4 Pines & A Flip Camera

We received a flip camera and put the device to use on 4 Pines, a backcountry ski and snowboard run at Jackson Hole Mountain Resort. The flip is a well designed and easy to use camera, it captures video at 720p resolution (DVD quality), charges and imports video through a USB connection, and is the size of a cell phone.

Why live in Jackson?

Occasionally, I ask myself this question. Living in a resort town has benefits and downsides, especially when dealing with Tourons (tourist & morons lumped into 1 body). After skiing 3 waist deep laps on Cody yesterday, I reminded myself why I live at the foot of this mountain range.

Cutter Races

Every year the Shriners host Cutter Races in Jackson Hole. The races are the Cowboy States' equivalent of NASCAR and keep the rodeo boys active during the cold long mountain winter. Two horses pull a person standing on a tin can sled with wheels as the horses sprint down a 300 yard snow track while the audience bets $1 per race.

Crazy Headlines

Surfing the internet is a great way to find interesting news headlines. Still, I was surprised to find this headline on the NY Times:

With elections looming, Mexico City’s mayor, Marcelo Ebrard, is giving Viagra away to poor, older men.

Do you think this will be one of the most popular stories by Friday morning?

Cell Phone Fact

4 billion people on planet earth own cell phones. The total population of the planet is 6 billion people.

In Jackson, many of my friends do not have land lines and thus rely solely on cell phones. I wonder if any other personal electronic devices have been adopted by this large of a percentage of the overall population? It's astonishing when considering that 13 years ago, hardly anyone owned a cell phone (one girl in my high school had a car phone).