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[kolja]

Skiing has always been somewhere between hobby and passion for me. When I lived in northern Nevada, I made it Tahoe enough 3 seasons in a row that my season pass MORE than paid for itself. If I had friends to go with, great, if not, I'd still go!!

In further GAL news, in putting away Christmas things and making small but visible progress in reclaiming the garage, I was able to get closer to where completed scale models (another hobby of mine - and one that due to moving and three deployments I haven't been able to partake in for a few years) are still packed away. So I'm that much closer to being able to reconnect with another pursuit of mine, just like we're supposed to be doing.

Meanwhile, just in the last half hour or so, my wife surprisingly dropped by unannounced. She was cordial. Not affectionate, but not cold, and certainly not hostile. I was friendly. She had come over to pack up a suitcase of things and take a bunch of hangars - I even offered to help. She didn't need help, so I went back to what I was doing (cleaning the cat box - her cats, that she's left here, actually). I was kind of pleased that the house was in pretty good shape. I'm also pretty happy we were able to have an interaction, however brief, that didn't involve any talk (much less argument) about a settlement; however aside from that, I don't feel too strongly one way or another. Time to make a fire in the fireplace and start dinner!