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St Patrick's Day march 17th - You've gotta love the Irish :)

St Patrick’s Day is officially March 17th, which is next Monday. There will be celebrations with parades, and parties all over the world, but the REAL party is in Ireland, where the Celebration begins Tomorrow, March 13th, and continues on through the 17th. 

What will YOU be doing for St Patrick’s Day?  Do you have Irish blood?  For the official St. Patrick’s day festival site, Please visit St Patrick’s Day Official Site

Epic Spring Skiing!

With the HUGE SNOWPACK we have here in the Utah Ski Resorts, this year promises to be one of the best “spring skiing” years we’ve had in a long time! There’s nothing better than waking up on a beautiful, sunny day and hitting the slopes. You can wear fewer layers, sit in the sun outside during lunch, and just enjoy the outdoors in general on days like this! Sure, the snow might be a little slushy at the bottom of the mountain, but all in all, it is pretty nice and soft. It gets you thinking about summer, and the warm days to come, but while still enjoying the great Utah snow.

This year, there might even be the opportunity to ski twice in a day! If the snow pack lasts long enough, then in late May/June, you can actually SNOW SKI in the morning, then hit the lake, and WATER SKI in the afternoon! Makes for a FULL, FUN day! In the winter of 2005/2006, Snowbird ski resort remained opened until JULY 4^th!

If you’re considering a spring skiing vacation, Please feel free to give me a call! I can help you out with a place to stay, discount lift tickets, and much more. Visit my website at http://www.JParkCity.com for details on all that Park City has to offer!

As always, feel free to comment here with questions or if you have anything to add!

Utah Air Quality Qualms!

Several times in the past couple of months, Areas of Utah have been rated as having some of the WORST air quality in the country.  This is due to our inversions, and also to the high rate of pollution in some of our cities.  Salt Lake County, Utah County and the Logan/Cache Valley areas get these inversions.  Click on this link to read about how inversions are created, and how they affect air quality.   http://www.wrh.noaa.gov/slc/climate/TemperatureInversions.php

 

The Utah Division of Air Quality is a great source of CURRENT conditions in Utah.  You can also have email updates when the air quality starts to get to unhealthy levels, by signing up for the DEQ’s (Department of Environmental Quality) Listserv.   http://www.airquality.utah.gov/

 

Park City, though, continues to have CLEAN, FRESH mountain air.  We’d like to keep it that way, and here are a few things you can do to help with the situation, no matter WHERE you live.

             

1. Carpool
2. Use Mass Transit. Park City has an EXCELLENT bus system!
3. WALK
4. Ride a bike
5. Do your business over the phone and/or internet
6. Walk to lunch, or Pack lunch and eat in!
7. Put off errands that can wait, and combine trips, ESPECIALLY if it’s a “red burn” day!

 

If we all try to follow these guidelines, we will be able to Breathe Easier into the future!  As always, Please feel free to comment with questions, or if you have anything to add!

        

 

For all the Dog Lovers out there...

Here's one for all of you dog lovers out there - This is SOO cute. I COMPLETELY disagree with anyone who says that dogs are not smart. Granted - Some are smarter than others, but this is amazing... and definitely worth checking out! 

http://www.jparkcity.com/images/DogInPool.wmv

Hey, some people just don't like to swim, and apparently, some dogs are the same! 

As always, Please feel free to comment with questions or if you have anything to add!

A New Concept from Porsche - A HYBRID!

Porsche will be releasing the first (non-hybrid) models of the PANAMERA in Late 2009, with a Hybrid version soon to follow.  There have also been murmurings about a hybrid version of the Porsche Cayenne SUV as well, but the one that caught my attention is this new Panamera!  It's a totally new model from Porsche.   Perhaps this car will capture a whole NEW breed of hybrid drivers...

http://www.worldcarfans.com/6061027.003/spy-photos-porsche-panamera-latest

http://www.greencarcongress.com/2008/01/hybrid-drive-on.html

As always, please feel free to comment with any questions, or if you have anything to add!

 

True Story about True Love :)

These two guys reared this lion from a baby in England but the authorities would not allow them to keep it once it reached maturity so they were forced to give it up, they took it back to Africa and placed it in a wildlife sanctuary. A year later they went to see it and were told it would not remember them.

There's no sound, but look at the picture first and then watch  the video .

CLICK HERE to watch the video

I thought this was really cute, and I wanted to pass it on, so enjoy :)