Adventures and Misadventures in Boulder, Colorado
It’s hunting season. Not just hunting for great deals before Christmas, hunting big game, ducks, and turkeys among other critters. This funny commercial got my attention. It’s part of the “Hug a Hunter” campaign in Colorado. It got me thinking that it may not be a very good idea. It could even prove dangerous. Are you... Continue Reading →
Happy New Year everyone. It's time for another Use Me and Abuse Me Day! It's that fun virtual party where you get to "abuse" my blog by posting a link to yours in my comment section. I hope the New Year has been kind to you so far and you are already checking off all... Continue Reading →
After all the begging, pleading, and licking, I caved. No, I didn't run out and buy those fancylike hiking shoes even though Roxy has been lusting for them. She still LOVES her Ghetto Mittens. She wouldn't take no for an answer, so I gave in and made another movie. I know you think her Ghetto Mittens... Continue Reading →
Okay. I’ll admit it. I am a weather chaser. No, I am not a lunatic that races across the country with a million pieces of crazy equipment trying to find the center of a tornado, nor do I go out of my way to drive in snowstorms although I love winter driving. However, I do... Continue Reading →
In the shelter of a Quonset hut in Kootenay, British Columbia, our guide John instructed my husband Danny, myself and 8 others on the fundamentals of helicopter skiing and how to stay alive over the next three days. I had won the trip with CMH for two. “This is an avalanche beacon. Slip it over... Continue Reading →
A funny story about getting a do-over in meeting Louie Vito at Winter X Games.
I love winter driving, especially in snowstorms! The snow makes beautiful patterns as it streaks across the windshield and the challenge of keeping the car on the road gets my adrenaline pumping similar to skiing down a mountain. I learned to drive during long snowy Wisconsin winters. This was back in the day when the... Continue Reading →
The name Susie was very popular in the 1950's and was overused in movies and television. It could be making a comeback.
In the 45 years since the television show Star Trek first aired, many of its gizmos and gadgets have become commonplace. Almost everyone owns a communicator we call the cell phone. The device Lt. Uhura wore over her ear to speak to random beings in the universe and others on board is now known as Bluetooth. GPS,... Continue Reading →
If you are reading this then you are neither boarding up your windows, running to higher ground, nor driving inland. Please listen to me, GET OUT WHILE YOU CAN! Don't go jet skiing like these fools! Don't set up your lawn chairs to watch the storm come in while raising your fist in the air... Continue Reading →
Susie Lindau's Wild Ride 