(not us, but what we imagined we looked like)

back in my advertising days

we decided to get active

and created

an after-work

roller blading group 

we did this 

each wednesday

for 6 years

with a pretty loyal core of people

and noticed that

we never got better

never lost an ounce of weight 

never got faster

but we did

meet our local police

see things from street level

like we had never seen them before

scream when going down big hills

 frequently get passed

by speed skating groups in matching outfits

sweat a lot

listen to outdoor concerts in the park

plug in a blender outside

 for margarita night

laugh endlessly

cross paths with many interesting people

discover places that we didn’t know existed

blade into taverns for refreshments

get breathless

survive many scrapes bruises and sprains

and

share such a wonderful adventure.

(not us either, but more what we really looked like)

—
“there is more to life than increasing its speed.”

 ~mohandas k. gandhi

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