Red State·57 min ago·Friday, November 13, 2026, 9:00 PM

Feel-Good Friday: 89-Year-Old Ski Instructor Celebrates and Shares His Simple Longevity 'Secret'

I am always looking for inspiration, not only for this column, but for my own life. Since last week's terrible election results for our country, I've been rather Solomonic, à la Ecclesiastes: "There is nothing new under the sun." However, watching an active elder like Rexburg, Idaho's Bob Carlson do the same thing he has been doing for over 40 years and always finding joy and purpose in it, as…

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