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Yesterday our master bathroom fan stopped working. I bought the exact same model (Broan-NuTone 688 Ceiling and Wall Ventilation, 50 CFM 4.0 Sones, White Bath Fan) to replace. Plugged the fan back in and still nothing was running.

The next step was replacing the housing. I thought the plug might have gone bad. Still nothing. The culprit was the switch. I should have checked the switch first. I replaced the switch and everything worked.

Fortunately the fan only cost $22 so I was not sweating it. The small job I could have done in 3 minutes turned into 3 hours. Lesson learned.

Since today was our last day at Mount Snow as well as our final day for the season, I caught the shuttle at 7:50 am to get to the first chairlift of the day. Unfortunately, the wind was too strong, they didn’t turn on the lift to the top as well as the lift at the back side.

There was only one lift opened and it only could take us to the blue and green trails. Since it was my last day and my legs were exhausted, I decided to take it easy on my snowboard. After my first run the blue trail, my legs were already burned from trying to carve. My heel side was fine, but my toe side couldn’t dig into the snow. I decided to change my bindings from -15 degrees (back) +15 degrees (front) to +15/+15 degrees. Just that alone changed the carving game. I was so happy. I ended up carving the entire day. I need to pick up these skills again next season.

I am sad to say goodbye to this season. My Epic counted 39 days on the slopes. I counted 43 days. I knew some days weren’t counted because they didn’t scan my card. My counts are based my journal entries on this blog. I wrote about each day to keep a record.

Without a doubt, this season had been great for us. A special shout-out to my wife for putting up with me throughout the season. I wanted to hit the slopes any chance I had. Skiing and snowboarding were a form of therapy for me. When I was on the trails, I left all of my stress and worries behind.

We diverted to Okemo today for a change. Okemo was an hour away from Mount Snow. The conditions at Okemo were slushy. I took my five-year-old son to the top. When we went back, I took him on the black instead of the green trail. He skied surprisingly well. He didn’t fall at all.

In the afternoon, I hit all the black trails on my own. I struggled on the moguls a bit. I did four runs and the back lift closed. The day seemed so short. I only did a few carvings on skis.

Tomorrow will be our last day. A week had gone by so fast. I will have to say goodbye to the season after tomorrow.

Album đôi của Đức Tuấn thu âm 16 ca khúc của Phú Quang đã phát hành vào cuối năm của 2018 mà giờ này tôi mới phát hiện. Đức Tuấn rất chịu đầu tư vào phần nhạc nên những sản phẩm của anh rất đáng giá. Từ “Nỗi nhớ mùa đông” đến “Hà Nội ngày trở về”, Đức Tuấn hát những ca tư sâu lắng với tất cả tâm hồn. Chất giọng của anh đẹp và miệt mài. Tuy album đã được thu âm hơn 6 năm mà nghe vẫn tươi sáng.

It was lightly rain all day. I switched to snowboarding and learned to carve. My favorite trail was Fallen Timber. It’s a mellowed black trail, not too steep and not too bumpy. I started to get into the carving groove, but my feet were too tired to bend and flex.

My wife and I went on a skiing date. We hit the green trails. She’s started to parallel on her skis. I am so happy seeing her making progress. I hope she enjoyed skiing.

We’re now resting and we’ll continue tomorrow. We only have two more days left to go. Damn, time flew by fast.

It rained all day. Nevertheless, it didn’t stop us. The conditions were slushy, but skiable. I had to use my legs more. After the first run trying to keep up with the kids on the long green trail, my legs were burning.

I am not sure if I am getting old or I just needed some liquors to kick in. I had a can of beer for lunch and I was recharged. My wife and I had a bit of a skiing date on the green trail then I headed to the back side. After 2 black runs, they closed down the trails. The ski patrol told me, “Time to go home.”

I took the long green back to the base. I took my time to carve and it felt great to see the train tracks I left behind. Even it was raining, we had a great time.

Hồng Nhung ca nhạc Trịnh qua phần hòa phối khí theo giai điệu jazz thì còn chỗ nào phê bình được nữa. Giọng của cô như rượu vang. Càng ngày càng thêm độ sâu, chẳng hạn như cô hát “Vết lăn trầm” với chất blues nồng nàn. Với “Ru ta ngậm ngùi”, cô nâng giọng alto của minh lên khi hát những nốt cao nhưng vẫn giữ được nét êm dịu. Đặc biệt là ca khúc “Như cánh vạc bay”, cô được Clara Simonoviez hát lời Pháp rất dễ thương. Hồng Nhung cũng hát lời Pháp cho ca khúc “Bống bồng ơi”. Dĩ nhiên tôi không biết cách phát âm tiếng Pháp của cô ra sao. Nếu có phê bình thì chỉ phần đó thôi. Ngoài ra đây là một album có giá trị để thưởng thức và tôi sẽ nghe đi nghe lại nhiều lần trong tương lai.

I switched to snowboard today. I did 4 runs on the long green with the younger kids. They skied way too fast for me. I couldn’t keep up on my snowboard. Maybe I was just too exhausted on the third day. My legs gave up.

In the afternoon, I went to the backside to do my runs on the black slopes. The older kids joined me for a few more runs before we headed home. We had the whole black trail to ourselves.

It was a great day. I got a good work out.

Giọng hát mộc mạc truyền cảm của Nguyễn Hồng Nhung rất thích hợp với phong cách acoustic. Cô hát “Chuyện tình không suy tư” (Tâm Anh) chậm chạp từng chữ như đang tự sự. Tiếng đàn guitar giúp cô nói lên những lời từ con tim. Cô trình bài “Lệ hoang” (Trịnh Nam Sơn) với tất cả tâm hồn. Đáng tiếc là cô lại chọn những ca khúc ngoại lời Việt. Tuy cô hát những ca khúc giai điệu Hoa rất tốt nhưng chỉ nghe qua một vài lần là cùng. Những ca khúc thuần Việt thì tồn tại dài hơn.