Some pics from Lincoln City, OR.

Even santa rides the pow.......

Today I recieved one hell of a gift from the she-bandit. A seven-piece, 18 volt ryobi tool set complete with drill motor, sawzall, orbital sander, skilsaw, jigsaw, wet-dry handheld vac, 180-degree flashlight, 2 batts, charger, and cordura carrying case. I am the luckiest man alive.

Merry christmas from The Bandits!!

It's snowing very hard today up here in the north country and we're both to sore to ski being as we skied six days in a row this last week. However, later in the day we're a gonna do a little cross-country skiing around round lake near the house. Our friends Rick and Katherine left us yesterday evening after a two day visit and they are currently on their way to Snoqualmie Pass for some more skiing and then onward to Seattle to catch a Seahawks game on Christmas eve. It certainly was enjoyable to entertain; we drank delicious wine and the she-bandit cooked up some portabello mushroom burgers complimented with a salad made by yours truly and a fresh loaf of french bread. We all finished off the meal with some special chocolate chip cookies made by Rick which had a peculiar green hue to them (which all made us feel kinda funny afterwards, if you know what I mean!). I hope everyone is having an enjoyable holiday season (or had one, in the case of my dad) and are enjoying giving just a little more than recieving. I've provided a picture of a particular christmas ablum that really completes the holidays for me personally. I don't own the album but I do have a couple of tunes from it on the computer. So, grab yourself some egg-nog and brandy, put on some yuletide tunes of your liking, and have yourself a merry little christmas!

Like, everyday, man

Heroes and cowboys: Vol. 2

Butt what I've got to know is.............

Are you...............experienced?

Good afternoon bluaghadiers!!

Seems as if some of the non-beta bloggers are having trouble viewing my posts. I'm pretty new to this ball game so any info on the problem will be greatly appreciated. Although, I have not yet consulted the blogfather on this issue, so perhaps the answer to my problem is just a cellular transmission away. Not much taking place here in the greatest state in the union; no new snow, lotsa sunshine, christmas tree is up and decorated with presents underneath, and the she-bandit has returned. Upcoming events include a trip to columbia falls, mt. to pick up a pick-up for the she-bandit's father (and do a little skiing along the way), a few friends from Mccall and one from Leavenworth coming to visit later this week, and a four-day trip to lincoln city on the oregon coast between christmas and new years. Currently I am sitting here in my underpants after a day of skiing, drinking a pepsi, and bloggin' my frickin' brains out. The she-bandit is cooking a pot roast in the crock pot with potatoes, turnips, onion, and a shit-ton of garlic for the evening's rations. We just finished up a made-for-tv digital video disc last night entitled: Into the West. I'll tell ya, the sonofabitch is twelve hours long, but is one of the best movies I have watched in a long time. If you liked Dances With Wolves, Legends of the Fall, Jeremiah Johnson, or any kind of movie that has to do with cowboys and indians, I would strongly recommend this (these) movie. You can watch it over the holidays to make yourself feel pretty damn thankful for what ya got. Rent it. Now. So, my computer comrades, it is time for the bandit to ride away, but fear not for his return might just surprise you. Merry christmas to all and to all a good night!

good evening, blogholes!

An assortment of heroes and cowboys. Be sure to check out the the pic below.

Good afternoon, blogsters.....

This picture pretty much says it all.

Music to frighten your parents with....

Good morning blogland! As a musician the bandit appreciates all genres of music. These here are a few of the bandit's faves in the metal department.

The bandit has returned....

howdy podners,
The bandit has just returned from a trip out west to the wenatchee valley. The bandit got a little bored out here in idaho due to no new snow, crappy weather, lack of the she-bandit, and overall wanderlust. So here's how the story goes: Left here on wednesday morn, and took the mighty interstate 90 to moses lake. From there, headed north on highway 17 (or as I like to call it, the fish highway), up to rocky ford creek for a little fishing. Fishing was slow, but the weather was gorgeous. hung out there for the afternoon until the sun went down and proceeded west to wenatchee. Had s couple cold ones at my buddy's ski shop and linked up with a few more old fire buddies for dinner, pool, and rock and roll at joe's log cabin down on the ave. Later that evening my friend becca showed up and being as though she wasn't in the mood to party, gave me a ride back to my pickup (the laidoffabago) for the remainder of the evening. The next day was spent fishing on the wenatchee where the bandit caught four beautiful trout and three mountain whitefish. Very healthy looking specimens. Around four in the afternoon I linked up with my lesbian friend in Leavenworth and we headed up to stevens pass for opening day of night skiing. During skiing we rand into the famous dan zimmerman and hung out till midnight after which we drove back to leavenworth and called it a day. Woke up the next day and drove to mission ridge for a little more skiing with a few friends and had a wonderful afternoon skiing above the famous wenatchee valley inversion layer. Spent the evening with my friend Tom at the clearwater saloon in East wenatch and spent the night on his most uncomfortable couch. Took off back east the next day over highway 2 and got back home around six. All in all a very cool trip. Got to see some good friends, great skiing, good food, and great fishing. The she-bandit comes home tomorrow and life returnes to normal. Hope all is well out there in blog-land, and I'll try to start posting more pics when the she-bandit gets back with my camera. Peace

Good evenin', blogland!

Just finished up some delicious elk burger tacos washed down with a cold Rainier 16 oz.. Sittin' here ponderin' a pressin' question: Is Katie Couric cuttin' it as a national news anchor? I mean really, I'm used to seein' her all smiley and such on Good Morning America and now I'm not sure if I like what I see. I guess she's doing as good a job as anyone, and it has nothing to do with her being a woman, but I feel Judge Judy would be more of a suitable choice. If I'm gonna be watchin' the world news, with all the death, corruption, starvation, war, and all kinds of other bad shit, I wanna be listenin' to some old dude with quivering jowels, grey hair, and a look on his face like he couldn't smile if he wanted to (Joe Simoni). Maybe that's the pitch, though; the cute, hidden smile of Katie in the face of negative news. Who knows? not the bandit. Let him know how you feel in the comment section.

Good evenin' y'all!

Bein' as the she-bandit has possesion of my camera for the next two weeks (I left it on her horse) , I don't have any photos to share with y'all. So, bein' as this is a web-log(blog), I shall log the days events: Got up around 6 a.m., had a delicious breakfast of total cereal with soy milk, banana, and psyllium husk (the bandit loves his fiber (nor is the bandit gay)), brewed a pot of coffee, drove to the hill, skied for four hours, drank a red bull energy drink, went to the gym for two hours, got razors and eggs at safeway, drove home, did laundry, cleaned house, watched oprah, made dinner (cous-cous w/elk steak and two pale ales (probably more before the day's end), shaved the head, showered, and am now currently blogging. A typical day in the absence of the she-bandit. So it is, and so it may be tomorrow. Take care.

Thanks for the feedback! Now meet the she-bandit!

The bandit really appreciates the feedback on his initial posting. He is currently thinking up new themes and schemes to share with y'all and might appreciate some links and such to get pictures and the like. For today, however, the bandit believes he'll share some photo's of the bandit's better half to give a little more insight into the complex (yet simple) personality of the bandit. We'll refer to her as the she-bandit and she's been with the bandit a little over two and a half years. Thanks again!