A Year of Change

This morning for St. Patrick’s Day, Ty needed a green shirt to wear to work. Turns out I don’t have a lot of green in my wardrobe., other than military green which are mostly hunting clothes. I do have a shirt that I’ve had for years that’s an MMA workout shirt from Singapore that I found that he’s wearing today. He just said he like it and I should let him keep it. Half his closet is my stuff!

I was in Denver at the dermatologist by 8am yesterday morning and headed out of town before 10am. There was light snow at the tunnel and of course, a car with California plates crunched itself and delayed all of us for a good 45 minutes on the east side of the tunnel. This put me in Edwards around 12:30.

Jag sent a cool picture of the river in Chicago last weekend when he went out with some buddies at work. He’s crushing it at work. He found another way of doing something else too complicated for me to explain, soon after he was taught how they currently do it. Every time he learns something new at work, he makes it better. The Managing Director and his boss had him on a Teams call and they were calling out other employees who were not doing as well as Jagger. At one point, Tom, the Director, said the President said, if the others aren’t raising their game, just give their commission to Jagger! Jag said he felt like, am I supposed to even be on this call? He told me they were calling out employees by name and said it they don’t get it together, they need to go! They of course knew Jagger was on the call as they asked him things during the conversation. It’s clear he’s positioned himself above many of the people that have been there for years. Not surprising to any of us as we all know how smart the kid is, but it’s wild to hear how in six weeks he’s shot up the ranks and has the attention and praise of the Chairman/Owner of the Company, as well as the President and Managing Director. He’s off and running. I asked him yesterday if it was hard or challenging and he said, “it’s a lot to learn, but not really anything that hard”. This explains why as soon as he learns a new business process or protocol, he immediately finds a better, more efficient and cost effective way of doing it. He said he just writes a script, meaning a program or algorithm to make it better. It’s like he sees things others don’t see as it just comes natural to him. I’m as amazed as they are as we knew he was brilliant but it’s wild to think of these top financial companies that have been doing things the same way for decades until Jag comes in and in a matter of weeks, makes things better. We’re excited to see what he comes up with next.

Looks like 65 degrees up here today and 75 or more tomorrow through the weekend. Crazy for mid March. Time to get moving, have a great day, be well, stay safe and God Bless.

It was nice yesterday, no snow and in the mid to high 30’s, but we had a cold wind from the north blowing just enough to let you know it was there. Starting Wednesday, they say we’ll have at least four consecutive days of 80 degree heat, at least down in Denver. That means mid to high 70’s up here. We’ll take it.

I’ll be in Denver by 8am this morning and headed out of town before most people are at work. I’m having a few skin tags froze off and our dermatologist said she’d squeeze me in before she starts her day if I wanted to drive down.

Ty went boarding yesterday. I’m sure it was cold. Lori and Melanie had massages at the Westin and Marty and I hung out for a bit. Both ladies had a good time and felt much better after their massage.

Anyone watch Madison? I’ll bet Robi and Bobby did. Tom and Holly have been going out to dinner every night as it’s restaurant week in Denver. He said they went to The Fort the other night, which we used to go to when we were kids, and it was great. Good for him.

Time to go, the trucks warmed up and ready to roll. God Bless.

If you didn’t watch it yesterday, watch it today. Madison, Taylor Sheridan’s new show debuted yesterday streaming 3 episodes. If people didn’t want to leave New York and move to Montana or the west after watching Yellowstone, they for sure do now. It centers around a family who has a tragic life changing moment and finally realizes what’s important in life. I’ll leave it at that as I don’t want to ruin it for anyone who didn’t watch it.

No snow up here. We decided to skip the birthday party in Denver as Lori had a bit of a headache. I think the wind whips up pollen and triggers her allergies. Today at 11, Lori and Melanie are having massages at the Westin. We’re all meeting for breakfast at Hovey at 10. Marty and I will hang out. Looks like the 30’s outside right now. It’s snowing in Georgetown and at the tunnel! Nothing here.

Ty’s off today. He went and played paintball in Denver yesterday and then hit the gym on the way home before arriving around 8 or 9. He might go boarding today. Lori cooked up some sort of pot roast in a cast iron pot from Davy’s ranch. Man was it good.

Looks like 70’s and even 80 up here from the middle of the week on. Those are like May temperatures. Hopefully I’ll have the garage finished by the end of the week.

That’s it, have a great Sunday. Hope everyone is doing well, God Bless.

Happy Saturday. Sunny and nice up here. Denver has been getting hit with tons of wind but we’ve just had little hits here and there. We’re supposed to go to Denver tonight for Shultz’s wife Jane’s 60th birthday party, but I think we might pass as we’re probably going to get Lori her new car today in Glenwood. We’ll see.

Last night we went to the new sushi restaurant in Avon with my buddy Gareth and a couple that was going to the Vilar with him for a show last night. He invited us but we passed. The food was really good! It’s so nice to discover a new restaurant that’s great and cheaper than the high price places in Vail. Of course it was packed and we ran into a bunch of people we know.

Ty’s off today. We’re off to the gym. Have a great day and Happy St. Patrick’s Day weekend! Don’t drink too much green beer. God Bless.

Friday the 13th. Didn’t we have another one of those a few months back? I remember posting about this recently. Oh well, by now I think we all know the origin of the day. Looks like a warm one.

Ty’s off to work and Lori and I will soon be off to the gym. Next week I’m setting my sights on the garage. It’s going to be a nice week. We had the house cleaned yesterday and it sure looks nice. Our new cleaners are much better than our old ones.

Big Nuggets win last night. I’m sure Tom watched too. That’s two really good wins in a row. We need to keep it going.

We’re struggling with where to move. We know it has to be a tax friendly State and it has to have good weather and lots of sunshine and has to be in the west. I’m so pissed that the Dems have ruined Colorado the way they did. We’re going to start taking some quick trips to a few places to check them out. The only thing we know for sure is we aren’t staying here. We’ll figure it out.

Have a great Friday, hang tough and God BLess.

Yesterday morning I-70 was closed at Georgetown and over Vail Pass but we had nothing. Big news of the day was when I picked up the mail, there was one letter that looked rain soaked and crinkled. When I opened it, it was the results of Lori’s appeal to the denial on her surgery. For months we’ve been appealing Blue Cross’s denial of her surgery which even with the surgeon not charging her, would have still cost us another $30,000. Luckily the independent review board concluded that her surgery was necessary and overturned Blue Cross’s denial and they now have to pay, whoo hoo! This is huge news. The original estimate of cost was $144,000! We’re happy to have this one behind us.

A few weeks ago I told you how Jagger wrote a program for his company that gathers all this financial information that Bloomberg sends out to all the investment banks every morning when the market opens, and charges all the companies $100,000 a terminal or computer. Well, get this. Bloomberg emailed Jag asking for his help saying the see he found a way to backdoor the program and was hoping he’d show them how he did it so they could fix it so no one else could do it! He gave the email to his boss who told him to ignore it. To be clear, Jag didn’t hack their system or anything, what he did was write his own algorithm to gather the same public information that Bloomberg charges $100k for, for free. Pretty impressive that you have a company that is one of the leading financial companies in the World, asking Jagger for help with one of their mainstays that brings in millions of dollars a day! I told him he’ll probably get a job offer from them next, ha.

Ty works again today as he picked up a shift. You should see him. He’s gained a ton of muscle and is super strong. He lifted 32,000 pounds in his workout yesterday according to his app. His arms and traps and muscles are like steel and he’s getting really chiseled. Good for him.

We have the cleaners coming today so time to get to the gym. Have a great day, be well and God Bless.

I’m down in Denver today for lunch with my longtime friend of more than 20 years, Aleks, who is here from Slovenia. He lands from New York around 10:30 this morning and we’ll grab lunch at Tavernetta at 11:30. It’s owned by Bobby and Lachlan, who own Frasca, a Michelin Star restaurant.

Looks warm again today but windy, especially for March. In about a week it will be almost 90 in Denver and the high 70’s up here. We might go up to Whitefish Montana to check it out.

A bunch of us got together yesterday afternoon and my buddy Gareth joined us. He owned the largest most successful event company I know of and recently sold it. He has a nice place at the Westin and is hanging out up here for a week between going to the Olympics and heading to Hawaii and Argentina. I’m going to stop at his place on the way back from Denver and hang out with him for a bit. He’s having his annual Oscar Party this Sunday, but Sunday is a tough day for us to go to a party. We’ll probably go down Saturday for Shultz’s wife Janes, 60th birthday party, and will see him there.

Ty’s working again and so is Lori. Broncos still have done nothing in free agency. Hopefully they have a plan as everyone is disappointed. Might get Lori a new Lexus later this week, we’ll see.

Time to go. Have a great day, God Bless.

It was warm yesterday and should be even warmer today. Hard to believe it’s March 10th.

If you have to fly anywhere, get to the airport 4 hours early! You can thank the Democrats.

You probably don’t realize it, but AI already poses an existential threat to mankind, fact.

The conflict in Iran is good for us and the World.

The stock market will not have a good year.

Gas prices will go up but will come back down.

The Government can’t and won’t protect you, wake up and prepare while you still can.

All great civilizations throughout history have a lifespan of about 250 years, this year we’re 250 years old!

Enjoy life, it’s the only one you get!

God Bless.

Today is the first workday with us jumping an hour ahead. That made it a little tougher to get up at 5am. No worries though, we’re up and moving, all three of us. It is still dark outside with two thirds of the moon shining brightly in the sky. I think the sun rises sometime after 7. Good news is it’s light outside until after 7 at night!

Today Free Agency starts in the NFL! No one here cares but Ty, Tommy, Jagger and me. Hopefully we’ll sign some good guys for our team. It starts at 10 this morning our time.

Ty had a great day boarding on the mountain yesterday. It was in the 60’s up here. After that he went to the gym on his way home. This morning, I have a few calls and then will start in the basement on our Spring purge. After that it’s all of Jaggers stuff from their apartment and then the big one, the garage! Time to get stuff done!

Lori is in Vail today. Looks like it’ll be in the 70’s in Denver this week. That’s really warm for March 9th. 6:30am now so time to call it a wrap. Have a great Monday and Go Broncos!

God Bless.

Yesterday around 2:45, Salvatore finished up for the day. He’s a little slow but really thorough and does a great job. Our house inside basically looks brand new! For the past six weeks we have had him fix everything inside I could find. Things like a lot of dings or chips in places like the wood trim around the sliding doors or windows, or in the baseboards. He regrouted the floors all over the house where grout had worked its way out due to normal wear and tear, caulked bathroom counters and the showers, fixed things like Ty’s shower door, painted some walls and doors, installed a new panel on our Toto toilet which was broken for 4 years, and much more I can’t even remember. Most of the damage was cosmetic but needed to be fixed. The house looks really good. In a couple weeks I’ll have him back for a few more projects and then we should be good to go. I should sell now but I think we’re holding for another year.

Ty went to Denver after the gym to play paintball. He was home around 7 or 8 last night. He has my “all in mentality” as he hasn’t missed a single day of working out other than his scheduled rest days. It’s a side of him we knew he had but really hadn’t seen. The kids found an apartment in Chicago for $4100 a month! You have to “apply” for it with terms you offer, which usually require bidding over the asking price to be picked. Lori told the kids to write a letter and send it along with their offer and I said throw in a case of wine every three months for the year for the agent. We should know soon whether they get picked or not. The rent prices in Chicago are insane! That’s more than our mortgage payment! Fingers crossed.

Starting today the sun will set around 7pm and it’ll only stay light longer as each day passes. At 7:11 right now the sun is just starting to come up here. Lori and I are soon headed to the gym. Her neck has been sore since we were in Chicago as she kept looking up at all the tall buildings and trying to see out from under the hood on her jacket. Big mistake, ha.

A lot of the snow melted yesterday but there’s still a good amount on the ground. Should be gone in the next two days as it’s going to be really warm. Looks like the high 60’s or 70’s all week in Denver which means it’ll be close to that up here!

Tom and Robi, Lori made popovers yesterday! Not sure if you remember when Mom used to make them. I love them and think I ate 4 of them! That’s all I had yesterday. They sure are good.

That’s it, happy Sunday. Have a good day and God Bless.