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Grant and Byron flew in for the weekend for some October fun.  I picked them up at the airport in the new bagel mobile and made our way to Rice-Eccles Stadium to see the undefeated Utes take on the Oregon State Beavers.  The Utes staged an awesome comeback and kicked a game winning field goal as time expired.  Awesome game.  Check out some of the fans rushing the field:

We finished the day with some late-night bagel shop snacks and mountain biking.  Awesome combination.

After an incredible breakfast at the Park City Bread and Bagel, Charli, Byron, Grant, and I went for a bike ride on The Avenues.  The ride went pretty well, until Byron crashed headfirst into a tree.  He survived, but blew a tire and had to walk the rest of the way back home.  Not a bad first mountain biking experience.

We finished the night with a trip to Salt Lake for the premiere of Reasons, the latest film from Poor Boyz Productions.  Awesome movie.

We woke up to a grey, rainy Saturday morning.  Had some bagel shop breakfast,  watched some college football and even did some mud mountain biking.  The night concluded with a fun trip to No Name Saloon and Main Street for some Buffalo Burgers.

Stay tuned for some post-Main St. pics and videos.  Including some mean air/ski-guitar solos to “Black Betty”… again.

So I finally gave in and bought a snowmobile.  I found a pretty good deal on KSL Classifieds, Salt Lake’s best free classified service.  It’s a 2003 Arctic Cat 900, Mountain Cat.  A long track designed for deep snow.  Less than 1,100 miles.  Sadly, I’m most excited about the ski rack.

Bill and I now have one snowmobile each.  Should be an awesome winter.

http://www.ksl.com/index.php?nid=218&ad=4351091&cat=146&lpid=24

So, I probably don’t need this piece of ski gear, but I got it anyway.  I recently received a 50% off coupon for any BackcountryOutlet.com purchase.  While looking for new bike gear, I stumbled across the listing for an R.E.D. Impact Waist Coat.  The Waist Coat is designed to absorb or redistibute the impact of a hard-object-to-spine collision.

At first I thought it was a cool piece of gear, but not something I needed to spend $50 towards.  However, I later found myself in some sort of mental quandary:

My girlfriend, Charli, is a Salt Lake City cop.  While on duty she carries a 9mm Glock 19.  She also rides around with a 12-Guage, short barreled, tactical (holds 8 shells), Remington Shotgun.  While off-duty, she carries a concealed 9mm Glock 23 on her ankle.  If something were to go wrong while out to dinner or at the grocery store, she would be prepared to shoot someone.  Unfortunately, there are few times when she can justify not wearing her off duty wapon.  Imagine if something were to happen the one time she decided to leave her gun and badge at home.

Thus, the reasoning behind my latest purchase.  I really did myself a disservice by even stumbling across this item.  Imagine if I were to save the $40 for something I really need.  And a few months from now, I jump a cliff and back-check on a sharp rock.  Basically, I was stuck with the R.E.D. Impact Waist Coat from the first click of the link.

The 50% off coupon, when combined with free in-warehouse pickup, saved me a good bit.  Defintely worth $40 for a potential life saver and the free false sense of secuity that’s included.

I officially tendered my letter of resignation today, ending my two and a half year stint with AXA Advisors.  I even changed my voicemail greeting and everything.  Couldn’t be happier.  My licenses will be good for two more years, meaning I have plenty of time to get back into the financial industry (although I don’t see that happening).

AXA was a good experience.  I learned a lot about finances.  A little too much about annuities and life insurance.  My understanding of the corporate environment and the sales experience I acquired are invaluable.  I probably wouldn’t recommend the company to friends or family, but it was a good experience.  Not too many “full-time” careers allow you to make decent money while skiing 50+ days a year.

Not sure what I’ll wind up doing next.  Maybe some sort of small business… maybe a restaurant… maybe something nearby… in the Jeremy Ranch area?  Who knows?

I’ll make sure to update my employment situation.  Not that anyone will be too concerned.  I’m sure things will work out for the best.

Sheriff Hobbes fulfilling his duties as Marine One flies by

Utah was visited today by President Bush. My home just happened to be on the air route between Park City and Salt Lake. Mike and I took pictures while Hobbes secured his portion of the Presidential Flight Path. Check out some of my pictures:

Here you go Brian. Thanks again for finding room at your place for Charli, Byron, Grant and me. Can’t wait for that weekend. And thanks for your help with Ryan’s video. It’s just a start, we can definitely add more if necessary.

Ryan Saville - Biggest Loser Audition from fatbearfehr on Vimeo.

I’m not trying to brag too much, but I just filled out my NCAA bracket, and I don’t see myself getting one of my picks wrong. I’ll try to post the”perfect bracket” when I get a chance. Until then, check out this story from the Vegas Watch Blog:

http://vegaswatch.net/2008/03/what-are-odds-perfect-bracket.html

Link to My Bracket:

08 NCAA Bracket

Charli took Hobbes and Mogul up on the trail behind the house today. 150+ pictures later, we came across this amazing action shot. Mogul survived.

After some technical difficulties that I do not understand, AdamFehr.com is back. Then new site should fit my needs a little better. It also satisfies some of your requests, i.e., a place to comment on my posts, a better archive layout, and a place to find “important” links.

Now you all can comment on whether or not I’m taking this blog too seriously, while referencing specific archived posts… and clicking on links.

I’m not sure how to do it, but I’ll try to figure out how to move previous posts from the old blog to this new layout. Hopefully my sister will do this for me. Right Tiff?

Park City, Utah - Reports have surfaced that a Class II-A avalanche has struck the Jeremy Ranch area near Park City, Utah. It is believed the slide struck an area commonly known as Fat Bear Mountain.

Sometime around 7 a.m. on Wednesday, February 6th, a large cornice broke free from the peak, sending massive amounts of snow down the hill, narrowly missing a house belonging to a park city resident.

It is believed the avalanche was triggered naturally. Preliminary reports indicate that there were no casualties.

The local Sheriff was seen investigating the area, but could not be reached for comment.

The timing of the most recent slide is of particular interest to freeskiers from the Western United States. An annual freestyle event is scheduled to be held on Fat Bear Mountain just two weeks from today. The sponsoring companies, Fat Bear Productions, AXA, and Kotis Design, have yet to release any statements about potential changes to the 2008 (18th Annual) Fat Bear Mtn. Freestyle Invitational Open Classic.

More information, including pictures will be available sometime on Thursday, Feb. 7th.

http://s256.photobucket.com/albums/hh182/fatbearfehr/Whistler%202008/

Steamboat got 3 inches last night. We must have made it in right before the storm hit. The drive was pretty easy. Five hours on US-40. Stopped once for gas in beautiful Vernal, Utah.

Getting ready to ski “The ‘Boat.” Hopefully we can avoid the tree wells. Seems to be a pretty big threat around here. Two skiers have died in the last 10 days here. Weird.

http://www.steamboatpilot.com/news/2008/jan/25/skier_dies_steamboat_ski_area/