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Kamik Atrium Maude Rain Boot review

January 12, 2010
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Kamik Atrium Maude Rain Boot review

Fashionable rain boots are great to look at but not always comfortable to wear.  Being a woman who needs good supportive, sturdy shoes, I don’t buy “cute” boots.  But I decided to roll the dice and try out the colorful new Kamik rain boot line, the Atrium Maude.  Good thing my past experiences with...
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Praying for snow so the beard can go

December 8, 2009
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Praying for snow so the beard can go

A few weeks ago I mentioned to my husband that our neighbor wasn't going to shave his beard until the first powder day. Jared thought that was a great idea. I thought the powder day would happen sometime that week, so I said go ahead and grow a beard....
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Patagonia Nano Puff Pullover review

December 7, 2009
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Patagonia Nano Puff Pullover review

It's been one of those weeks where nothing in my closet is what I want to wear. Looking for inspiration, I headed to my husband's closet and the bright yellow (golden palm) of the Patagonia Nano Puff Pullover caught my eye. Actually it's been screaming at me for weeks to wear it. It...
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Bike rental: $45. Memorizing your credit-card number: expensive!

November 6, 2009
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Bike rental: $45. Memorizing your credit-card number: expensive!

The day after wrecking my husband's bike, I walk into Over the Edge Sports bike shop in Fruita to pick up my rental, thinking I'll be renting some crappy old hard tail. No. There it is, a Rocky Mountain full suspension with disc brakes. It's all shiny and cute and most importantly dark green...
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How to work the word “endoed” into a conversation

November 4, 2009
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How to work the word “endoed” into a conversation

Once again I'm sitting on my husbands' beat up Specialized Rock Hopper mountain bike. Why? Seriously. Why? I guess it's the camaraderie found on two-wheels. We're heading out on the trail near Fruita, Colorado, and once again I'm the second to last rider amongst a bike posse of 14. Rolling over the bits of...
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