Sam's Holiday Cheer

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Finally . . . a winter wonderland

Snow has finally fallen again here in town after a dry November. Hopefully we'll be skiing this weekend!

a failed experiment

Although Sam sported Ute Red all afternoon, it was all for naught. It was a tough loss for Sam to stomach seeing that he had waited his whole life for this afternoon. There is always next year.

GO UTES!!!!

Just a few more hours (16 as I write) until the big kickoff . Utah vs. BYU.

GO UTES!

November Snowlessness

With the ski season set to open on Thursday, I took this photo from Main Street here in Aspen this afternoon. We haven't had any snow in over a month. Snowlessness.

. . . Ready to Parachute off the Balcony

"Sam Bear Grylls"

(Becky calls Sam "Sam Bear," and "Sam Bear + Bear Grylls" = Sam Bear Grylls.)

Sam is gearing up for Bear Grylls' new season, if only his mom let him watch TV (and for those of you who don't know who Bear Grylls is, see below & click here). In order to do so, Sam made his second bid to the extremely high altitude Maroon Bells outside of Aspen in trecherous autumn winds. His alpine tenacity is remarkable for such a young lad. Here's to a great season as the snow begins to fly here in Colorado!

una paella a la colorado . . .

Nothing like an early November paella on the grill. Such was our dinner.

In the memoir "Spain's Cause Was Mine," by Frank Rubin, there is an account of hungry soldiers in the Spanish Civil War anticipating a twelve foot paella on the coals when Franco's regime began bombing the encampment. All of the soldiers ran for cover, except one, who couldn't stand the thought of leaving a paella on the fire. He took cover near the coals, and had his fill of paella until the air raid had finished.

According to most Spaniards, la paella is the greatest dish on the face of the earth, even if made in Colorado.