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[bjarvis]

To our delight, Tom opted to spend the bulk of his day chez nous. To my delight, he & Kent indulged me on going ice skating near our home this afternoon.

	Brian J. Skating in Wheaton, MD, 2006-07-16
	Brian, Tom & Kent Skating in Wheaton, MD, 2006-07-16
	Tom & Kent Skating in Wheaton, MD, 2006-07-16

I'm giving serious thought to turning my 40th birthday next January into an ice skating party at the public arena. More thoughts on that later.

Comments

[abqdan.livejournal.com]

What a lovely treat! Haven't been ice skating in years, though I'm sure we have one rink here, and they are planning a new double-rink stadium for ice-sports. I am fairly stable going round and round but never learned to stop gracefully. Maybe you can give me some tips!

[trawnapanda.livejournal.com]

I am fairly stable going round and round but never learned to stop gracefully.

you and me both. I've had a guardedly hostile relationship with skates since age 9, when I had a pair of rollerskates (the kind you fastened over your street shoes with a key, none of this in-line newfangledness). My next-door-neighbour-best-friend and I took turns with them and his bike, with the skater being towed, water-skiier style. At a significant crack in the pavement (north american: sidewalk), my feet stopped suddenly, the rest of me (pulled by the tow rope) didn't, and a greenstick fracture of the arm ensued.

then we emigrated to Canada, where they have ice outdoors in winter. different country, different technology, so I tried ice-skates, with a group of friends. "We'll skate in a chain, it'll help you steer." How was *I* supposed to know what "Crack the Whip" meant? Apparently my horizontal cartwheel cleared most of the snow off the ice surface. but it didn't improve my relationship with skates, lemme tellya. to this day, i can turn left (being strongly right-footed), and stop by running out of inertia, or hitting something/one.

Brian's a lot more graceful than moi on skates. the party sounds like fun - I suspect if I wuz there, I'd be the one guarding the coats on the bench.

LOL!!

[cuyahogarvr.livejournal.com]

LOL!! - I have to admit to experiencing both of these events in my youth also. Too funny - now of course.

[paigemom.livejournal.com]

I bet you were the best of the three!

[kent4str.livejournal.com]

Of course he was! He was showing off in that low-key Canadian way all afternoon.

[annoyinghandle.livejournal.com]

So who was Nancy and who was Tonya?

[kent4str.livejournal.com]

Take a look at the picture of all three and see who's wearing a bandage on his(her) knee.

[trawnapanda.livejournal.com]

nancy / kent / skippy ... oh I'm SO confused!

[nanocub.livejournal.com]

that looks like it was a lot of fun!

[vaneramos.livejournal.com]

This looks like one of the best possible ways to spend a sweltering July day.

Ice Skating Birthday Party

[cuyahogarvr.livejournal.com]

What a great idea! Especially with hot chocolate and marshmallows!