Went to Stratton Vermont, to ski today with Harry. Harry has a tremendous amount of charm. And it took every grain of it to get me to do eastern skiing. A sensational day here, apparently…lowering, grey sky, intermittent rain,...

Harry has a couple of dreadful flaws and one of them is loving to play in rotten weather. But we love him so Hilary and I are off today to Stratton Vermont, in the rain, to go skiing for...

I take the view that almost nothing justifies a double-day-off but I had two in a row this week because I had a wretched KIDNEY STONE. Two of ’em in fact. I’m not sure it’s justified but I felt...

My appetite for whining is not robust and I hear more than I want. Especially, “I would but i just don’t have time.” Puh-leese! Of course you don’t. UNLESS you prioritize, damn it. Working out is the second or...

Global warming took the weekend off. A foot of snow, lots of ice and fierce winds. This Monday morning, up early and out to the barn to turn on the heat…dark, wind howling like wolves on the edge of...

Here’s a counter-intuitive bit of advice: rather than tapering off in this hectic season, do a little more on the workout front. For a bunch of reasons, I have been doing that (going to an hour and a half...