{"id":10339,"url":"https://www.kudos365.com/news/10339-learning-to-ski","short_url":"https://www.kudos365.com/news/10339","headline":"Learning to Ski","content":"I recall when I learned to ski.\r\nWent and bought equipment for me.\r\nBoots, bindings, skis and pole\r\nAnd sweaters, ski pants, you could see.\r\nI looked the part, of a skier, of course,\r\nBut needed lessons to assure me\r\nThat I didn't break a leg or hit a tree.\r\nDown the hill I went for a spin\r\nNot realizing the trouble I was in.\r\nSnowplow, she said over and over to me.\r\nA basic move to do on that day,\r\nTo slow my descent down the hill.\r\nI tried my best in my own way.\r\nThe following weeks, I learned to adore\r\nThe snow and the slope, like never before.\r\nMaking cutting turns, became a breeze,\r\nWhen I did the right thing with my knees.\r\nMy Son skied with me; remember I can't;\r\nUntil I hit a bump and did a head plant.\r\nMy days of skiing are now years past,\r\nBut the memories hang on and will last,\r\nTo the end of my days, please let it be,\r\nWhile I remember the first day I did ski.","content_plain":"I recall when I learned to ski.\r\nWent and bought equipment for me.\r\nBoots, bindings, skis and pole\r\nAnd sweaters, ski pants, you could see.\r\nI looked the part, of a skier, of course,\r\nBut needed lessons to assure me\r\nThat I didn't break a leg or hit a tree.\r\nDown the hill I went for a spin\r\nNot realizing the trouble I was in.\r\nSnowplow, she said over and over to me.\r\nA basic move to do on that day,\r\nTo slow my descent down the hill.\r\nI tried my best in my own way.\r\nThe following weeks, I learned to adore\r\nThe snow and the slope, like never before.\r\nMaking cutting turns, became a breeze,\r\nWhen I did the right thing with my knees.\r\nMy Son skied with me; remember I can't;\r\nUntil I hit a bump and did a head plant.\r\nMy days of skiing are now years past,\r\nBut the memories hang on and will last,\r\nTo the end of my days, please let it be,\r\nWhile I remember the first day I did ski.","published_at":"2019-06-10T19:51:06-07:00","updated_at":"2022-06-02T15:12:21-07:00","author":{"type":"Person","name":"MFish","url":"https://www.kudos365.com/profiles/297670-mfish"},"description":"Stay up-to-date with MFish on Kudos365. View their post published Jun/10/2019 on Humor. Browse your favorite topics and share your expertise, too.","type":"post","image":"https://k365pi.imgix.net/site/square-kudos-share-image-300.jpg?fm=jpg\u0026auto=format,compress","likes_count":11,"categories":[{"name":"Humor","url":"https://www.kudos365.com/categories/915-humor"}],"schema":{"@context":"https://schema.org","@type":"CreativeWork","url":"https://www.kudos365.com/news/10339-learning-to-ski","headline":"Learning to Ski","image":"https://k365pi.imgix.net/site/square-kudos-share-image-300.jpg?fm=jpg\u0026auto=format,compress","author":{"@type":"Person","name":"MFish","url":"https://www.kudos365.com/profiles/297670-mfish"},"datePublished":"2019-06-10T19:51:06-07:00","interactionStatistic":[{"@type":"InteractionCounter","interactionType":"https://schema.org/LikeAction","userInteractionCount":11}],"subjectOf":[{"@type":"Thing","name":"Humor","url":"https://www.kudos365.com/categories/915-humor"}]}}