As I wrote earlier, Mike and I met because he was assigned to me for a private lesson when Mike was an instructor with the Vail Ski School. This turned out to be a marvelous stroke of good luck as it gave me a lifelong friend, business partner, and a skiing companion.
Even though I am an expert skier, I can’t ski with Mike in a manner that would challenge either his athleticism or his skiing abilities. Mike is a consummate athlete who fills every available hour with some sort of athletic endeavor, whether it be skiing, hiking, kayaking, hang gliding, and the list goes on and on. Mike can ski any terrain at any speed; I cannot. Mike has to throttle back his skiing ability in order to ski with me. I flatter myself by hoping that what is lacking for Mike, when he skis with me, in boisterous effort is compensated for by our conversation, bonhomie, and a strong affection for each other. I hope that Mike has as good a time skiing with me as I have skiing with him. We certainly have been doing it for a great many years. It must be almost 30 years that we have skied together.
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As I wrote earlier, Mike and I met because he was assigned to me for a private lesson when Mike was an instructor with the Vail Ski School. This turned out to be a marvelous stroke of good luck as it gave me a lifelong friend, business partner, and a skiing companion.
Even though I am an expert skier, I can’t ski with Mike in a manner that would challenge either his athleticism or his skiing abilities. Mike is a consummate athlete who fills every available hour with some sort of athletic endeavor, whether it be skiing, hiking, kayaking, hang gliding, and the list goes on and on. Mike can ski any terrain at any speed; I cannot. Mike has to throttle back his skiing ability in order to ski with me. I flatter myself by hoping that what is lacking for Mike, when he skis with me, in boisterous effort is compensated for by our conversation, bonhomie, and a strong affection for each other. I hope that Mike has as good a time skiing with me as I have skiing with him. We certainly have been doing it for a great many years. It must be almost 30 years that we have skied together.
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