After 12 days straight of outdoor activities (mostly work, but also personal trips), I have to confess I’m pretty stoked to have tomorrow off. This stretch has been super fun, but also super cold and exhausting. Time for some recovery and to catch up on indoor projects. 👍

Well, I’ve been ghosted by the CPA I was going to be working with. 😕 Anybody have one (licensed in New York State) that they could recommend for my small guiding business? Ideally they’d work well with me just saving a bunch of receipts into a shared folder and double-checking my QuickBooks work.

WeightTraining: Distance: 0.0km, Elevation Gain: 0m, Moving Time: 00:30:46, Average Speed: 0.0km/h

🆕📝 7 Things This Week [#168]

Don't forget your recommended weekly dose of links!

AlpineSki: Distance: 13.0km, Elevation Gain: 1725m, Moving Time: 01:07:45, Average Speed: 11.5km/h

Perfect conditions made for a quick and fun jaunt up Street & Nye with Petra! ‘Twas cold, but moving fast kept us warm. That’s peaks #2 & #3 done on Petra’s ADK 46er journey.

@newyorkoutdoorguides @lakeplacidadk #Adirondacks #PerfectDayADK #HireAGuide

WeightTraining: Distance: 0.0km, Elevation Gain: 0m, Moving Time: 00:30:53, Average Speed: 0.0km/h

Snowshoe: Distance: 14.6km, Elevation Gain: 841m, Moving Time: 05:08:13, Average Speed: 2.8km/h

Snowshoe: Distance: 30.1km, Elevation Gain: 1509m, Moving Time: 11:11:02, Average Speed: 2.7km/h

🎵 “A Little Space” by Pentatonix is really hittin' well right now. 👌

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NordicSki: Distance: 4.9km, Elevation Gain: 91m, Moving Time: 01:01:30, Average Speed: 4.8km/h

WeightTraining: Distance: 0.0km, Elevation Gain: 0m, Moving Time: 00:30:58, Average Speed: 0.0km/h

WeightTraining: Distance: 0.0km, Elevation Gain: 0m, Moving Time: 00:31:47, Average Speed: 0.0km/h

AlpineSki: Distance: 20.6km, Elevation Gain: 2756m, Moving Time: 01:18:27, Average Speed: 15.8km/h

Spaces constantly rearranging themselves on macOS is a blight, and I finally thought to check if there’s a setting. Finally, sanity. 😮‍💨

Today’s chilly shenanigans at @whiteface_mt. Wind chill at -16°! My 2025 map is filling in nicely!

Victoria Song: ‘Meta’s next smart glasses may be with Oakley’

The Oakley-branded glasses, internally referred to as “Supernova 2”, would be based on the brand’s Sphaera glasses. Instead of housing the cameras on the side, the Supernova 2 would shift the camera to the center of the frame.

I’m less thrilled with my Meta Ray-Bans after Meta reminded us of its true colors. But a version of smart glasses in this style frame and with better battery life to hold up against cold winter temps would be appealing to me.

🔗 Jason Koebler: ‘Decentralized Social Media Is the Only Alternative to the Tech Oligarchy’ 404media.co

There is now no major corporate-owned social media platform that is not aligned with Trump or beholden to him in some way, and nearly every American is on at least one of these platforms.

A sobering fact that I hadn’t yet recognized. Get your own website and domain. Micro.one is $1/month. Now is the time.

(Via Jason Kottke)

🧗‍♂️ Whoa, the Beal Backup Line is cheaper, thinner, and lighter than the Edelrid Rap Line Protect. It doesn’t have any dynamic qualities like the Edelrid, so I think I’m still happy with my recent rope purchase… but 1/3 lighter and physically smaller is very appealing.

AlpineSki: Distance: 16.1km, Elevation Gain: 1822m, Moving Time: 00:56:27, Average Speed: 17.1km/h

Superb day at @whiteface_mt with good buddies yesterday. Started with uphill skinning in the morning and stuck around to get in some lift laps! The sunrise and clear viability was wild! 🤩 🎿

Ski Day #22 (2025) - Frigid Wright Peak 🥶 Skylight Mountain Guides kindly invited me along on their guide training day! Surprisingly good conditions, and fun folks! Hiking trail was skinnable, ski trail was good, and we booted back down the hiking trail. Temps hovered around 0° before wind chill.

📺 How come none of you told me that A.P. Bio is effing hilarious?!

BackcountrySki: Distance: 10.8km, Elevation Gain: 729m, Moving Time: 02:47:24, Average Speed: 3.9km/h

🆕📝 7 Things This Week [#167]

A classic collection.