On The Beach
On the Beach
The whole idea for taking vacations Is to break habitual behaviors, mindless routines and rigid thinking- at least that’s the way I see it. So for the
On the beach at Lake Tahoe. March 2011
Carlson family week at Lake Tahoe, the plan was to engage in different activities, see new things and get a new perspective on my evil retirement plan. Then life happened. First, number one son couldn’t make it due to increased work pressure – or so he tells us. Then after an idyllic first day visiting local sights around the lake and planning the week, it started snowing, and snowing….and then snowing some more. Locals and visiting ski buffs were no doubt delighted by this extension of winter skiing into the Spring. I was stopped in my tracks.
I’d done my share of driving in the snow back in my college days. I never bothered with chains or snow tires in those days and never got stuck, even going so far as driving my wife to be from Indiana to Connecticut in a blizzard- an experience which is indelibly stamped on her brain even today. These days I hesitate at such reckless behavior so our plans for ski lessons, snowshoeing and snowmobiling went on hold when the snow started and then wouldn’t stop. I didn’t want to get stranded. [continue reading…]
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