Yesterday went to a Banff Mountain Film Festival showing ten short films. Highlights were North Shore Betty (always adventure), Wild Waters re Nouria Newman, and the Wide Boys crack climbing under a British motorway. O, and Heavenly remains a gorgeous mountain.

Bruised my rib at the beginning of the yesterday by catching an edge. That one’s gonna stuck with me for awhile.

Some California to Nevada pictures:

Exercise

Got in about 4mi of x-country skiing out at Camp Richardson with the crew (CEO, RL, A&J).

Packing up for Tahoe tomorrow – should get in two days of downhill and one day of cross-country. Supposedly slushy, but with thick bases.

Continuing to be in shock and awe of the AI’s, this time Midjourney’s image generation. Best I’ve seen yet, and the fingers are sometimes correct. Five years from now…

Exercise

Felt real good. Still monitoring my left shoulder – open grip decline bench riles it up the worst.

Wherever you go, there you are. (Buckaroo Banzai)

Exercise

Felt good.

Regard day off – continuation of yesterday with housework. Cleaning up and garaging the boat after the rain, and fixing up the watering system for the summer.

One question for the internet oracle. How the hell do I patch leaks in the drip system? So far the only approach I’ve found works is cutting it out and shimming it with a male:male connector, but it’s fairly expensive, shortens the line, and often develops new leaks around the shim. UPDATE: I looked it up annnd indeed that’s how it should be done.

Spring-ful day out here, first of this month where the temperature has risen to 70°F+.

Exercise

Weightlifting today, legs. Rather than stacking on an additional cardio workout, focusing on putting the time into catching up round the house today. Frankly, choosing comfort.