Space Between Trees

When the season's change so does ones focus on leisure activities. During the winter, I have a one track mind, focused on the next day I'll be able to make it up to Jay Peak. But in the spring and summer, my thoughts start to wain a bit. Instead of boards, bindings, and boots, my thoughts turn to clubs, carts and cold ones (and, uh, balls, but that didn't sound as alliterative. And honestly, I prefer to walk and I only drink one or two per round.) Yes...the sport of golf. The once elitist sport of elites, but has become as everyman as NASCAR in recent years. It's quite convenient that the two sports seasons only overlap for a few weeks in the Northeast. Most golf courses are just starting to cut the greens when the last of the lifts are stopping. And in an ironic twist of synergy, the Masters usually is on TV during my last few hours in the SS Jay every season. Really makes my mind start thinking about golf rather than snowboarding. Let's get on with the highlights ...

Let's just get right into it. We got a lot to cover. Three weeks up at Jay, which will be the last three weeks of the season. We have to go all the way back to March 25th and 26th. This was the weekend after St. Patrick's day, a weekend well worth missing. Here's the short of it - POGUES in Boston on the 15th including Trivia at the Kinsale with my NY pals Chaz, Brad and Jenn; Thursday before St. Paddy's at McGills in New Paltz NY; and St. Paddy's Day in NYC and McGills. Good week all around. March 25 and 26 ANYWAY, going back to the 25th. My notes say it was cloudy and mild. But now that I think about it, the weather threatened rain all day. It even sleeted in the morning for an hour or so. The snow was somewhat firm, because the day before was supposedly beautiful and warm. And then Saturday was a little colder so the snow hardened up. But the precipitation continue until it started snowing. And snowing. AND SNOWING!! Holy eff'n shit! IT'S SNOWING HARD!! B...