Had the best day, XC skiing yesterday, up to the Maroon Bells Lake (7 steep miles up, 7 alarming fast miles down) w Blake, a pal from Lakeville. We are suited to each other: both in decent aerobic shape, both xc...
NEW PROOF… OLD PUDDING
I’ll make this quick. Out in Aspen for long ski trip, punctuated with speeches here and there. Walk out door a week ago, fall on thick ice that covers the streets. Fall hard. Get up, go to hill, anyway....
MAGIC MUSCLE MEMORY
Made it to Aspen a few days ago. Planes cancelled here and there so have to drive up from Denver. A beautiful drive. Loll for a day, hit slopes. Always terrified that all skills will have fled…will tumble down mountain in shameful heap… pathetic old chap who ought...
SUNDAY… NEW YORK CITY… GOOD DAY
As the supply starts to get a bit low, I tend to look at good days with particular affection and gratitude. Here’s a beauty. On the road last week and again next. But wonderful, free weekend…fine Sunday. Slept late,...
CRAZY PEOPLE
The other day I did a blog about cold weather (“Enough Already!”) about the horrible cold spells we’ve been having and how – at some point – you don’t go out the door to exercise any more. You...
ENOUGH ALREADY!
We are generally good kids about going out the door, even when the weather is nasty. But this is ridiculous. The temperature has been zero or below for days, the wind is howling and I am spending most...
