Archive for the 'Life and Life Only' Category


Peak 98-Day One

Peak® 98 These are my kind of skis, lively and playful. The ski business has done a complete one-eighty. In the last century it was dominated by Rossignol, known for its lively skis. Yes, that was the French ethos, as opposed to the Austrian and German ethos, which specifies heavier, stiffer skis. You were either […]

Biden’s Memory

The President of Mexico? This press conference proves the point. I’ve stopped commenting on politics, everyone is baked into their position, all political speech does is alienate people. But this memory event begun today with the report of the Special Counsel… How do you defend yourself against that? By having a press conference. Wherein Biden […]

Emergency Root Canal

I feel like sh*t. Well, that wasn’t on the agenda. Friday night my paranoia struck deep. The pain in my mouth was intense. Not take a Vicodin intense, but something is definitely wrong intense. Now if it required an M.D., I could go to the emergency room, but a dentist? I’m sure I could get […]

Re-Melanie

Great piece on Melanie. I interviewed her for my  podcast just last week, so it was probably her final one. Melanie was very gracious and told some fantastic stories that I don’t think people know about her. First, her husband/manager/producer, whose office was across the hall from Michael Lang’s, asked if Melanie would play a […]