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Good morning and welcome to Summit Up, the world's only daily column disappointed in the “Kindergarten Cop.”
Calif. Gov. Arnold Schwarzenegger appeared in a television commercial a couple days ago wherein he encouraged viewers to ski in his state.
Yeah, like Coloradoans would bother driving 17 hours from America's best mountains to some other mountains just because “The Terminator” said it was a good idea.
But there's nothing wrong with exploring other places. Our real beef here is with the poor example the former Mr. Universe sets when he cuts through the snow with mirrored aviator glasses and neatly-combed hair.
The head is completely exposed.
This man is a role model in more categories than we can count, and he doesn't even bother to wear a helmet.
Everyone who wants to maintain his or her IQ wears a helmet on the slopes these days. What was he thinking?
And not even a toboggan.
On the wrong day a person could take a queue from Schwarzenegger and wind up with frost bite and a cracked skull.
It's one thing when you're getting paid to be a tough guy in “Terminator 2: Judgment Day” and you ride a motorcycle sans helmet, with one hand on the handlebar and another on a sawed-off shotgun.
But as governor, we would think he gets to call all the shots on marketing his own state.
We hope people will see the error in this abysmal example and bring their finances to Colorado, instead.
***
Well speaking of snowsports we're just beside ourselves with enthusiasm.
It happens this time every year, when we begin to feel the grip of winter on our poorly-insulated residence.
And matter-o-fact, we got ourselves a gnarly new helmet to keep our brains in shape when tree branches attack.
It's an audio helmet, to boot.
We've also retired our duct-tape-covered mittens and replaced them with some that even come with hand warmers.
There's also the new bindings we purchased for our sick K2 Nemesis board.
They put an extra spring in our carves.
Now we just need one of those nifty black ski masks you always see the criminals wear in Arnold Schwarzenegger movies.
We could put it under our helmet and be doubly protected and even a bit more sinister.
There's nothing more rewarding than getting a compliment on how well your outfit complements your style.
And we get showered with them daily.
***
So Halloween is over and we're a quarter through those oft-anticipated end-of-the-year holidays.
Next is Thanksgiving Day. We're thinking this is a good year to make our own stuffing from scratch.
The other night we pulled off a mushroom-chives-shrimp-alfredo pasta that was to die for.
The stuffing that comes from the box is usually drier and more boring than the stuff granny makes from scratch.
Perhaps it's high time we began scouring the Internet for the best recipes.
We may even do a sweet-potato pie with marshmallows.
Sweet potatoes have become more frequent an indulgence for our palate than the traditional potato.
They taste real good.
Well, it's Sunday and we're drafting our annual Christmas cards so we can brag about how much we accomplished in 2009 and make others jealous with photos of our happy smiles in holiday sweaters.
Calif. Gov. Arnold Schwarzenegger appeared in a television commercial a couple days ago wherein he encouraged viewers to ski in his state.
Yeah, like Coloradoans would bother driving 17 hours from America's best mountains to some other mountains just because “The Terminator” said it was a good idea.
But there's nothing wrong with exploring other places. Our real beef here is with the poor example the former Mr. Universe sets when he cuts through the snow with mirrored aviator glasses and neatly-combed hair.
The head is completely exposed.
This man is a role model in more categories than we can count, and he doesn't even bother to wear a helmet.
Everyone who wants to maintain his or her IQ wears a helmet on the slopes these days. What was he thinking?
And not even a toboggan.
On the wrong day a person could take a queue from Schwarzenegger and wind up with frost bite and a cracked skull.
It's one thing when you're getting paid to be a tough guy in “Terminator 2: Judgment Day” and you ride a motorcycle sans helmet, with one hand on the handlebar and another on a sawed-off shotgun.
But as governor, we would think he gets to call all the shots on marketing his own state.
We hope people will see the error in this abysmal example and bring their finances to Colorado, instead.
***
Well speaking of snowsports we're just beside ourselves with enthusiasm.
It happens this time every year, when we begin to feel the grip of winter on our poorly-insulated residence.
And matter-o-fact, we got ourselves a gnarly new helmet to keep our brains in shape when tree branches attack.
It's an audio helmet, to boot.
We've also retired our duct-tape-covered mittens and replaced them with some that even come with hand warmers.
There's also the new bindings we purchased for our sick K2 Nemesis board.
They put an extra spring in our carves.
Now we just need one of those nifty black ski masks you always see the criminals wear in Arnold Schwarzenegger movies.
We could put it under our helmet and be doubly protected and even a bit more sinister.
There's nothing more rewarding than getting a compliment on how well your outfit complements your style.
And we get showered with them daily.
***
So Halloween is over and we're a quarter through those oft-anticipated end-of-the-year holidays.
Next is Thanksgiving Day. We're thinking this is a good year to make our own stuffing from scratch.
The other night we pulled off a mushroom-chives-shrimp-alfredo pasta that was to die for.
The stuffing that comes from the box is usually drier and more boring than the stuff granny makes from scratch.
Perhaps it's high time we began scouring the Internet for the best recipes.
We may even do a sweet-potato pie with marshmallows.
Sweet potatoes have become more frequent an indulgence for our palate than the traditional potato.
They taste real good.
Well, it's Sunday and we're drafting our annual Christmas cards so we can brag about how much we accomplished in 2009 and make others jealous with photos of our happy smiles in holiday sweaters.
