When I was a child I would tell people I wanted to be a veterinarian when I grew up.  I would then return to smothering my face in my cat’s belly, or cantering around the house jumping over intentionally placed obstacles, making sure I corrected my leads in the corners.  My interest in animals persisted through […]

The West Virginia ponies are back!  No, no more Chompers.  Timberline Stables has new management, and a whole new crop of ponies.  But they’ve caught on quickly to the carrot game.  The time when Chompers nibbled on Aaron’s ski seems to have had an indelible effect […]

‘Hello, Weight Watchers.’

‘Hi, I have a question.  Can you sign up for Weight Watchers to gain weight?’

‘Um, I’m not sure.’

‘I mean, watching your weight could refer to gaining or losing pounds, right?  It’s not called Weight Losers.’

‘You know, I’ve been on this job eight years, and this question has never come […]

Highland Sky 40 mile race

Results

Canaan Valley, WV

June 14, 2014

‘Aaron, my stomach hurts.’

It was 2am, a week and 4 hours before Highland Sky, and Aaron was still half-asleep.  ‘Maybe it will pass,’ he offered.

I’ll spare further details, but the next 48 hours my bathroom was a pyrotechnics of […]

When not skiing in Italy or France, Aaron and I stash pb&j  sandwiches in our pockets.  The aim of our ski morning then becomes to not fall and squish the guts out of our sandwiches into our pockets.  The joy of the pb&j is that if you happen to come across a beautiful spot on the […]