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Originally posted to RohJuh.com on Mar 28, 2005. This is really cool. I stumbled across this article ( http://www.berkeley.edu/news/media/releases/2005/03/24_octopus.shtml ) today that shows video of octopuses (octopi?) walking. Yes, that’s right, walking. Check these videos out.

Originally posted to RohJuh.com on Mar 25, 2005. Today is a TiVo holiday. Blue Moon holiday to be more specific. This was apparently the day that TiVo shipped their first set-top box. It was a momentous occasion and just happened to coincide with a blue moon so it was designated an official TiVo holiday from that day on. I decided to check out the snowboarding at Sugar Bowl. Judy had already shelved her snowboard for the season and also didn’t want to take a day off so it would be a solo trip for me. The drive was around three hours or so, but it was much better than the Kirkwood drive because it had very little twisty, turny mountain driving. And the view as you approach the resort is absolutely gorgeous. I wanted to snap a shot but I had unfortunately left my camera at the back of the vehicle. It had just snowed about two days ago so I was hoping that I could find some good powder. I was also hoping that the crowds would be minimal since no other company should be having a h...

Originally posted to RohJuh.com on Mar 13, 2005. Judy’s been going to a yoga class in San Francisco on Sundays and I’ve been tagging along. While she’s at class, I drive to the marina to enjoy the view, people watch, and catch up on my reading. After her class, I pick her up and we have lunch at one of the many nearby restaurants. It’s a pleasant way to spend a Sunday morning. Today, we decided to drive up the coast after lunch. We drove up the coast and spotted an interesting trailhead so we got out and did a short hike. Afterwards, we drove up to Stinson Beach and watched the surfers who apparently didn’t care much that great white sharks frequent the area. We also took a peek at the boulders near the south side of the beach. We didn’t bring our climbing shoes this time, but we’ll certainly bring them next time to try some of the boulders there. Here are some pics from that day.

Originally posted to RohJuh.com on Mar 7, 2005. We’ve been wanting to go on a heli-trip for some time now. It’s been one of those things that’s on our “life’s list of things to do”, but there has always been a tendency to push it off. Well, thanks mainly to Judy, it became a reality this season. Judy, Patty, Brian, and I signed up with Diamond Peaks Adventures, an Ogden, UT based heli-skiing outfit. They’re based out of the Hidden Lake Lodge at the top of the Hidden Lake lift at Powder Mountain. The helicopter lands and picks you up at the parking lot right outside the lodge. As we found out during our trip to Powder Mountain a few weeks ago, Utah was experiencing a pretty dry year, and unfortunately for us, there were no major snowstorms since our last trip. The hillsides along the road leading up to the Moose Hollow lodge were even more lacking of snow than last time. Our hope was that the helicopter would be able to take us to some remaining powder areas. We arrived at th...