On the good news front, I ended a long week of business travel in Europe with some spectacular skiing with friends in Verbier. On the bad news front, the rental randonnée boots I used resulted in a rather aggravated Achilles tendon in my right foot. It got so bad that on the last day of skiing I took the tram down – something I can’t remember doing ever before. If anybody has had similar problems with their Achilles tendon and has good advice for how to treat (other than rest), I would much appreciate it!