it’s interesting how you find differences between american culture and that of western europe. while i hate the lawsuit-happy climate we live in (no offense to my lawyer friends), one postive result of our legal system is fair access to all, regardless of physical ability. we’re so used to seeing wheelchair ramps and extra handles...
Dirtbikes riders wouldn’t get along real well there huh! LOL !!
Looks like your doing well and having tons of fun experiencing new things. We miss you back here and can’t wait to see you!
Hi Carol .. Hope your knee is better!
) Kristen and Angelle
God bless Bob Dole. I don’t necessarily agree with his politics, but he’s responsible for the ADA. Americans don’t think about these things until they go abroad and notice the absence of elevators, ramps, etc. There is a great description of Bob Dole’s story in Tom Brokaw’s book, “The Greatest Generation”. If you haven’t read it, you should.
Interesting, partner. Interesting. This is a great observation that most people would never even think about. You have a great amount of Karma on your side. 
PS. I really, really love this photo.
PPS. I am totally, totally bias.
[...] because it’s one of those images that truly is worth a thousand words. it’s a rerun from a blog post i did back in february while carol and i were living in belgium. it was one of those [...]
i was a huge fan of peanuts comics as a kid, and we always had several volumes of them around our house. in fact, they’re probably the earliest things i can recall reading, and i totally ate them up. if you were also a fan of charles schulz’s characters, you might remember that linus eagerly...
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Looks yummy!!! Are you going to share the recipe?
you’re supposed to use a recipe???
seriously, i’m nowhere near smart enough to make the pumpkin soup from scratch, so i we just buy that in it’s little box and go from there!
i mentioned several posts back that a number of photography opportunities had come my way, and i think i’ve also noted that we have a new favorite pub. those two things came together in a…ah…”dramatic” way the night after we got back from amsterdam. turns out the owner of the pub, a giant of a...
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if you’re a baseball fan right now, you probably know what it feels like to be let down. if you have loved philly cheese-steak sandwiches all your life, went to “the city of botherly shove” thinking you would certainly eat the best cheeser in the universe, then found out they were no better there than...
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Nice work P!
Looks like a great adventure. Way to stay with it and make it a win.
Simply amazing. I was thoroughly moved by this post. No bullshit, dude. Really moved. Glad C is ok, she’s pretty tough…you know my law degree doesn’t work there right?
LD
thanks, guys! when i get into situations like this, i think of both of you and ask myself “what would they do?”
then i do the opposite.
lol! just kidding!
wp.
Great post! It hit me this morning as I woke up that we skied together the first time a whopping 21 years ago! Now I am contemplating how soon to start my kids out, 2yrs? 3? 4? … what a blast that will be.
beautiful post! Glad Carol is better.
I’m glad I saw the pix and read the blog after the fact since I didn’t know you were going! Beautiful photos, and as a mom speaking, I’m glad the two of you made it safely! jp
hi, mom! glad to see that not only are you catching up on the blog, but you posted a reply! you’re getting pretty high tech!
hey will, great to read the blog entry! glad you enjoyed your time here, its such a shame you left when you did as the next day was spectacular… oh well, at least we had the powder runs! ill have a play with a couple more photos of cham and link them later.
hope all is well in antwerp!
Ride Hard or Go Home!
It was a great powda days! hope it`ll be possible to repeat it next winter
C U man!
fabulous stuff. you should have turned pro photog lots sooner, not to mention writer. I am so impressed with you and carol.
you guys rock.
thanks for the good words, mark! it’s always motivating to hear, but it’s especially meaningful coming from a 30-year veteran of the game. now get your butt over here so we can take make some photographs together!
wp.
haven’t read this since the valentine’s entry; just got caught up – the alps photos are awesome, bud
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