Lifestyle

My wife and I play a lot of cribbage. Sometimes I win. Sometimes she wins. Sometimes it's a close game right up to the end. Other times it's a blowout. Sometimes when she's way ahead, she'll ask me if I want to concede and start a new game. Never. Being way behind is a different kind of challenge. Sure the odds are against my comeback, but you never know unless you try. It becomes a different way of playing the same game we've played thousands of times. The only thing I know for sure is that if I quit, I will not win. Every now and then I do come back to win. Most of the time I don't.

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If today were my last day on earth, I think I would go without any real regrets. That feels pretty good. Now don't get me wrong, I am very much opposed to going today, but I am certain that we have almost no say in the matter. It's comforting to think we do, but we don't. Sure, we can be careful, and avoid dangerous situations; but the truth is, we don't get to chose how we die; we chose how we live.

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I subscribe to DirecTV. I'm not sure what channel it's on, but early every morning there's a program on called Sunrise Earth. It's nothing more than a camera sitting out in a beautiful location capturing the sunrise. Birds chirping, animals scurrying about, and light music playing in the background. I love it. It is an amazing, relaxing, beautiful way to start the day.

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Holiday parties scare me a little. Ask anyone. It's the time of year where many folks go a little overboard with the "cheer" and make an ass of themselves. I can see that any day of the week and I certainly don't need to deal with it when I'm dressed in a $300 dress and high heels, you know?

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I saw a post on Twitter the other day that encouraged us to be nicer than we feel we need to be with people we come across, because they likely have more going on in their world than we are aware of. That's not only a pleasant idea, but it's probably very true.

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The 2010-11 ski season is off and running at Bridger Bowl. Mother Nature has been kind with excellent early season snow. And Bridger Bowl has unveiled another year of improvements at the hill just 16 miles north of Bozeman.

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This year Sandra Bullock won an Oscar, became a new mom, and went through a painful divorce. Now you can add being included on People magazine's list of most intriguing people of 2010, and the title of Woman of the Year.

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At our office, we have about 25 full-time employees. And no professional cleaning service. We (in theory) just try to take care of it ourselves. We do a pretty good job of looking after our own immediate areas; dusting, vacuuming, taking out the trash. It actually works pretty well. Thank God the restrooms are serviced by the building management.

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National Geographic Traveler magazine polled it's readers, Twitter followers, Facebook friends, and their Intelligent Traveler blog subscribers; and asked them to help form the Top-10 Snowy City list. Sandwiched between Dortmund, Germany (#7) and Boulder, Colorado (#9) is the snowmobiling, snowshoeing, and skiing mecca of West Yellowstone.

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The Downtown Bozeman Association is excited to announce the 1st Downtown Bozeman Facebook Photography Contest. The contest is the first of its kind for the Downtown Bozeman Association. The contest is being held December 13, 2010 through December 23, 2010

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The Kings of Leon have just released their new video for "Pyro" which displays a darker side of Christmas (we're not all celebrating in sweaters with egg nog). This is one bar I wouldn't want to visit, especially during the month of December

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Yellowstone National Park officially opens today for it's winter season through March 13th. Whether you're skiing, snowshoeing, snowmobiling, or hiking; Yellowstone's natural wonders combine with snow and cold to create a truly unique and beautiful experience.

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