I love the sun. I love skiing. I love beer. Combine the three, and you’ll soon find yourself sitting in a chair in the French Alps in the ski slope with a beer in your hand, roasting in the sun. Skiing is great; in fact skiing in “Trois Vallees” is pretty much as good as it gets in Europe. But the feet hurt like hell from the rental boots. And the beer is German white beer in proper large glasses. Besides, being the first day of skiing we can afford to chill for a bit. Before we know it we’ve spent a few hours sitting still in the beautiful weather, but brutally exposed to the sun. “Why didn’t you use sunblock?” the wise might ask. “Because I usually don’t need it”, would be my reply. But
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