“Why are you looking at the map?”
I have a friend who liked to read the ski map while we were in the gondola.
“I want to know where to go,” he would say.
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by Mr. Vig
“Why are you looking at the map?”
I have a friend who liked to read the ski map while we were in the gondola.
“I want to know where to go,” he would say. Read More >
by Mr. Vig
“Are you going to quit skiing?”
Someone asked me that recently.
It’s not a crazy question. Read More >
by Mr. Vig
My first day this year on the mountain I was a little rusty
(translation: I needed practice).
So in the evenings, I watched instructional videos on YouTube. Read More >
by Mr. Vig
by Mr. Vig
I spent the winter skiing and teaching.
Now I’m resting the leg which I broke while skiing.
And while I’m resting, I’m looking out the window at the mountain and thinking of all the lessons I learned this winter. Read More >
by Mr. Vig
I’m back!
Two weeks ago I said “goodbye.”
I left town in the back of an ambulance after a ski accident. Read More >
by Mr. Vig
“Fine print.”
Fine is another word for “small” or “hard to see.”
Example: “There’s a fine line between comedy and tragedy.” Read More >
by Mr. Vig
A few years ago, my sister told me she wanted her son to learn Spanish.
She asked for my advice.
I told her, Why bother? Read More >
by Mr. Vig
When I was in the hospital last week it was obvious.
It was like an invisible gap (translation: space) between the generations.
Those who were younger than 40 could communicate with me. Read More >
by Mr. Vig
Today was a big day for me.
They let me out of the hospital!
No, not the mental hospital. Read More >