I just got back from a quick vacation in Florida so I was obviously bummed to come home to 20 degree weather. The trails look like they’re ready for a snowboard competition. Luckily the new Dig Magazine all trails issue was here to keep my fire burning. It’s so good. I haven’t been this excited to read a magazine in a while. It’s nice to see Dig keepin’ it real even if trails aren’t fashionable at the moment (what’s next, the all flatland issue or the all vert issue?). I was also surprised to see a Little Devil Funeral article in there, thanks to Aaron Buckley and Brian Tunney. Speaking of LD, Dan’s Comp just bought the last of the Funeral t-shirts. If you want one, speak now or forever hold your peace (L.D.R.I.P.). So I was sitting here soaking up the reality of winter when Van Homan texted and asked if I wanted to go to North Carolina for the weekend with him and Randy Brown. The chickens are clearly not clucking around here so I replied “hells yeah”. My bags are packed and I’ll make sure to do some updates from the road. This also means that Orchid may be closed until Monday. Employee of the month Mike Clarke is out of the office, he threw his back out while picking up a dog (don’t ask) so he may be on the couch for a couple of days. Call Dr. Feelgood and get well soon buddy. In shoe news, we have a Sneak Peek of Matt Beringer’s new Cobra Synth None More Black edition shoe over on Defgrip. Sorry I couldn’t help the Spinal Tap reference. What year is it? In the totally random news department, Orchid shoes may be in an upcoming issue of The Source. They’re doing some kind of Extreme Sports article and gave us a call. “My momma smiles every time my shoes is up in the source“…or something like that. On that note I think I’m outta here. Until tomorrow.