Got arrested for inciting a peaceful riot

I found a note on my desk that said, "Sucks to your ass-mar."

(Remember Lord of the Flies?)

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I guess our little gig Saturday went well. Someone who was there asked Stanette today if we would play another Christmas party in a week or so.

There was one thing about it that was strangely pleasant.

After the first song, the crowd really applauded. It was a strange feeling. It was a palpable wave of clapping and yelling. I felt mildly embarrassed for some reason, yet I couldn't keep a grin from crossing my face.

I've tried cases to juries, given speeches, been interviewed on-air, but nobody really applauds... I've played some sports, and cracked countless jokes that have made people laugh, but this was really different.

It was pretty cool.

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It is dumping at Big Sky right now. I will make my return to the slopes this week.

Oh, it's on.

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Hey, wow. It looks like sometime later today, The Dude Abides will see its 100,000th visitor. I have that thing set to unique visitors, rather than page views, because it seemed like a more realistic gauge. I'm not trying to sell ads. I just want to know how many people visit.

(Unique visitors mean you get counted once every 12 hours, even if you hit refresh like a monkey on Ritalin during that time frame.)

So, whoever you are, Mr. or Ms. 100,000, um... thanks. Come back soon.