When the snow flies and temperatures drop, we humans bundle up. We boot on our snow boots, don our hats and gloves and jackets to prepare ourselves for the great outdoors. Our dogs seem like they are all ready to go with their fur coats — what more could they…
Continue readingToday, as I drove to the ski resort for my first official day as a ski instructor, butterflies in my stomach, I reflected on jobs like this one. Jobs that the public views as someone who must be an expert, and really knows what they are doing, simply by representation…
Continue readingAs the new year rolls in, I’m reminded that yes, indeed, it is wintertime in the Rockies. When I got up and left for work this morning, it was around -4 degrees, a stark contrast to the impostor of winter that seems to be frequenting the east coast. With record…
Continue readingPeering out the side window, I could see I was somewhere on the road. Whether I was in the right lane was anybody’s guess. Gripping the steering wheel ever harder, I could feel the tension in my shoulders as the windshield wipers went back and forth. I felt like I…
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