The first rule of Fight Club is you don’t talk about Fight Club.

I was at a bachelor party this past weekend in Lake Tahoe and boy did we have some fun. We stayed at a 10 bedroom house right on the slopes at Heavenly Ski Resort and spent most of our time either on the slopes or playing a fun little game of Snow ACE. It’s been a couple years since I’ve been skiing, and I’m happy to say that I made it down without falling once. Here is a picture of me from near the top of Heavenly.

For those of you who know the 840 crew well, you’re familiar with the game of ACE we usually play down in Manhattan Beach.  Since it’s one of our favorite things to do as a group, we thought it would be fantastic to bring it up to Tahoe and play a little Snow ACE.  We setup camp right at the base of the boulder lift at Heavenly on Saturday afternoon.  We had about 18 guys which was perfect because trying to move to the ball in the snow proved to be quite difficult.  The competition was quite spirited, especially after we ran out of beer and switched to vodka.  Here are some shots from the event.

Dear President Obama:

I pay a lot of money each month for my health insurance, not only to cover myself but my family as well. We deal with our insurance company on a daily basis fighting to get things approved to get the medical attention my Son needs. There hasn’t been a single request that HASN’T been denied by the insurance company, so forgive me for saying “I don’t give a shit” about this awful bill you put in front of Congress.

I believe that everyone should have insurance, that would be wonderful, but why not start with the people who work hard and pay their bills every month, yet still can’t get the coverage and support they need? Spending a month in the NICU with my Son really opened my eyes to the injustice of the insurance system. The people who didn’t have insurance we’re the ones getting the best care, while the people who did have insurance we’re battling every step-of-the-way.

At the end-of-the-day, I’m going to end up paying more in taxes for the same people that are already getting better treatment without insurance, while I’m left shelling out more money for coverage that doesn’t exist. If you want to overhaul health care, do it, just do it right. This isn’t it.

Sincerely,
Lindsey Breeden

I remember a time, not to long ago, when entering a pound sign meant sending my pager message off to a friend. Oh, the good old days when a “pound-pound” meant giving a fist-bump not throwing a double hashtag on the end of my Tweet.  I’ve been on Twitter for quite a while now, and it’s been interesting to see the progression of the hashtag and how it’s evolved along with Twitter.  It wasn’t until the Chile earthquake a couple weeks ago that I really saw the impact of hashtags and the benefit it can serve.
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