Archive for the ‘Futile’ Category
Monday, September 21st, 2009
Over the weekend (skate or die!) I ran into teenage skate punks around town and guess what, they all wanted to talk with me. Here's what we talked about and what I learned:
Number one question of all time - can you ollie, immediately followed by can you kickflip? Demonstration mandatory. ...
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Monday, September 7th, 2009
Rhen's surgery for a small bit of scar tissue on his eyelid went very well - for the most part. In the beginning there was a slight hiccup of, well, what seemed like cluster confusion (at Mayo, seriously?). Everyone in that room, which was the size of a large closet, ...
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Tuesday, September 1st, 2009
About a week of skateboarding and this is what I have learned (again):
Don't over tighten your wheels. Tighter wheels means harder pushing, harder pushing leads to a sore ankle. Wheels need a little bit of play on the truck. Enough to hear a light 'clack' when moved back and forth ...
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Saturday, August 22nd, 2009
Went skateboarding this morning. The only minor wipe out I had was hitting some sand at the end of a handicap ramp. I had to hop off as my skateboard flipped in the intersection. I hopped right back on. Later in the afternoon I practiced ollies. I can pop a ...
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Tuesday, August 18th, 2009
Sorry Iggy Pop, but my lust for life, my joie de vivre doesn't go much further than this cup of coffee on this fine Tuesday morning but hey, I have a story I'm sure even you could appreciate.
Stupidly enough (ha!) I thought roasting marshmallows and drinking celebratory (just what was ...
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Sunday, August 16th, 2009
So, for like the last I don't know, 10 years I've been having skateboarding dreams. The kind when I'm just cruising the streets at night or in the early morning, skating where ever I want. They're the best dreams.
Today at the mall I decided to visit the Zumiez shop. I ...
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Monday, August 10th, 2009
I'll be right up front and say that I have no trampoline photos yet. It's one of those things that takes time because I'm about as graceful as a wounded salmon making its way up stream. There's really no need to document that. Sure it's dangerous too, but it feels ...
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Tuesday, August 4th, 2009
Yesterday morning - I'm working in tech support and for some reason or other I rattle off the Cool Hand Luke line, "What we've got here, is a failure to communicate." Things sort of go downhill from there. However, we do take time to watch the absolutely ridiculous, over the ...
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