tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3388578325782539013.post8149618350042853898..comments2024-03-26T17:32:38.865-04:00Comments on YA Outside the Lines: Just Like Riding a Bike (Jan Blazanin)Brian Katcherhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15159532800819759917noreply@blogger.comBlogger9125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3388578325782539013.post-67241448971326139202011-06-18T14:47:28.850-04:002011-06-18T14:47:28.850-04:00Joy, I saw a piece on TV today about people who ar...Joy, I saw a piece on TV today about people who are taking up gymnastics in their 40s on up. One guy was in his 70s! I can't imagine anyone over 20 voluntarily doing flips. My parts are still hurting!Jan Blazaninhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01085118289400659555noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3388578325782539013.post-468494704409314582011-06-14T16:20:59.108-04:002011-06-14T16:20:59.108-04:00Ouch!! Sorry about that. Those are some serious br...Ouch!! Sorry about that. Those are some serious bruises. You know, as a kid I used to ice skate all winter. We lived in Chicago and I got a new pair of ice skates for my birthday ever year (it's in September). And then I moved to Texas. And so much for that. Fast forward a few years to when son was about seven and they opened an indoor rink about 20 miles from us. "Here," I say after I lace up both our pairs of skates. "Let Mommy teach you." And then I fell flat on my butt. It hurt a lot more than I remember falling used to hurt. I took him a few more times. And then I chose to give it up. Which makes me sad. But keeps me in one piece.Joy Preblehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00532958575068320212noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3388578325782539013.post-89028588592550308702011-06-13T15:08:26.725-04:002011-06-13T15:08:26.725-04:00Shiny side up is always a good rule to follow.Shiny side up is always a good rule to follow.Steve Shierynoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3388578325782539013.post-65974394647499790952011-06-13T11:43:46.516-04:002011-06-13T11:43:46.516-04:00If I keep riding the way I have been, I'll hav...If I keep riding the way I have been, I'll have plenty of scar tissue to land on.Jan Blazaninhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01085118289400659555noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3388578325782539013.post-60067775794833724872011-06-13T10:14:49.821-04:002011-06-13T10:14:49.821-04:00Ow! Sorry to hear about your fall, Jan. I agree wi...Ow! Sorry to hear about your fall, Jan. I agree with Sharelle. Keep pusing the boundaries! They can make us get older but they can't make us grow up.<br /><br />I had my first fall in several years one week ago. I only got some scrapes so I got back on the bike and finished the 21 miles that we had planned. The bad part of mine was that I landed on real skin rather than scar tissue. It doesn't hurt so much when you land on existing scar tissues.Steve Shierynoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3388578325782539013.post-35121541710421617742011-06-12T17:31:23.060-04:002011-06-12T17:31:23.060-04:00Rollerblades aren't a bad idea, Steph. You wou...Rollerblades aren't a bad idea, Steph. You wouldn't have nearly as far to fall.Jan Blazaninhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01085118289400659555noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3388578325782539013.post-78244555866757690632011-06-12T14:15:49.655-04:002011-06-12T14:15:49.655-04:00Ouch, Jan!!! Sorry to hear about your accident, bu...Ouch, Jan!!! Sorry to hear about your accident, but glad you are getting better and not deterred from bike riding! I loved riding my bike as a kid and a couple years ago my dad got a bike for his birthday and encourage me to take it for a whirl. Since that old saying implies that you can never forget how to ride a bike, I went for it. Like you my balance was off and I'd totally forgotten how to operate the brakes. I only went a block though before half leaping off into the grass and I was unscathed, but I don't know if I'll try again. I might stick with the rollerblades. That is the childhood form of transportation that I appear to still be functional at!Stephanie Kuehnerthttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15337734171729461782noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3388578325782539013.post-91649912905024247852011-06-11T18:09:29.857-04:002011-06-11T18:09:29.857-04:00Thanks, Sharelle!Thanks, Sharelle!Jan Blazaninhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01085118289400659555noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3388578325782539013.post-71629352355284474282011-06-11T16:52:15.062-04:002011-06-11T16:52:15.062-04:00I love the way you push the boundaries . . . in wr...I love the way you push the boundaries . . . in writing, on the bike trail, among the prairie flowers and guinea hens.sharellehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00003843427112325821noreply@blogger.com