A friend has a family ranch, just north of Yellowstone, in Wyoming. Her grandfather bought a chunk of land back in the 1920’s, and the family has been carefully adding modest structures and maintaining the place ever since. They...
Wine Kedge
We’re just back from a terrific bike kedge in Burgundy. We signed up at the last minute because some wonderful deal emerged and we could almost afford it. Not quite but it was SO worth it. 35 pals, most...
BIFF ROCKS! AN ASPEN RETREAT TRIUMPH
A while back, we had an improbable-looking guy named “Biff” come to an Aspen Club/YNY Retreat. Improbable because he was at least fifty pounds over weight, he had a huge beer belly and he did not to look to...
WORK OUT, CALIFORNIA STYLE
Daughter Ranie called Sunday, to check in. Lots of questions about my travels… on and on about me, as always. Finally I ask what she’s up to. “Nothing, really. Went for a swim today. Three hours.” “In San Francisco...
DON’T WANNA’ GO TO SPIN CLASS!
Woke up with the blahs, didn’t feel like spin class. Told myself, “I did a hard spin yesterday and I was a good kid last night. I’m not going.” It is at this point that a good spouse is...
WHERE ARE MY PEOPLE?
Rain and horror in New York this morning… like saint, I trudge up to spin class anyway. Which is absolutely packed (60 people). Between rounds of patting self on the back, cannot help noticing that I am only one...