Since the dawn of time, Cowboy's younger brother has been mildly pestering us to go on a skiing holiday with him and the girlfriend, whose company I don't enjoy. Cowboy has wanted to do this for the past six years. I have always resisted, coming up with excuses ranging from "We can't afford it" [lie] to "Oh dear. We've just booked flights to the States, so we can't go this year" [true]. It was