Unlike cats dogs never scratch you when you wash them. They just become very sad and try to figure out what they did wrong.

Chair lifts need to be in some places so that we can get to wonderful views without having to hike to them.

Americans who travel abroad for the first time are often shocked to discover that, despite all the progress that has been made in the last 30 years, many foreign people still speak in foreign languages

As a professional journalist, I have always been fascinated by people who appear to have even more spare time than I do.

Skiing combines outdoor fun with knocking down trees with your face.

Panicky despair is an underrated element of writing.

Nobody understands how hard it is, being a captain.