The boy-child’s first lesson

In a new pair of gloves and used helmet and skates from Play It Again Sports, the boy-child takes the ice for his first learn-to-skate lesson. To my eyes, he seems to be doing okay.  Not falling down a lot or anything. After the class, he tells me he’s getting...

Dementia has clearly set in …

Forty-two years old … Largely sedentary for the last decade … Never played organized sports in my life … Raised in sunny Florida … Obviously I’m the perfect candidate to start playing ice hockey. No? Not obvious? So how did I get myself into this situation? Born in...

The Boy-Child’s First Solo

There’s an old Styx song I’ve been humming a lot this week:Nothing ever goes as planned …It’s a hell of a notion …I’m on vacation this week and had “plans” — the plans were to paddle every morning, do several hours...