— In a chilled and snow-shrouded Catskills landscape, hundreds of people get together every December to try to breathe some warmth into a dying culture.
Buy the chilled, green cap, the snow drift, the striking and the storm Buy the grey shirt 'n' shorts, urban top and jacket, classy t-shirt and sharp black vest Buy guitar, drums and etc. Go around and sing one direction songs.
William Henry Harrison gave the longest speech of any American president, forcing his audience to endure an hour and 45 minutes of snow-chilled tedium.
After getting settled, we made our way outside for the payoff we'd been awaiting: 24 oysters from Rendezvous Bistro in Jackson, shucked and laid in the snow, with a chilled 2008 malbec drawn from a leather wineskin.
In short, it is a kind of glorified cafeteria, a much-needed place to stop in Midtown for a quick salade niçoise ($14) or potato pizza ($14) or even chilled soba noodle salad with snow peas, cilantro and a mild green chili buzz ($9).
After almost 15 minutes of overtime, the score was still tied, the sky was dark, the air was cold, the artificial playing surface was covered with ice, sleet and snow and the players were wet, chilled, exhausted and miserable.
Exhausted, weak and chilled (for my hands were bare and pounds of snow had got inside my clothing) I hung with the firm conviction that all was over except the passing.
As we consider that day, the tumultuous decade that followed, and the opportunities that lay ahead let us each take a moment to tell our loved ones how much we love them, be thankful for the scent of the chilled fall air, feel gratitude for the sunshine, rain, snow, and wind, and give thanks for the miracle of the moment.
After spending a day on the snow-covered Alps, convening with friends around a pot of bubbling fondue while sipping a glass of chilled white wine, is the ultimate après ski.
