I woke up from my dream, it was a strange dream. A dream of vacations yet to come… Or merely vacations wished for? My wife and I were booked to fly to Barcelona, departing on December 28, and returning on January 10. It all seemed so real. When I woke Read more…
Only eight days to Christmas. Time flies when you’re having fun they say, and they’re right. I’ve been having too much fun skiing to want to think about shopping. I guess it’s time to start Christmas shopping. I’d rather be skiing. Or fishing, or well pretty much anything but Christmas Read more…
Mahdi Al Asheer ducked his head as he felt the rumble of the explosion. Debris fell from the ceiling, and he saw the glass shake. It was 3 am and the bombings were getting closer. So far, he was safe enough where he was. His wife and young child looked Read more…
The sounds of coughing echoed across the hillside. More and more people are sick again. Now that covid is in retreat, all the former illnesses in life are back. With a vengeance. I’ve had a cough for over a month now. And I know many other people suffering from some Read more…
The first Monday of the rest of my life. Lately, I have been treating every day as if it was a bad Monday. It is time to change. Time is the most precious thing we have. A thing easily wasted, yet not easily replaced. Time… Monday, March 23, 2020, I Read more…
I have never felt so much fear for my future in my life. I was 19 when I started my business and I had the world by the tail. I was going to clean windows and then become a writer. It all seemed so simple. So easy. Back then the Read more…
I moaned into the night. My body sweat and my head was pounding. I must have gone through a whole box of kleenex that day. It started with a sneeze. I skied the morning, enjoying fresh tracks on the fourth chair. It wasn’t until we got back into town that Read more…
It started early the day before. Big fluffy flakes drifted to the earth and coated their mountain paradise. The thing everyone was hoping for began. Snow. Beautiful, peaceful, snow. It was day five of the young ski season and the first of two wonderful powder days. Barrman and Kaydee skied Read more…
Sunshine enveloped Big White Village in an endless glow. The deep blue sky held a promise of a day of wonder for intrepid early-season skiers. Crisp mountain air brought a feeling of energy and life to the mountain community. It was opening weekend and the hill was basking in a Read more…
I felt a nagging doubt in the pit of my stomach. Where was it? I couldn’t do without it, could I? I felt a sense of withdrawal. A sense of loss grabbed me and I twitched, thinking about how I could go without for the next fourty-eight hours. I forgot Read more…