Old acquaintances

Yesterday, as we were shopping in a warehouse/store called Disegna, just outside Park City, that a friend had suggested we check out, we ran into its owners, Kim and Karen. At first we didn’t recognize them, they had both changed a lot; I had not seen Kim in more than 12 years! I used to know him when I was in the ski business and when he worked for Marker and Kästle. Later, he started his own ski pole company and experienced ups and downs with it. Today, he distributes an Italian line of sportswear. The moral of the story is that we should keep seeing people on tight and regular intervals so we can always recognize them at once, and our changed appearance isn’t going to scare them away…