Osler's Razor

Last week was spring break at the University of St. Thomas, and (besides doing the trial of Jesus in Nashville and Oklahoma City) I spent some time skiing with IPlawGuy in Colorado. Most of it was great, though I did make the mistake of letting IPLawGuy set up the rental car:



Other than that horror, things were great. The weather was sunny, there was adequate snow, and many of my questions about intellectual property were answered (for example, did you know that "Airplane" is actually a registered trade name? It's true!). We ate well, enjoyed many good runs on the slopes, and then ate well again. Not a bad break, actually.

We spent most of our time at Beaver Creek, and one day at Vail. There were no crowds, and no lift lines. There was an unfortunate moment where IPLawGuy decided to "practice the biathlon," but fortunately the rifle he had seemed to come from... well, the same place as the jeep.


Then there was the "scarf incident," in which he lost his beloved Manchester United scarf somewhere on the slopes, where it was found by a drunk Arsenal fan who kept it until a dramatic fistfight that concluded at the top of the clock tower high over Beaver Creek village, after a lengthy chase on skis, snowmobiles, and dogsleds.

In the end, his scarf was recovered, my x-rays showed no severe break, and all was well...