Every December my entire family gets together for a holiday gathering.

One year we rented a cabin in a local park. This was about a week before Christmas, and Ol’ Man Winter had given us a sizable amount of snow for the occasion.

My girlfriend and I went to the site loaded with all kinds of things, including cross-country skis. Picturesque trails near the cabin wound through the woods, and she and I figured we would be able to get away from all the family boredom, at least for a bit.

We did some skiing and then went back to the cabin for food and drink. People were beginning to arrive in large numbers. As the day wore

on I got restless and wanted to go skiing again, but my woman was too tired.

I asked one of my cousins if he would like to go, but he said he didn’t know... Read More