Bloomberg is Bankrupt

Bloomberg is Bankrupt

 If Bloomberg Business doled out financial advice as transparently idiotic and unresearched as its ski gear advice, Bloomberg – and all its clients- would be bankrupt. Dear Readers: The following bit of tripe was recently re-published by Apple News after first...
Suspended Animation

Suspended Animation

Skiing isn’t for the faint of heart. Neither is subjecting oneself to what is coyly referred to as “America’s Health Care System.” Hold that thought while I elaborate on point one, that a lifetime devoted to skiing is hard to navigate without occasionally experiencing...
There Will Never Be a Better Time to Buy Boots

There Will Never Be a Better Time to Buy Boots

As far as I know, October isn’t “National Buy Your Ski Boots Now” Month, but it should be. Carryover stock will never be more abundant, and new models will still have a full range of sizes, which won’t be true forever.  Perhaps most importantly, bootfitters are also...
AI Ski Reviews Revisited

AI Ski Reviews Revisited

Since AI first reared its ugly head, I’ve been keenly observing its progress as a ski review creator (https://realskiers.com/revelations/chatgpt-ai-has-ski-patter-down-cold/) with a sense of impending doom.  My second peek at its progress, The Con is On!, was one of...
The Fog of War

The Fog of War

In the spring of 1970, I was finishing up my sophomore year at Yale.  Not unlike the storms of protest that have swept through the halls of academia recently, the normal student pursuits of spring were shoved aside by a spike of anti-war protests that ground normal...