Category: Joel

Here are some photos from my recent ski trip to Whistler.

Happy birthday brother!

I’d like you to post this on your blog,

Here is a toast to the host:

My brother, Joel Gross just turned 25 years old. That is 25 years of crazy, ridiculous adventures and experiences. I thought I’d like to share with you all the importance of Joel to me as since after probably cleaning his apartment last summer I know Joel A LOT more personally than any of you.… read more “Josh Says Happy Birthday”

Snow today was great and the weather was perfect.‚  Nick and I split up for the day today since he has been having trouble with his snowboarding and needs lots of stops.‚  I skiied most of the chairs on Whistler today (all of them but the Emerald Express) and had tons of fun listening to music and cruising.‚ … read more “Skiing Continues to Rock”

I am in Whistler all week, so the posts will be slower. I skied all day yesterday and today. Rode on the new Peak to Peak gondola- it has 1.8 miles of unsupported cable that hangs between Whistler and Blackcomb which is the longest such stretch in the world. Fun stuff.

You can see a terrain map of Whistler & Blackcomb here.… read more “In Whistler All Week”

During the recent snow storm, some bonehead drove his automobile into my parked car.‚  I was visiting my mentor and we heard a crash and went upstairs and looked outside and two middle-aged men were looking at the damage.‚  As I put my shoes on to go out and talk to them they drove off.‚  I tried to pursue them, but picked the wrong vehicle.‚ … read more “Snow Storm Hit & Run”

The year 2008 was a positive one for me.‚  I have made great advances for myself in many areas, from business to social to physical to mental to emotional.‚  The world in general did not fair so well- economies collapsed, wars started and grew,‚  people were discriminated against (Prop. 8 in Cali), freedoms were lost and religions flourished.… read more “2008: A Retrospective”

As I stood after sending a letter to the President tonight (as my grandpa says), my most treasured possession fell out of my pocket and into the drink to swim with the not-fishes.‚  I turned around to see to my horror my iPhone 3G sacrificed to the porcelain gods as the water swirled around it.‚  Quickly, I thrust my hand in to rescue it and it came out still operational, so I shut it off.… read more “iPhone 3G Sadness”

Merry Christmas to all of my blog readers!‚  I hope you all got what you wanted for Christmas… though you probably didn’t get it from the Grinch (me).

These days I have very few occasions when I feel nervous, insecure or embarrassed. Even at times when I probably should feel that way I strangely don’t. A few months ago, the results of my ridiculous behavior resulted in some fairly serious consequences. Even in that situation, I thought, “This is an embarrassing situation”, but I had little of the accompanying emotions of embarrassment, insecurity or nervousness.… read more “Dreams of Insecurity”