Today Bryan and Cat and I headed to the somewhat nearby city of Hammond. Cat was meeting a friend from grad school, and Bryan and I passed the time at the public skate park in town. We wowed everyone with our daring feats of bravery. Most of the kids there were in the 12- to 16-year-old range (and a lot better than me). Even this awesome little eight-year-old kid attacked the ramps like he was born on them (which might well be true). There were even four or five girls out there skating, and none too shabbily, either. Little skater kids today must have it great — when I was that age, skater chicks were way harder to find.

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