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To: Sam Cree
I managed to get up on water skis the other day, first time in about 10 years. I'm sure I looked ridiculous, a 56 year old graybeard being pulled along on a rope, but I'm absurdly proud of myself. OTOH, I can't believe how many different muscles are sore.

Excellent!

I think I know about those different muscles! I got up on skis about 3 years ago for the first time in 20 years. I was initially shocked that I could still pop right up out of the water. That lasted about 10 seconds before my muscles were screaming, "What the h*!! are you doing to us!" I think I skied about 500 yards before I was looking for an excuse to crash!

One of my co-workers and family had taken Myranda and I out because Myranda wanted to learn to ski. Of course, being as stupidly prideful as I am, and with the friends all being surprised that I could actually ski, then I had to prove to them that I could ski on one ski. I did. But, that only lasted about 100 yards before I was lookin' for an excuse to crash again! LOL

I loved it. But, I paid for it for several days. I am stickin' to my long time fitness program of pushing my bike out of the garage now! :-)

7,736 posted on 05/31/2004 8:49:43 AM PDT by Wneighbor (Chrome is a good gift. Chrome don't die! --Benny Polston)
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To: Wneighbor

Yeah, the skiing is fun, though I believe you are better at it than me if you can slalom. However, I didn't start hurting 'til about 24 hours later...glad I could still do it, though, if I'd not managed it, I'd have had to keep trying 'til I did, no matter what how many tries or days it took ;-)

I may want to try the wakeboard next.

Yes, the toast went over good, however it was straight from the heart anyway.


7,874 posted on 05/31/2004 7:42:16 PM PDT by Sam Cree (Democrats are herd animals)
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