Althouse: After the blizzard — a sunny Saturday.

December 22, 2012

After the blizzard — a sunny Saturday.

18 comments:

pm317 said...: Meade, I think you should teach Zeus to snowboard..wearing two pairs of skis may be awkward.; 12/22/12, 3:58 PM
pm317 said...: Apparently Obama didn't let Kerry speak at the nomination announcement. How odd and insulting!; 12/22/12, 4:13 PM
rhhardin said...: Today's path (video); 12/22/12, 4:13 PM
Penny said...: Uh oh. Rh's not so straight but narrow path gives Vicki a reason to at least CONTEMPLATE not following it on her way back.

Too cute!; 12/22/12, 5:11 PM
Aridog said...: Ann...if you find yourself on steeper terrain, have you learned Telemark technique?

I'm older as dirt but learned Telemark, Arlberg, and the Austrian modifications of it through today,...but for touring per se, nothing was better than Telemark with a fee heel. I was delighted to find several "Telemarkers" among the free skiers up in the Beartooths. A step back in time...but younger skiers who can do it on the very steep. There's one guy who skis the Beartooths in early June using Telemark technique with his black Lab chasing after him.; 12/22/12, 5:23 PM
Aridog said...: pm317 said...

Apparently Obama didn't let Kerry speak at the nomination announcement. How odd and insulting!

Everything Obama does is all about Obama...and no one else. Even the Susan Rice matter was about him...thus the sniveling quivering upper lip outrage.; 12/22/12, 5:27 PM
rcocean said...: I'm not the kind of parent that lets older women know how cute they are - but you look cute Ski-ing; 12/22/12, 5:45 PM
greenlantern said...: I would not find an ankle length ski skirt unusual in 1912 Wisconsin. Was it "Laura Ingalls Wilder Day"?; 12/22/12, 5:59 PM
edutcher said...: You look radiant, Madame. I remember you were sad you didn't get a chance to use your skis last winter.

And how many people bring along their own personal rescue dog?

Aridog said...

Apparently Obama didn't let Kerry speak at the nomination announcement. How odd and insulting!

Everything Obama does is all about Obama...and no one else. Even the Susan Rice matter was about him...thus the sniveling quivering upper lip outrage.

How many did he refer to himself at Inouye's funeral?

But keeping Lurch quiet is definitely in their mutual interest.; 12/22/12, 6:54 PM
edutcher said...: s/b how many times did he refer to himself?

I think it was around 60.; 12/22/12, 7:30 PM
Aridog said...: Obamessiah's eulogy for Sen.Inouye used the word “my” 21 times, “me” 12 times, and “I” 30 times. So what else is new...Inouye's dead, bitch, so this is about ME. Got it?!; 12/22/12, 7:36 PM
Meade said...: pm, I'm looking for four canine snow shoes for Zeus.

rh, righteous path, dude.; 12/22/12, 7:53 PM
Almost Ali said...: Is there anything Labs don't like! Sun, run, swim, snow...; 12/22/12, 8:17 PM
rcocean said...: "Is there anything Labs don't like! Sun, run, swim, snow..."

They are amazing dogs. The downside - they are high maintenance. They're like having a 4 year old kid. Which is good and bad.; 12/22/12, 9:01 PM
pm317 said...: @Aridog, even the Slate is blasting him:
the man has no shame.; 12/22/12, 10:09 PM
Meade said...: rc, like a 4 year old kid, true, only much more trainable. Especially if you train them early, before they have a chance to learn bad habits.

When Zeus is with us, I'm continually in admiration of how well his owners raised him through puppyhood. Same for Bingo and Joey.; 12/23/12, 9:30 AM
rhhardin said...: Take a look at Vicki Hearne "Adam's Task" (ignore whatever softhearted cover blurb they've put on it now in an effort to sell it to women) for training dogs with bad habits or not.

In particular the essays on Washoe and How To Say Fetch.

It's such a wildly successful method that it's been banned by the pet PC police.

It takes dogs as moral agents, which, surprisingly, they appreciate.; 12/23/12, 12:10 PM
Meade said...: We just bought it on Kindle. Thanks, rh.; 12/23/12, 5:24 PM