Growing up in Troy, N.Y., my friends and I often rode our bikes to Oakwood Cemetery, where we’d visit the tombstone of Samuel Wilson, aka Uncle Sam. One cold day, a pond had frozen in a way I never forgot and never saw again. For some reason, the ice had formed thousands of vertical tubes. Oddities like this happen throughout[Read More…]
“Too Darn Hot.” Cole Porter got it right with his enduring 1948 hit. What a summer! Weather is getting more and more extreme. Hot. Cold. Wind. Flood. I like this church sign: But I don’t like these pictures taken within a week of each other from near the top of Mont Blanc. Going from snow to lake in such a[Read More…]
Folly Or Finesse? Hold my beer while a take a run, will ya? Actually, it’s Candide Thovex, professional athlete, making a spectacular run off-piste somewhere in the Alps. Some might say this kind of extreme skiing is irresponsible; others might say there is skill here to be admired. Whatever your stance on this kind of dramatic skiing activity, you have[Read More…]
