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Linda Pinsky, MD
Seattle, Washington
lpinsky@u.washington.edu

JAMA. 2007;298:963-964.

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Merely an acquaintance!" I shouted. "What?" Alex asked, but then immediately raced off.

Accepting the irony of my actions, I skied swiftly after him in pursuit. At the lift, where I finally caught up with him, I explained: "You said, ‘Remember, speed is your friend.’ And I said, ‘No, merely an acquaintance.’ "

I began to explain in more detail but my son interrupted, smiling, "I got it, Mom. Not as funny as you think."

Actually, speed isn't the only thing I’m not comfortable with about skiing. I don't like several things: the challenge, the competition, the adrenaline rush. And, oh yeah, the speed. The things that draw most people to the sport. What drew me to skiing now was knowing that I would get to spend the day with my 13-year-old son—time without the distraction of his computer games, his long telephone conversations with friends, or, . . . [Full Text of this Article]