I did better yesterday at the park on the jog/walk trail. Got a lot of looks, probably because I opted for a skateboarder's helmet, because bike helmets are dorky and not for skating anyway.

That, and that I was on quads, four wheelers. Old-fashioned skates, but not as old-fashioned as metal skates that went over your shoes and buckled on!


Found that going slow up short rises leads to trips. Accepting, like I never did before, that falling is part of skating. When I got on straightaways, the skating was wonderful.


Still adept at cornering, turns, swizzles. (Swizzles: where you let your feet drift apart, then pull them back in. Exercises the legs, and gives forward momentum.)


Took the hill home like a speed skater, arms swinging and all, then praticed side-stepping in the front steps.

Remembered to relax (mostly), and lean forward a bit.