tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-23740018.post3079081082765892685..comments2023-09-23T04:53:23.472-03:00Comments on Under the Mad Hat: I wish I had a riverMadhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13416585771017767796noreply@blogger.comBlogger31125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-23740018.post-87485036046378335322008-01-23T00:09:00.000-04:002008-01-23T00:09:00.000-04:00I avoid blogging and computers altogether on weeke...I avoid blogging and computers altogether on weekends too - keeps me sane.Wayfarer Scientistahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07996334636311497271noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-23740018.post-22451029902406582672008-01-20T12:14:00.000-04:002008-01-20T12:14:00.000-04:00Oh how COOL this post is. Our family has been invi...Oh how COOL this post is. Our family has been invited to skate on a regular basis by Nina, our seven year old DAUGHTER who is a hockey player now. Her overwhelming interest in playing on a hockey team spurred the entire family to hit the ice more frequently. I know how to skate, but my husband didn't. And now? He takes his skates to work so that he can spend HIS lunches at the outdoor rink outside his office. Funny he isn't the only one. Enjoy!Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-23740018.post-85600824948428026162008-01-20T00:34:00.000-04:002008-01-20T00:34:00.000-04:00Mad - just a back-comment. Watsons go to Birmingha...Mad - just a back-comment. <BR/>Watsons go to Birmingham is FANTASTIC! And tear-jerking, but still. <BR/>And the Newbery was indeed announced, along with the Caldecott in a somewhat unusual choice. <BR/>And me, I rarely read adult stuff, so while it may look admirable, that is the vast bulk of my reading you are seeing there! Gah.kittenpiehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05215443551546036909noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-23740018.post-72883877853308534222008-01-19T22:59:00.000-04:002008-01-19T22:59:00.000-04:00I'm laughing because we have a pond in our yard an...I'm laughing because we have a pond in our yard and that was exactly what skating was like for me. <BR/><BR/>This Wisconsin girl has yet to strap on hockey skates, but someday I might.Virtualspritehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06906165073300321977noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-23740018.post-35864703758635993422008-01-19T09:35:00.000-04:002008-01-19T09:35:00.000-04:00precisely. i love singing that line. i suspected...precisely. i love singing that line. i suspected you would as well.Bonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14403701620708365171noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-23740018.post-77879171684086671752008-01-19T03:16:00.000-04:002008-01-19T03:16:00.000-04:00I use to love skating at the UofA in the summer. W...I use to love skating at the UofA in the summer. Walking around in plus 20 with your skates and stick slung over your shoulder. <BR/><BR/>Last time I was at the rink a five year old boy told me I was a fierce skater. NOW that's a compliment.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-23740018.post-63686305513899852102008-01-19T01:59:00.000-04:002008-01-19T01:59:00.000-04:00Give me a lake at night anytime. The groaning cra...Give me a lake at night anytime. The groaning crack of the ice as you stroke by, the crusty bumps of uneven ice, the black puck sliding its way into the oblivion of the inky surround. Bliss.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-23740018.post-45591913739852917622008-01-19T01:42:00.000-04:002008-01-19T01:42:00.000-04:00good lord, in just a few days, i've missed you. th...good lord, in just a few days, i've missed you. this is fab writing, Mad.Girlplustwohttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07056576921114387218noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-23740018.post-54288470205745711402008-01-18T23:50:00.000-04:002008-01-18T23:50:00.000-04:00"klutz not lutz" - love it! Good one. And my regio..."klutz not lutz" - love it! Good one. <BR/><BR/>And my regional patois includes "the rink at the park," "Ryerson," or "City Hall" among its skating locales.kittenpiehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05215443551546036909noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-23740018.post-41429413024428173532008-01-18T22:39:00.000-04:002008-01-18T22:39:00.000-04:00Oh, I love to ice skate. I've been doing it since ...Oh, I love to ice skate. I've been doing it since I was two. We used to live in Alaska, you know. Now I'm lucky if I go once a year. I am so jealous you skate twice a week. Fun.Kylahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03311014761113076785noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-23740018.post-88875640931758202542008-01-18T20:46:00.000-04:002008-01-18T20:46:00.000-04:00Oh and bon: Do I know it? "This stick was signed b...Oh and bon: Do I know it? <BR/>"This stick was signed by Jean Beliveau<BR/>So don't you fuckin' tell me where to fuckin' go"<BR/><BR/>One of the best lyrics of all time.Madhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13416585771017767796noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-23740018.post-72698987876619927662008-01-18T19:11:00.000-04:002008-01-18T19:11:00.000-04:00I think we would get on... even though I'm not Can...I think we would get on... even though I'm not Canadian and all. I figure skated as a child (no grace, just loved being on the ice). And as an adult, I used to skate at my lunch hour in Hawaii whenever I could, usually just me and one or two other people on a big lovely expanse of ice.<BR/><BR/>As for the Booby Orrs? Brilliant.ewe are herehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13339650361453626546noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-23740018.post-18293150877452893182008-01-18T17:30:00.000-04:002008-01-18T17:30:00.000-04:00And fantastic exercise to boot!(Oh, and thanks for...And fantastic exercise to boot!<BR/><BR/>(Oh, and thanks for the tips on how to fasten the skates. I clearly have been doing it all wrong, and my feet always hurt afterwards.)Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-23740018.post-15615749720600237572008-01-18T16:31:00.000-04:002008-01-18T16:31:00.000-04:00No-Mo: That's a real generous way of putting it. I...No-Mo: That's a real generous way of putting it. I wouldn't per se claim to play anything resembling the real game or anything but I can somewhat slowly clear the zone when I notice I'm offside.Madhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13416585771017767796noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-23740018.post-79002349444705675312008-01-18T15:53:00.000-04:002008-01-18T15:53:00.000-04:00Wow, I'm impressed that you can play hockey! I ca...Wow, I'm impressed that you can play hockey! I can't skate backwards to save my life.Run ANChttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06088821030860597465noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-23740018.post-57801522136833834962008-01-18T14:06:00.000-04:002008-01-18T14:06:00.000-04:00Breathless. I skated a lot as a kid - figure skat...Breathless. I skated a lot as a kid - figure skates, though. Skating lessons (figure 8s and tiny jumps) and weekly family trips to a nearby outdoor rink in the winter.<BR/><BR/>I would dearly like to take it up again. Maybe I will.<BR/><BR/>Thanks for a lovely and even provocative post!Magpiehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15460136246441367993noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-23740018.post-33911746005584524952008-01-18T13:38:00.000-04:002008-01-18T13:38:00.000-04:00B&P: That's it! Hockey takes your mind off skating...B&P: That's it! Hockey takes your mind off skating. It frees you to actually skate. Unless, of course, you're playing Oromocto--a team that took the no body checking rule rather lightly.Madhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13416585771017767796noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-23740018.post-615753331319011702008-01-18T13:34:00.000-04:002008-01-18T13:34:00.000-04:00I hereby out myself as a proud former Booby Orr! ...I hereby out myself as a proud former Booby Orr! I felt so talented, owing to I could skate backwards and all. Unfortunately, after two dislocated shoulder I had to bow out.<BR/><BR/>But, my god, it was fun, eh? Smelly, but fun.<BR/><BR/>And Hawrelak park is a place that holds a lot of fine, skating around the island and playing crack the whip memories for me. And of freezing my baguettes off. Still, fine memories.<BR/><BR/>And a wonderful post.Mimihttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10812707312289852258noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-23740018.post-84361530749925061052008-01-18T13:33:00.000-04:002008-01-18T13:33:00.000-04:00I'm the kind of skater who invariably attracts the...I'm the kind of skater who invariably attracts the attention of well-meaning strangers who come up and earnestly tell me to bend my knees. Sorry. It can't be done.<BR/><BR/>I did play hockey once in my undergraduate days, though, and I was amazed at how much easier it was - not only because of the stick but also just having something to think about aside from the constant fear of falling and vague worry about how exactly I would stop if I ever did manage to create some momentum. When the time comes, Pie will definitely be signed up for girls' hockey and not figure skating.Beahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15957626443087438904noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-23740018.post-72326620514931856102008-01-18T12:33:00.000-04:002008-01-18T12:33:00.000-04:00I completely suck at skating. But I love it anywa...I completely suck at skating. But I love it anyway. Your descriptions are beautiful. And twice a week? Me = jealous.Victoriahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15898415128748687415noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-23740018.post-20218410414142761602008-01-18T12:03:00.000-04:002008-01-18T12:03:00.000-04:00ooooh this is lovely, I can't skate for shit but I...ooooh this is lovely, I can't skate for shit but I would love to watch you sometime.flutterhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11828689769747130419noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-23740018.post-64713662346539681042008-01-18T11:59:00.000-04:002008-01-18T11:59:00.000-04:00i waws never much for the ice skating (although we...i waws never much for the ice skating (although we did use to make our own "crick" in the backyard with a hose) but I LOVED rollerskating.<BR/><BR/>I am glad you are doing it for YOUR enjoyment.painted maypolehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06446625015003854710noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-23740018.post-37280401295360816662008-01-18T10:56:00.000-04:002008-01-18T10:56:00.000-04:00I have been dreaming about skating again for ages....I have been dreaming about skating again for ages. I virtually stopped at the age of fourteen because we moved away from the place where you could go skating on a tiny lake.<BR/><BR/>I still have those girl skates, two sizes to big to grow into, and now they're rusty.<BR/><BR/>Thanks for reminding me.Susannehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14220769941216066968noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-23740018.post-24591019608042895102008-01-18T10:11:00.000-04:002008-01-18T10:11:00.000-04:00For the last two years, I have asked for pickless ...For the last two years, I have asked for pickless ice skates for Christmas, to replace the old-school figure skates I've had for so many years I've long since lost count. So far, no skates, but my family may have considered it imprudent this year given my current, erm, condition.<BR/><BR/>I love love love skating on the Rideau Canal (and would LOVE to skate it with you and Sin some day!) because of the fresh air, the crowds, the history, the Beavertails -- but I never did learn how to stop, and there are no boards with which to slow oneself down, so I can only stop by allowing myself to lose momentum and coast gracefully to a halt. Not always the best plan when you are sharing the ice with 10000 other people, many of whom are even worse skaters than me!Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-23740018.post-68376862998559946212008-01-18T09:43:00.000-04:002008-01-18T09:43:00.000-04:00the Booby Orrs. heh. so many fine puns in here.....the Booby Orrs. heh. so many fine puns in here...you're gifted, girl.<BR/><BR/>yeh, women's hockey is way beyond me out here...i actually never learned to skate without those damn picks so the chicks' hockey teams scare the shit out of me. perhaps you and i could start a pan-Maritime league. you will have to name it, though. Klutzes who'd rather be drinking would be my only suggestion. ;)<BR/><BR/>i have had that song in my head since the first snow of the season...i am glad to have it brought to the forefront again this morning. but this post REALLY reminded me of Jane Siberry's hockey song...do you know it? if not, go find it. you'll love it.Bonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14403701620708365171noreply@blogger.com