I hope Men's Day is experiencing different weather conditions than I'm seeing outside my office window. In any event, here is a link to an article with a nice description of the mechanics of a carved turn. Note references to equal edge angles and parallel lower legs. This is not, of course, to say that you can or should make a perfect carved turn in every situation.
And since I'm sending this anyway,
How to Start (Another) Fight
I took my wife to a restaurant. The waiter, for some reason, took my order first. "I'll have the rump steak, rare, please." He said, "Aren't you worried about the mad cow?" "Nah, she can order for herself."
And that's when the fight started.....
See you tomorrow,
JWM
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Thanks to everyone for their help in clearing the snowfalls of the last two weekends so that we can (try to) race. Here's the news as we head into the home stretch.
This Weekend
We are training GS and will be on Birches both days. Saturday is at 9:30 as scheduled. The last GDHL race is changed to 10 on Sunday on Big John, so we will be training at 1 pm instead of the morning. This means Saturday is likely to be a busy class. Saturday afternoon brings the interclub finals at the Peaks, as Craigleith tries to break a long streak of not winning this event. There is no Friday training due to Men's Day.
Results
Randy Dalton was the leader among our participants in last Sunday's GDHL race with a smoking 5th place, followed closely by Allan LaChance in 9th. Jeff Craig, Rob Burnes and Jerry Patten were among those moving into the upper middle class (maybe not Bridle Path, but at least the nicer part of Leaside). Katie Worndl returned from a brief absence with an emphatic win in the women's standings and Byron managed to avoid getting chicked by Tiana with a hundie to spare. It was remarkable how many second run improvements were recorded. Among others, Craig Shibley jumped past J-F with his second run, only to have J-F beat his own first and tie Craig. (In the process, both snuck past J. Trent, who may have been trying to make his case for getting skis like Randy's.) Steve Gailits, Mack Barford and I all got mis-scored as a result of first run misadventures being counted instead of respectable second runs, so some of you may get pushed back a place or two on the recount! Last chance on Sunday to get your scores in for the team standings!
Next Weekend
There will be Friday training, but this Sunday afternoon is the last of our classes before the Club championships a week Saturday. Remember also that Saturday night is the GDHL dinner, which this year will also include the awards for the Club champs. Always a great event at a very reasonable price. The link for buying tickets on the Club website has been fixed, so no excuses. Don't be dissuaded just because J-F, Annie and I are going to win big in the Calcutta. There are apparently lots of great prizes for those in attendance and if you don't win a draw prize you may still get Calcutta money to go to Squire John's to buy what you didn't win!
Fashion News
Carrie's Saturday outfit was the Posh jacket in Blue My Mind topping pants in Pout (pink). Sunday was a different Crown Jules jacket in white with real fox fur trim above pants in Blue Bay (turquoise). Congrats to Craig Harrison and Morley Forsyth for their outstanding green jackets ("sharp lime" or a variation thereof). Craig has paired his with a matching shirt, while Morley has gone for the matching helmet.
Social News!!! and Clarifications
Carrie tells me that she got engaged last Sunday while snowshoeing. Not sure whether it was on the way back from the GDHL race. I'm thinking that this might have happened some snowshoe outings ago except that, before her injury, the suitor was probably too winded trying to match Carrie's cross-training pace to formulate a suitable proposal. Carrie didn't actually say with whom she was snowshoeing, but I seriously doubt Sarunas is buying celebratory drinks for the reasons cited in an earlier episode of How to Start a Fight. Also, please be clear that it is Carrie Dyson who is pregnant, not Carrie Grinter, despite some confusion of third parties.
While we are on the subject of clarity, there seem to be some among my readers who think that How to Start a Fight is an autobiographical work. Nothing could be further from the truth. I just reformat the text and occasionally correct spelling errors. I am actually about to celebrate 30 years of happily married life, which I think is a darn good percentage, given Anne and I were married in March 1982. With that introduction, we can pass along to the next episode.
How to Start a Fight
After retiring, I went to the Social Security office to apply for Social Security. The woman behind the counter asked me for my driver's license to verify my age. I looked in my pockets and realized I had left my wallet at home. I told the woman that I was very sorry, but I would have to go home and come back later.
The woman said, 'Unbutton your shirt'. So I opened my shirt revealing my curly silver hair. She said, 'That silver hair on your chest is proof enough for me' and she processed my Social Security application.
When I got home, I excitedly told my wife about my experience at the Social Security office. She said, 'You should have dropped your pants. You might have gotten disability too.' And then the fight started ...
See you on the weekend.
JWM