Park City, Utah, here I come... again

January 26, 2006

Only 3 weeks left. On Feb. 10, I'll head to Utah to board some of the best powder in the US. A friend/client of mine invites my partner and I to his condo right on the slopes each year. I took him up a couple years ago, but popping out kids makes it difficult to make it every year. After taking a year off to help my wife with the birth of our son, Nic, I'm finally heading back.

You can never prepare enough when it comes to the proper workouts leading up to a ski trip, but I try. It has literally been just over 2 years since I strapped a board on. However, I've had longer stretches before. While there is fast access to over 5 resorts, I'm looking most forward to Solitude again. It's a boarders paradise and a place that in one day, you can get almost a week's fill. Solitude is not packed with the tourists. I think it's more of a local favorite. Its altitude is higher than the other nearby mountains and when the snow is heavy, the pass is sometimes closed and you can't make it up (Argh!).

This all said, I still need to get out the board and tune up, move a shit-load of work off the platter and countless things around the house. More later.

Tags: snowboarding , jason , vacation

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My wine cellar is prepped and ready to install racks

January 17, 2006

For a wine lover, a cellar is nice to have. For a winemaker, at least one who has turned out just over 100 bottles a year for the last two years, a cellar is a necessity. Otherwise, all that wonderful juice just sits in large carboys or demijohns all year.

Don't get me wrong, I buy my share of wines just out of curiosity. Fine wines are worth paying for if you can store and eventually serve them in good condition. It is this reason and the fact that I make my share of wine that led me to build my own wine cellar.

The principles behind storing wine are neither difficult to understand nor to achieve. If you can't achieve all factors, then some are better than none.

If you're interested, here are the factors to consider if you are going through the effort to build a private wine cellar... as I am.

Tags: wine , cellar , home improvement

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10 basic things you need to make wine at home

January 12, 2006

I've had a few people ask about the equipment to make wine. So, while I have pushed this in other areas of the site in the past, it's time for an official blog entry.

I was lucky to inherit much of my dads old equipment, but to your surprise, you would probably have 5 out of the 10 basic things you need to make wine. You can get all 10 things for under $75 if you bought it new. Take a look.

10 Basic things you need to make wine at home

Tags: wine

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Tis the season for Holiday E-cards

January 09, 2006

Sorry for the late post everyone. For Christmas 2005, Innersync decided to develop and send an interactive e-card to all our clients. How appropriate for an interactive company to demonstrate how saavy we are. Anyway, it did get a lot of attention and was truly a hit.

Here's some press:
Mail Chimp People
Check it out here:
http://www.innersync.com/happyholidays05

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Wine racks are assembled and ready for install

January 08, 2006

After several hours across 3 days, I have the wine racking assebled and ready for install. Thanks to my ever-faithful helper on alternating Saturdays, Brian. I am still working on the walls of the wine cellar and plan to have these buttoned up soon. After that, I have to build the upper and lower sofits of the wine racks before they can go in. This will be a job and one that will make or break the aesthetics of this project. Stand by for fun.

Tags: wine , cellar , home improvement

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