Archive for the 'Life and Life Only' Category


Lindsey Vonn

Marcel Hirscher tried to come back and he tore his ACL in training. That was last year. This year he tried again and sustained a calf injury and… Marcel is 36. He’s won the World Cup eight times, more than any other skier. But Hirscher did not ski downhill. Mikaela Shiffrin sat out today’s downhill, […]

Final Run?

I thought the rest of my ski season was in jeopardy. I have a policy, I never ski a run right after they drop the rope, right after they open it for the first time that season. Because of what’s hidden underneath. The untracked snow looks so appealing. But I skied Ben’s Face the morning […]

All-American Halftime Show

https://people.com/what-is-the-turning-point-usa-half-time-show-11898234 Well, we’re Americans too. Black, brown, immigrants, foreign-language speaking people… Sun Tzu says “Keep your friends close, but your enemies closer.” Want to make a statement? Lady Gaga, Billie Eilish, Kendrick Lamar, they should all petition to be on the Turning Point USA halftime show. That’s right, weren’t all of us supposedly unAmericans not […]

Springsteen On The Grammys

I know this sounds contradictory to what I’ve been saying, but hang in there. “Streets of Minneapolis” may have no legs as a record (ignore its #1 status on iTunes, only old people buy tracks and the number required to top the chart is minuscule), but it does have power as a statement. That’s what […]