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From Shogun to Powder

This ski trip actually began in 1980 while I was still in grade school. The original airing of the original Shogun (the day I’m writing this it was announced that the star of that mini-series Richard Chamberlain has passed away) really caught my attention and indeed fascination. This led to me some years later purchasing the book Shogun by James Clavell and reading it and it was very riveting – I do recall finishing the second half of the book in one weekend – only getting out of bed for the most basic of life necessities! […]

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Health, Fitness, and Nutrition

Save the Knee!

Easy Kneesy When us skiers hear the word joint, what do we think? No, not weed! The joints I most often hear about when it comes to skiing are the hip and knee joints. Both […]

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Mikaela Shiffrin Injured!

Mikaela Shiffrin injured herself in a crash during giant slalom warmups in Åre Sweden. NBC Sports reports: Olympic slalom champion Mikaela Shiffrin crashed while warming up for a World Cup giant slalom race in Are, […]

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Skiing

The Skiing ABCs J

This entry is part [part not set] of 16 in the series Skiing ABCs

It has been a while since the last installment of the Skiing ABCs but where is the latest installment: The Skiing ABCs J The Skiing ABCs J — Jackson Hole Jackson Hole is the best […]

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The 2010 Olympic US Alpine Ski Team

The US Olympic Alpine Ski team consists of: Men’s Team: Will Brandenburg Jimmy Cochran Erik Fisher Tommy Ford Tim Jitloff Nolan Kasper Ted Ligety Bode Miller Steven Nyman Marco Sullivan Andrew Weibrecht Jake Zamansky Women’s […]

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Politics Here?

Those of you who know me personally, understand I pay close attention to the politics of government, and in fact have been hands-on involved with campaigns and local party activities. Those of you who know […]

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