How quickly skills are lost

The snow storm that hit Connecticut a few weeks ago is to a degree, long forgotten. Except for a few odd places, there isn’t even any snow on the ground. It was all very exciting, at the time, but one thing I would share with you is that I never go out on the first day of a big storm. (And, sometimes not on the day after either.) It goes well beyond my well-founded fear of hitting a tree or something. I grew up poor in Northern Indiana and logged many a mile on snowy and ice packed roads in an old car much in need of new tires. I got pretty good at driving on slippery surfaces. Still, why [ Read more... ]