between the way too early start to fire season and my recent last minute adventure, this time to Fargo, North Dakota. For those of you that don’t live in Colorado, March was ...
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Familiar Faces and The Hunger Games Review
As many of you know, over the past few weeks I have had quite a few visitors pass through. It has been a crazy time showing them everything from the Celestial Seasoning tea factory to Chautauqua Park to collapsing exhausted on the sofa at 11pm just to stay up talking for hours longer. Two weekends ...
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Spring Has Already Sprung
The spring equinox isn’t officially for another eight days, but with the recent (and annoying) switch over to daylight savings time this past weekend and the onset of temperatures in the mid-60s on a regular basis, one could argue that spring got a bit anxious and decided to be a little early to the party. ...
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Deserts, Oceans, and Snow… Oh my!
It was just another day and another trip for me as I headed off to camp in the desert southwest of the United States. For this trip I did not really leave with any certain goal in mind, minus that I had to be in Las Vegas on both Saturdays to get Erin from the ...
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International Visitors and Nerds in IKEA
This past week I spent driving hundreds of miles and meetings dozens of people, and all without even leaving the Denver metro area. It all started with a visit from a friend of mine from England and ended with a pillow fight in IKEA. Monday started off with kidnapping my friend Emma from the airport ...
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Finally, Let Winter Begin!
My whirlwind week of conferences and expos continued this week with the Snowsports Industries America (SIA) SnowShow in Denver. The SnowShow was four crazy days of expo time at the convention center checking out all the latest gear and equipment. I also had a chance to grab a few giveaways and beers in between the ...
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Weather Geeks in the Big Easy
For the first time in a over five years I got the chance to attend the annual American Meteorological Society meeting. I always look forward to conferences, not only because of amazing and cool things I can learn about, but because of the people you meet and the connections that are made. This year was ...
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Mayor of the Colorado/Utah Border
Yes, I am the mayor of this, at least according to Foursquare, but we will get to that. Per my typical wanderlust, I decided that waiting an entire week before I headed to New Orleans was too long not to travel. Especially after my original plan to head to the Sierra skiing last week was foiled by ...
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Winter Sunsets in Boulder
The past few days have seen some of the most beautiful sunsets, and all right from my backyard. And by backyard, I mean the piece of cement in front of my front door. Anyway, I thought I would share a few of my best shots this week as my blog post since typing anything up ...