Upcoming Events

Ava announces, “Buddha pooped in his little area!  Buddha pooped in his little area!  Buddha pooped in his little area!”  As if I couldn’t tell by the overpowering smell that had imposed its will on my nostrils.  The scenario that just played out has nothing to do with today’s blog drop, but the fact remains that it did play out, and it played out as I started this post, so you got to hear about it. 

I’m keeping this one short because tonight is all you can eat wings at Hooter’s, and I am taking my family.   Yeah I know, I get the Dad/Husband of the Year Award.  Before you judge  me, consider the following:  My wife likes wings;  My 2 1/2 year-old likes the tall stools that she get’s to sit on at Hooter’s, plus she always gets hooked up with a balloon; and my 5 month old is still breast-feeding, so… well I think you know where I am going with that one.  As for me,  I just want my family to be happy…  Anyway if you are heading to one of Colorado’s many ski resorts in the next couple weeks consider checking out one of the following events:

A-Basin:  Live Music Thursday and Friday from 2:30-5:30 pm at 6th Alley Bar

Loveland: Apres Party with Live Music 2:30-5:30 pm Saturday on the Basin patio…Also  3/10/2011 is the last 95.7 HookyDay

Breckenridge:  Mardi Gras Meets the Mountain 3/5/2011-3/8/2011

Keystone:  Live music Friday 4:30-6:30 pm

Copper Mountain:  Colorado Special Olympics Winter Games 3/5/2011-3/7/2011

Vail:  Bud Light Street Beat Concert on 3/3/2011…Also CarniVail Mardi Gras themed parade, concerts, and food starts Sunday

Eldora:  BBQ and Boulder Beer at Timbers Lodge this Saturday…Also free lift ticket promotion…bring in a lift ticket or pass from any other resort and ski free at Eldora

Okay I’m out…I bet that you couldn’t even tell that I left mid-blog for my Hooter’s excursion…The wings were great…Ava got a balloon…Tenley (my 5-month old) was captivated by the neon lights of the Corona sign on the wall next to our table…and our well-endowed waitress bent over in front of me to admire my kids…

Welcome to Rammin’ the Clam…Team Clamrammer’s blogspot…

First an introduction. Me, Chris…You, hopefully someone into snowboarding, the Colorado lifestyle, or someone who finds humor in my day-to-day anecdotes that may or may not have anything to do with the afore-mentioned topics. Now that we have that out of the way…(pause), hold on for a minute, Ava my 2 and 1/2 year-old commands my attention………….Ok I am back, my daughter wanted me to know (and also you, I think) that “Bananas don’t walk, Silly!” Judging by her inflection I think that she is explaining that bananas do not walk, and is referring to me as “Silly”…the less likely explanation of her monologue is that bananas do walk, but not in a silly manner.

I am glad she interrupted, because it leads to my next point: Despite the main purpose of this blog being to provide information on Colorado snowboarding, many posts will be centered around the things that my daughter does and says that I find hilarious. As this blog progresses I plan on linking to snowboarding specific sites. ( I am taking suggestions of links that you would like to see.) Also the latest pictures of my attempts to be Shaun White-esque will be forthcoming.

This is not only my first blog post for Team Clam Rammer, it is my first blog post EVER! Behind the times, I know, but I am a quick learner.

The inspiration for this blog was set in motion 2 years ago on a snowboarding outing to Breckenridge Ski Resort with my Dad (read: cool guy not nearly old enough to be my dad, more like brother or friend, that decided to take on the responsibility of being my “dad” 25 or so years ago), and my uncle (another guy closer to my age than most uncles tend to be, that also shares a profound interest in snowboarding.) There is a run, between Peak 7 and Peak 8 (I think), called Claimjumper. After a morning full of riding and a lunch-time break full of Shock-Top Belgian White unfiltered wheat ale, it is very easy to misread the small print of the trail map. Claimjumper can very easily become Clamrammer. So was the case on this particular day…and it stuck…

We had always wanted to make some “Clamrammer” hoodies, or stickers, or really anything as a novel reminder of the Freudian slip, but nothing really ever came to be. We considered registering a domain name, if for no other reason than just to make sure no one else could have http://www.clamrammer.com. A blog was never even considered. I didn’t even know what a blog really was until recently.

I am taking a business communication course through Columbia Southern University in my attempts to finish my degree in Business Administration. The essay that I just turned in required me to explain clearly the process of writing a blog, including the key factors that make it effective. I struggled for days to wrap my head around how to write the essay. Then in clicked. Why not figure out how to create a blog, actually do it, then write my essay on the process. I haven’t received my grade back yet, but I did reference the creation of this blog, so Prof. White, if you happen to be reading this blog how ’bout an “A”? I’m just sayin’….

…one of the things I learned in writing the essay was to keep blog posts brief. I think I am already pushing the limits of length, so…

…to be continued…