But it was a salutary first lesson in something that has become very clear to me: performing at 49 is not the same as performing at 29.
This adventure, innocuous enough on the surface, was to consist of two parts: First, I would give two-time Olympian Sasha Cohen, 22, a lesson in something I know how to do drive fast.
"It's a lesson in how something private can easily become very public in the Internet age," Leafs General Manager John Ferguson said.
Iina provided basic lessons in cross-country technique — something every Finn, it seems, is born an expert at — while the rest of us marveled more at the surroundings than the instructions.
It's not like they were immersed in an infrastructure that could have provided giudance about racial conflict and lessons in American history or something.
I have always suspected younger people avoid political enthusiasm not because of apathy, but because, like being force-fed politically correct morality lessons in elementary school, they find something specious in it.
"There's a real kinship between fellow startups and internet economy businesses here … the community is incredibly open in sharing lessons, something that is both refreshing and valuable".
In the first verse, she employs guttural vocals to address many life lessons to "20-somethings", "30-somethings", "40-somethings", and "50-somethings".
The summer gave her another lesson in handling adversity, something she began understanding two years earlier.
Those folks could use a lesson in positive PR, something Sanders whether intentionally or not has seemed to master.
