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Labor Day!

Published on September 3, 2007 in Books, Sports and Travel. 1 Comment Tags: , , , , , , .

I hope everyone is enjoying their Labor Day, a day to do nothing and lament what is on the way. The end of summer is upon us.

Thinking aloud a bit… I would love if next summer I could spend a few months leisurely touring Europe. Renting a place somewhere would be awesome, especially a little countryish place in Italy. This would also facilitate paying Adam a visit in Estonia. Whether or not I will be able to muster the motivation up to accomplish this goal is difficult to tell and skepticism is fair, but I can hope…right?

I have been reading Go Tell it on the Mountain by James Baldwin. Northwestern sent it out for everyone to read. It is unfortunately sad, but I am enjoying it so far. During my reading I have been viewing some of the skiing videos I have amassed over the past few years. It has made me a little sad to think that I committed the sin of moving further east, but at the same time the dismal reality of my ability and age have diminished my ambition.

Learning an extreme sport as a child gives you an aversion to fear that skill cannot overcome. The same stupidity that caused us to not listen to our parents and make the same errors repeatedly is what lets kids conquer their fears and gain a sense of adventure. I am a mere 20 years old, but if I break a leg now there is so much more at stake. The direction I really wish I could take my skiing ability is unnattainable I have realized. I am certain though that I will continue to imporve and as a casual sport will have an amazing time with it. Plus the feeling when you are on a mountain with snow falling and all you have is two planks of shaped wood to bring you down is incredible. I cannot think of many more graceful or exciting sports.

I love winter.

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  1. olekrano posted the following on September 6, 2009 at 3:50 am.

    Hi everyone, it’s Labor Day! I’m happy with my extra day off, and I am planning to make something fun that’ll probably involve a moto trip and seeing something new in League City I haven’t seen yet.
    You write something new on a Monday at the labor day? … HaPPY BLoggInG!

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