first time used Priceline.com -- it worked
got airline tickets to Denver for a ski trip
now a silly gnawing question: could I have gotten it for less?
paying well over $1000 was out of the question
for less than 1/2 price on roundtrip airfare from Pitt to Denver
gonna use this again and again for future trips
a college roommate and his family are going to ski country
they have three sons: 15, 17, 19
I get along great with the younger two, older aloof
17 is a great athlete with baseball, soccer, XCrun
they actually think they are gonna ski circles around me
they are in for a surprise
esp when they fall and sit and recover and get up
I will bury them with 12 inches of slide spray
the New England Tradition
getting in ski shape, to complement swim/run shape
Univ of Pitt has 40-story cathedral
Thursday I went up and down twice on staircase
feeling it in calves, not bad though
beats a stairmaster anyday, great views
the 17 is great kid
last summer he couldnt figure how I still had a decent pitching delivery, curve ball, tailing fastball
of course it was only 60 mph
he loved my knuckleball, which I taught him
"not bad for an old guy" is his oft-used quip
wait until he sees the step cristy
we plan to go to Keystone to get acclimated
then Vail then Breckenridge
three straight days might be tough if vigorous skiing
I mentioned Copper Mt instead of overrated Breckenridge
but never done Vail
since 1980 been out there a few times
done Breck, Steamboat, Copper
wasted time repeating Breck
Copper was superlative
now if I can use Priceline to get a 4-day car rental for $10/day
enjoy the holidays in Bubba Country
you must be pleased that Bubba Clinton's rep and legacy is eroding so quickly
I am
his legacy was centered between his legs
/ jim |
