Why You Should Ski Like a Beginner When is the last time you skied like a beginner? Next time you’re on the slopes ascending smugly in your black diamond chair, check out the beginners below – those folks are having fun! Their weight is all wrong, their hands are back, their knees are straight, and their polls flail about, as they thoroughly enjoy themselves. Give it a try, forget everything you’ve learned. Ski over to that intermediate slope, get in the upright snowplow position, straighten those knees, get those […] Laughs Mota Bota | July 30, 2020 3 Comments
Trip Report 70s Style: Drinking, Smoking, and Skiing Like Fiends – Nothing’s Changed in 5 Decades! I was riding with those outlaw Vasques Brothers Sam and Noah, and I knew the drill: drink and smoke ‘till we hit the lot, slip-slide and cuss putting our boots on, ski like fiends, then hung-over by 2 PM… with a long drive home. We were headin’ out of Modesto, CA (our home town) up to Bear Valley ski resort […] Trip Report Mota Bota | July 27, 2020 9 Comments
Creature Stories from the California Delta: I’ve leased an Island in the San Joaquin Delta (on Disappointment Slough) the past 40 years and I’ve ‘always’ had a BIG problem with rats and mice. Every winter they invade and begin chewing through my chairs, containers, and even the houseboat to make their nests, merrily crapping as they go. And they easily chew (because their teeth regenerate) through the most stalwart containers, even […] Mota Bota | July 1, 2014 0 Comments
Smart Phones = Mankind’s Downfall… I bet you thought the downfall of mankind would be mass riots due to Global Warming and food shortages, or perhaps the ever popular Nuclear Holocaust? Oh contraire mi amigo, it’s that little device you worship and can’t go without checking every five minutes – your Smart Phone. I think we can all agree the internet ROCKS! Whether it’s FaceBook, Twitter, Blogs, Web Sites, E-mails, or Texts, the net is a wondrous source of information and entertainment. But like so many things in this ole world, the internet has a double edge, and this ‘other’ edge is cutting deeply into the flesh of human connection. […] Featured Article Mota Bota | October 30, 2013 4 Comments
“Symbiosis Gathering” Review | Your CA Burning Man Alternative A perfect waterside location for such an event. We were located on a peninsula with plenty of swimming water on all sides and buoyed off especially for us. And the water *ohh the water* refreshing, clean, and convenient. So unlike Burning Man, everybody was nice and clean thanks to the Reservoir – I swam like a fool. Rumor has it they’re trying to bargain a lease of this area for the next five years; I hope it comes to […] Mota Bota | October 11, 2013 10 Comments
Lurch & The Ax Murderer Mount Reba was crisp, clear, and cold, *perfect* it was gonna be delicious day of skiing at Bear Valley. I was dating Jake’s sister Ella (they were transplants from Minnesota) and I was honored to be Jake’s guide on his first excursion into the Sierras. After clicking onto our skis and securing our sunglasses, we spontaneously high-fived each other in […] Mota Bota | July 29, 2013 1 Comment
Are You a Wuss? Do You Really Need a Coffee Sleeve? Are You A Wuss? Then why are you using a ‘wuss-sleeve’?? A wuss-sleeve is what they slip around your coffee cup so you won’t burn your widdle hands. Coffee shop vendors are like robots, they will always slip on the sleeve because it’s company policy, and in turn, you’re like a robot accepting it. In fairness, there are people with heat sensitivities that genuinely […] Mota Bota | July 1, 2013 11 Comments
Do Not Wash Your Hands | Urine to Conserve… Do You Urine To Conserve? Sequestered and slumbering under a layered cloak of denim and cotton, the phallus rests pristine. As guys, we may gloss over various sectors of our body when bathing, but Richard ‘always’ gets a good, vigorous, scrubbing. I’m talkin’ about your penis! *Now picture yourself walking into a public restroom* You’ll initially touch the cleanest object in the world (your […] Mota Bota | June 11, 2013 3 Comments
Tails of a Scoundrel | “Undeturd”, circa 1981 I met Brenda on a stay–and-ski weekend at Bear Valley (circa 1981), staying and skiing with my buddy Sam and our Girlfriends. We’d skied hard all day Saturday, and after dinner, I was the only one who wanted to go out. So we parted ways, they to bed, and I out to make mischief. It all began with dancing at the Avalanche. Brenda was […] Featured Article Mota Bota | May 29, 2013 4 Comments
My 3rd Darwin Award | “Fire on the Water” It was late fall in the San Joaquin Delta [California], when dew laden spider webs sparkle like diamonds in the moonlight, and the cricket calls dwindle to just a few. My sister was driving up (and expected soon) from […] Fire Mota Bota | May 16, 2013 5 Comments
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