Watch Out!

  

This sign is on the bike path to the Village. The path borders one side of our property and the sign is located about 3/4 of a mile from our house. The neighbors do claim that only moose frequent our small neighborhood.

First Snow Accumulation

  

Why we decided to move to Jackson

10 Mile mtn bike ride in the tetons with a 2500ft downhill. The best part - the picture is taken less then 5 miles from our house. Yes you can ride there from our house, no car required.

The Kill Zone

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Over the past few days a flock of birds flew into our living room windows. I was on a business call yesterday and during the 20 minute conversation about 8 birds hit the windows. It's a death trap.

Topping that off, I am not a big bird fan.

After a quick web search I found an article from the audobon's website discussing the problem. The proposed resolutoin was to hang a bunch of paper or tape on the effected windows. This seems to help, but I did hear one thump about 30 minutes ago.

My first political post in a long time...

Check out this article: Judge Says Hussein Was No Dictator

Remove the glasses and does the judge remind you of someone?



I think he lived in a royal palace at one time, perhaps the palace with the trout pond, swimming pool and golf course that Americans use during time off.

They just don't get it - we all know that Hussein was a dictator - the problem is that he was not linked to 9/11 and he did not have chemical weapons.

I wonder if the judge will be thrown off the case? I am sure DC is nervous after his comments.

Wyoming Coal

Just finished a book called Big Coal.

A bit heavy on the liberal comments at times, but overall a great education read about the current status of the coal & energy industry and how "Big Coal" has paid big bucks to shape the US energy policy.

One of the interesting sections is how the book positively describes the Wyoming coal mines:

1. The working conditions are much safer then most East coast operations
2. The miners make a good wage - generally 2x over the Easterners
3. The state of Wyoming prospers from taxes collected on mining. Most states in the East with heavy mining operations do not have prosperous economies.
5. Wyoming set up a trust fund to manage the taxes collected from mining. The fund currently pays interest of $65 million per month and accounts for over 10% of the annual state budget.

I give the book a strong recommendation. The author has an great writing style that keeps you hooked.

We are back...actually we have been for a few weeks.

Life has been busy, I apologize about the delay in posts alerting all loyal readers that we made it home safely. Here are the key points from the last few weeks:

1. Flying through Heathrow after the terror warnings was not much of a pain. However, once the plane left the gate we had to wait for 3 hours before the US feds would clear the plane for takeoff. I think this was a mind game played by the feds. The extra 3 hours makes a 9 hour flight very long.

2. The customs guys in Seattle allowed me to bring back a bunch of wine without paying any duty. Maybe they new about the 3 hour delay?

3. Charlotte missed her connection to Jackson in Denver, found a hotel at 12am, slept until 5, got on a plane at 7, landed in Jackson at 10, went to her first day of work at 12.

4. Bradley went back to Seattle and tied up loose ends and watched the movers packup all of our boxes.

5. Bradley took his Subaru to get a 90,000 mile tuneup at Chaplins in Bellevue and they forgot to refill the transmission fluid before taking the car for a test drive. They dealership had to drive to Portland on Thursday night to pickup parts to rebuild the gearbox. The car was ready on Friday at 4:30pm.

6. Bradley left Seattle on Friday at 5pm and made it to Jackson the following Monday.

7. The movers unloaded the boxes in Seattle on Friday. We are now all moved in and unpacked.

8. The last week has been busy with logistics. Purchasing furniture, office supplies, setting up an LLC, drivers license, PO Box, bank accounts, change of address forms, unpacking, unpacking.

9. Burrito wave is still in on the snake. A good 3-4 foot wave/hole with 3 feet of pile on top. Makes for good kayak surfing.

10. We celebrated labor day by hiking the Stewarts Draw in Grand Teton National Park. The draw ends at 9,200 feet directly below Buck Mountain. 4.5 miles & 3,000 vertical feet - 5 miles from our house. Welcome back to Jackson.