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To: abuelita who wrote (38122)	12/6/2004 7:42:05 AM
From: Clappy	Read Replies (1) \| Respond to of 104197

its funny how when you live through something new, you don't often see the significance of it until much later ... hindsight and all that, eh. Yeah and there are a few other sports labeled "Extreme Sports" that I've been noticing. When we went skiing last year I could not find a single youngster with skis strapped on. Instead everyone prefers snowboarding. Looks fun. Maybe I'll try it someday. Yesterday I tuned into NBC between commercials of the NFL pregame show. What I saw just blew my mind. Those kids on BMX bikes do some amazing stuff. Similar to skateboarders. But this was way out! The kids were riding their bikes down a rugged rocky mountain. As if they were doing that crazy steep skiing that Scoot does. But there is no snow. Just red clay and rock and their bikes. It seems that there are a lot of these alternative sports for kids to get into today. They even built a skateboard park at the recreational park in town. (Though it seems that many of the kids prefer the bank's parking lot with it's various obstacles, curbs, and railings.) Luckily, so far my kids haven't asked for one. Though they like to ride their wagon, Big Wheel, and other toys down the steep hill in the back yard when no one is looking... -Clapper