The Glade 4.0

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Holy shitsnacks!

Another thing that winter brings.

Chapped lips.

Ow.

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Holy shitsnacks!

I like the look of snow on things. But I hate driving in it. Well, no, I hate driving around other people that are driving in it.

I have a sneaking suspicion that I would enjoy snow more if I skied or snowboarded (which Utah is apparently a very good place for such a hobby). And I have a sneaking suspicion that I would enjoy snowboarding a lot, if I tried it (I used to be one of those 80s skater punks... with the bangs). But, it's such an expensive hobby. It makes golf look like jogging, in terms of cost.

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Les Zombis et les Loups-Garous!

In my twenties I lived half an hour from Santa Cruz. My car's trunk always had a couple of beach blankets and a sleepimg bag in it, usually a change of clothes. Sex on a secluded beach with the waves lapping the beach can be very romantic. If you come prepared.

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The U. S. Constitution doesn't guarantee happiness, only the pursuit of it. You have to catch up with it yourself. B. Franklin

"A mind needs books like a sword needs a whetstone." -- Tyrion Lannister, A Game of Thrones

*streaks nekkie through the snow across this thread in celebration of the mods' new clarification of the public nudity guidelines*

WOOOOOO HOOOOOOOO!!!!

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"Therefore do not worry about tomorrow, for tomorrow will worry about itself. Each day has enough trouble of its own." Jesus of Nazareth

You know how I said I missed the snow earlier in the thread? Well, I don't miss it anymore. Because it came back! Yay!

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Los Angeles Kings 2014 Stanley Cup Champions

"I love this **** team right here."
-Jonathan Quick

It was because of my nekkid streaking snow dance, Raltar. You may thank me.

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"Therefore do not worry about tomorrow, for tomorrow will worry about itself. Each day has enough trouble of its own." Jesus of Nazareth

Sun and sand better than snow, eh? You may want to re-think that.



I like being hot better than being cold. Heat makes you slow down, and you can get naked (well sometimes. In the context of the picture I posted, not so much). Cold hurts. You can speed up, but then you sweat, and when you slow down, you get even colder because now you're wet.

Don't get me wrong, I love the pictures. Snow and cold are great in short spurts for fun, and it's perfectly possible to go frolicking naked in the snow, especially if that involves a hot spring. Just keep your shoes, hat, and gloves on if you're not in a hot spring.

Warm is where it's at for the long term though. As long as you don't get carried away with the warm, sun, and sand, and have plenty of sunblock.. and it doesn't involve howitzers, or camels.

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"Hysterical children shrieking about right-wing anything need to go sit in the corner and be quiet while the adults are talking."

Under the right conditions, it's possible to experience a 300 degree shift in temperature. The weirdos who think it's a good idea to work in the Antarctic do it. On days when the temperature outside hits -100 degrees F, people will sit in a sauna at 200 degrees, and then run outside. Naked. They do wear shoes/boots, though.

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Before I switched mental gears from Celsius to Fahrenheit, I was about to call bullshit on this...

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Well Ali Baba had them forty thieves, Scheherezade had a thousand tales
But master you in luck 'cause up your sleeves you got a brand of magic never fails...
...Mister Aladdin, sir, What will your pleasure be?
Let me take your order, Jot it down -You ain't never had a friend like me
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Psh. Grow some fortitude and they won't be frostbitten.

Says the guy who's played "skins" at Ultimate Frisbee in snowy January weather. That was a hell of a game.

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"Aaaah! Emotions are weird!" - Amdee
"... Mirrorshades prevent the forces of normalcy from realizing that one is crazed and possibly dangerous. They are the symbol of the sun-staring visionary, the biker, the rocker, the policeman, and similar outlaws." - Bruce Sterling, preface to Mirrorshades

Don't you hike, Numbuk? When I was a kid, I always wanted snowshoes, but they were geeky and unobtainable. Now, everybody and their brother can buy them at REI. A nice 5-mile hike in fresh snow through the forest could be pretty fun.

And much of my aversion to the beach might be that I don't enjoy swimming, mainly because I suck at it and am likely to drown. And I always feel like I'm wasting time when I sit on the beach - I always have to go beach-combing, looking for dead animals and stuff.

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This cold and dark tormented hell
Is all I`ll ever know
So when you get to heaven
May the devil be the judge

Woke up to at least a foot of snow. Supposed to rain later today and melt it all. Good thing I don't have to drive anywhere. It looks pretty damn awesome, though.

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Los Angeles Kings 2014 Stanley Cup Champions

"I love this **** team right here."
-Jonathan Quick

THESE are the boots I just bought for work / snowmobiling / general winter fun. I can't wait for them, my feet will be so toasty warm!






And woohoo to the people who just got fresh snowfalls!

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Holy shitsnacks!

"skins" ?? Is that naked Frisbee in the snow? Kinda like...umm polar bear swimming in January....

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Dream as if you'll live forever...
...Live as if you'll die tomorrow

Vivere Senza Rimpianti

When you're playing team sports and don't have jerseys, you (can) play "shirts and skins." One team strips off their *shirts* to differentiate them from the other team. So, sort of, but not totally naked. We're not ancient Greece, ya know. =P

I've known some people who do polar bear swims. They're batshit insane.

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"Aaaah! Emotions are weird!" - Amdee
"... Mirrorshades prevent the forces of normalcy from realizing that one is crazed and possibly dangerous. They are the symbol of the sun-staring visionary, the biker, the rocker, the policeman, and similar outlaws." - Bruce Sterling, preface to Mirrorshades

I've done it, twice, both times on New Years Day at Lake Tahoe.

Of course, that was a long time ago.

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The U. S. Constitution doesn't guarantee happiness, only the pursuit of it. You have to catch up with it yourself. B. Franklin

"A mind needs books like a sword needs a whetstone." -- Tyrion Lannister, A Game of Thrones

Yeah I did a polar bear club swim once myself and I agree with the batshit insane assessment. Although I will say you really do get a rush from it. My blood was pumping so much it felt like I could pick my car up and carry it home on my back.

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“Strong people are harder to kill than weak people, and more useful in general”. - Mark Rippetoe

It's been a few year ago, but as Plebes we did a Polar Bear swim in the Severn (River that runs adjacent to the Academy) during the winter semester final exams. That's the coldest one I've done. Snow and Ice on the ground, but not cold enough for the river to freeze.

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Gorse

Alright, I don't know which one of you is responsible for this, but WTF?

Last week, our lows weren't even in the 50's. Keep your cold weather up north where you crazies like it.

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Blame Al Gore. If he didn't coin the transition from "global warming" to "global climate change," then I bet the guy who did works for him.

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"Aaaah! Emotions are weird!" - Amdee
"... Mirrorshades prevent the forces of normalcy from realizing that one is crazed and possibly dangerous. They are the symbol of the sun-staring visionary, the biker, the rocker, the policeman, and similar outlaws." - Bruce Sterling, preface to Mirrorshades