I learned to iceskate on the pond next door. Actually - on the tiny piece of ice in our drieway first - then to the pond. ( my sister started on double blades - I started on a single) I remember really really bright blue days - people from all over the neighborhood were on the pond . The hockey players were not allowed to crowd out the rest of us. Lots of crack the whip . One corner of the pond was unfrozen and my dog, Honey, astounded people by her willingness to swim underwater to fetch rocks.
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Spike's Bitches 33: Weeping, crawling, blaming everybody else
[NAFDA] Spike-centric discussion. Lusty, lewd (only occasionally crude), risque (and frisque), bawdy (Oh, lawdy!), flirty ('cuz we're purty), raunchy talk inside. Caveat lector.
Our skating music was The Jackson Five and The Osmonds. Not that I necessarily liked it (I did, it was the early 70s, what can I say), but they had upbeat songs that provided a good rhythm to skate to. Just about any pop music of the early 70s was good that way. Still, whole lotta shakin' going on to "Rockin' Robin" let me tell you.
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Why are Docs so spendy? And why can't I find some faux Docs?? Brown ones. Boots. Grrr.
Well, if my experience is any indication Aims, faux Docs suck.
I keep threatening to take M ice-skating at the Embarcadero rink before they take it down. He was surprised that I know how to skate, until I reminded him that I am More Northerly Than Him.
Rollerskating was a HUGE part of my pre-teen life. We'd (my parents, my parents' friends, and the assorted kids) drive out to Polar Rink in North Pole, bring a lunch, and skate all day. And in elementary school, we'd have ice-skating during recess (when it was warm enough to let us out).
Well, if my experience is any indication Aims, faux Docs suck.
I really only need 'em for Michigan.
Why are Docs so spendy?
Because they last for years and years and are hella comfy (if you have the right foot shape). They are worth the investment, IMB(oots)O.
::tries to wrap poor global-warming-ized brain around "warm enough to skate"::
::head go boom::
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SQUEEEEEE!
ND and I just exchanged gifts. I got him two verra nice single malts (Aims, you need to share the story of their delivery), and he got me a HUGE box of Lush products, the Pirates of the Carribean Life game, and...THIS!!! (Jilli, please don't kill me and steal it...I promise you can come visit!) It's #392 of 1000. SQUEE!