Snowboard Cub

I had a good time on the slopes and wilds of Pennsylvania this weekend. The irony was that as the Snopocalypse IV blizzard raged on in the DC area, absolutely no snow hit central PA at the resort. Although the manufactured snow was sufficient and I got a lot of good runs in down the slopes. I had intended to go another day, but the night out on the town in Moosic proved to be too much. The locals were happy that we were all there though and there was rampant shirtlessness throughout the evening. I did not get any pictures of me on the slopes as I did not want to damage my new camera (named "My Precious"). I managed to win an award for being the "Cutest Ski Cub" of the weekend, even though I am actually a Snowboard Cub.

Last night on the ride home the roads out of Pennsylvania were OK until we got into Maryland. As we drove through the Baltimore area the highways were mostly a single lane. You could see dozens of cars off the side of the road entombed in snow. We passed one dude in an SUV with Georgia plates. No one with Georgia plates has any business driving in these conditions!

Work was canceled today, which was fine because I'm still unpacking, laundering and nursing a lingering cold. And they say more snow is still to come. OK I officially declare this winter to be ridiculous. Perhaps we'll be off work tomorrow too? I will be hitting the Refresh button on this site a lot tonight.

The bar that we went to in Moosic, PA was called the 12 Penny Saloon. For once I was not the arbiter of shirtlessness, but joined in on the fun:

While some headed to the slopes for another day of skiing, I went bowling instead. I got a few strikes but my form went downhill by the last frame:

Here's some cute scruffy German (Swedish/Dutch?) guy getting hit in the face while he sings a ballad:

Meanwhile the Swedes are off the hook, including 53 year-old Dolph Lundgren channeling Elvis, Bruce Lee and Sheila E all in one opening act.