Archive for September, 2010

Editor’s Message

In the absence of a message from the president this month, I thought I’d give you all a bit of my history from me.

I started skiing back in high school in Connecticut around 1953. We mostly drove N to Vermont, but it was pretty icy, cold and rocky so I can’t explain why I continued the sport under those circumstances. After moving to California, I joined NSC in 1966 – the year Hi Fujii was president. I was also a member of Chi Ski during part of that time so I could ski most weekends with one club or the other. I was on the NSC board from about 1970 until I dropped out after getting married in 1972. I continued skiing (on and off) after that, including trips to Canada and a half dozen areas in Europe. Read the rest of this entry »

Introduction to Curling

To date, 4 people voiced interest in such an event, and while waiting for more, the available dates in
June were all taken. I will continue to monitor the bayareacurling.com website for new dates and post
them on our website. The latest times seem to be at Oakland Ice vs. Fremont.or San Jose Sharks Ice. Read the rest of this entry »

Puzzles

Answers to last month’s puzzle:  The census taker:  Write out all possible combinations that add to 13. Out of the 8 total possible age combinations, there are only 2 that when multiplied equal 36. When the lady said her eldest was upstairs Read the rest of this entry »

What’s the name for this phobia?

Ataxophobia: Fear of untidiness/disorder
Athazagoraphobia: Being forgotten/alone
Aulophobia: Fear of flutes Read the rest of this entry »