Goodbye Lance. Exactly one month ago the world became a little smaller. Big White became a little darker. My friend and a Big White character lost his battle with the demons that haunted him over the years, Lance Rumble passed away from this earth. Lance was a man with a Read more
Barrman and his wife Kaydee scrambled to pack up and go. There was powder at Big White and the hill was calling them. It had been over three weeks since they’d rode the slopes of the mountain home and the snow report was promising. Big Boarder was headed up to Read more
I spent my last days in Mexico making the most of my time on the beach. The heat of the sun warmed my body and the sounds of the surf warmed my soul. It really wasn’t that bad getting stuck in Mexico. Funny thing was now that I knew I Read more
Mexico is a country of contrasts and contradictions. A country of beauty and decay, a place with untold wealth and poverty. On one roadway there are chickens running in the street and garbage strewn in the back yards. Half built walls crumble and dogs roam wild. There are areas that Read more
Barrman’s mind spun in confusion. How the hell did he contract the dreaded covid? In the back of his mind he knew it wasn’t all that surprising. But still what did he do to deserve it? Well, if he really thought about it the list was pretty long. Starting with Read more
A piercing cry shattered the silence, but it was a cry that held a mix of fear and joy. I came in the room and there you were. Balling, and squirming. The cry shook me and I didn’t know what to do. So I held out my finger and you Read more
My first day in Mexican quarantine passed slowly. I felt fine physically – mentally not so much. I was very lucky and happy that I managed to find a good place to stay. Even if it was the second place I booked. The place had everything I needed. Laundry facility, Read more
Positive. A word and a feeling I have always tried to pursue. I haven’t always been very good at it but I have tried. Now it is a word that I read with dread. My daughter and my wife got their covid test results by email first. It was our Read more
The surf crashed on the sand, overhead the sky was a canvas of colours. Gold, red and blue painted the horizon above the Sea of Cortez. With each wave that washed upon the beach the painting overhead changed. Tendrils of cloud caressed the blue of the sky while the sun Read more
What a week it has been. I am going to need time off to recover from my holiday. That is the way it usually goes when I spend time on vacation. Go go go. What an amazing amount of memories we have created for my family. We spent too much Read more