Skate Reanimate

When I was a kid I could get away with more spills and less repurcussions. Now a small spill can put an ankle or wrist or elbow out of commission for days. So while I’ve worn a wrist guard for a long time (I’m on the computer for 10hrs a day for work etc), I decided to pick up elbow and knee pads as well. I plan to wear the elbow guard on my bad right elbow whenever I choose to hit the skate parks, but don’t expect I’ll need the knee pads regularly–still, they’re nice to have.

And because I hope my 5-year-old son will want to pick up skating sometime in the future I got a helmet for the good example. I’ll wear it at parks any time he comes with me.

My other primary hobby is writing fiction and poetry. Inspired by a good session, I’ve written my first poem about skateboarding tonight, and it’s available at my writing blog: Poem: Cool Night.

I’ve been out skating three times this month, as the weather has fluctuated from freezing cold to mild, and it’s been a touchstone for me. Though I have a lot of catching up to do after the winter, and though I still can’t land the fabled kick-flip or heel-flip at full speed (I’m really close on the heel-flip), my ollies are strong, and my manuals are stronger.

Plus my parking lot has been swept and is begging for more attention.