Comments on: Protected. http://nancynall.com/2007/01/15/protected/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=protected one writer's daily download Tue, 22 May 2012 18:43:34 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.3.2 By: LA mary http://nancynall.com/2007/01/15/protected/#comment-36785 LA mary Tue, 16 Jan 2007 18:02:51 +0000 http://nancynall.com/2007/01/15/protected/#comment-36785 Years of bad ice skating on the pond near my house in NJ gave me lots of sprained wrists and a sore tailbone, but never any knee injuries. Years of bad ice skating on the pond near my house in NJ gave me lots of sprained wrists and a sore tailbone, but never any knee injuries.

]]> By: John http://nancynall.com/2007/01/15/protected/#comment-36627 John Tue, 16 Jan 2007 15:12:56 +0000 http://nancynall.com/2007/01/15/protected/#comment-36627 I remember my son's first skating lesson (in hockey-mad Grosse Pointe). He was 4 and had a hockey helmet on (half the fun of lessons for him then was getting a hockey helmet!) and took a particularly comical fall. His legs flailed. His arms flailed. His butt went skyward. And the first thing that hit the ice was his head. The THWACK that I could hear from across the rink made me feel good about that helmet. I am absolutely sure he would have been knocked unconscious or worse. I'm not one for overprotecting the kids either. But when they are that young, on slippery skates, over hard ice, helmets are good. As for knee pads, I recommend elbow pads before knee pads. The first time I ever rollerbladed I did not wear elbow pads, and broke my elbow. The emergency room doc said: rollerblade without knee pads and you'll get a skinned knee. Rollerblade without elbow pads and you'll get a broken elbow. I remember my son’s first skating lesson (in hockey-mad Grosse Pointe). He was 4 and had a hockey helmet on (half the fun of lessons for him then was getting a hockey helmet!) and took a particularly comical fall. His legs flailed. His arms flailed. His butt went skyward. And the first thing that hit the ice was his head. The THWACK that I could hear from across the rink made me feel good about that helmet. I am absolutely sure he would have been knocked unconscious or worse. I’m not one for overprotecting the kids either. But when they are that young, on slippery skates, over hard ice, helmets are good.

As for knee pads, I recommend elbow pads before knee pads. The first time I ever rollerbladed I did not wear elbow pads, and broke my elbow. The emergency room doc said: rollerblade without knee pads and you’ll get a skinned knee. Rollerblade without elbow pads and you’ll get a broken elbow.

]]> By: Joe Kobiela http://nancynall.com/2007/01/15/protected/#comment-36210 Joe Kobiela Mon, 15 Jan 2007 23:48:19 +0000 http://nancynall.com/2007/01/15/protected/#comment-36210 N, Try and imagine if a white republican had said the same thing that Boxer said to Condie to a black democrat woman. That I think is the deal here. You would have had a call for there resignation. Joe N,
Try and imagine if a white republican had said the same thing that Boxer said to Condie to a black democrat woman. That I think is the deal here. You would have had a call for there resignation.
Joe

]]> By: brian stouder http://nancynall.com/2007/01/15/protected/#comment-36188 brian stouder Mon, 15 Jan 2007 20:41:29 +0000 http://nancynall.com/2007/01/15/protected/#comment-36188 In keeping with Ashley's post on the Plastic People thread - I think the header on <i>this</i> thread might be the title of a UNESCO-produced anti-AIDS song.... In keeping with Ashley’s post on the Plastic People thread – I think the header on this thread might be the title of a UNESCO-produced anti-AIDS song….

]]> By: ashley http://nancynall.com/2007/01/15/protected/#comment-36169 ashley Mon, 15 Jan 2007 17:38:46 +0000 http://nancynall.com/2007/01/15/protected/#comment-36169 The advantage of the hockey helmet over the bike helmet is that it can take multiple shots. The bike helmet should be replaced after one good hit. This, from a guy that mountain biked in a hockey helmet...it was more economical. The advantage of the hockey helmet over the bike helmet is that it can take multiple shots. The bike helmet should be replaced after one good hit.

This, from a guy that mountain biked in a hockey helmet…it was more economical.

]]> By: colleen http://nancynall.com/2007/01/15/protected/#comment-36168 colleen Mon, 15 Jan 2007 16:57:56 +0000 http://nancynall.com/2007/01/15/protected/#comment-36168 I don't usually fall, but I stumble. I've been on an adult precision team for about 8 years...the biggest cause of falls for the non jumpers is catching a toe pick. One minute you're skating the next....blam...belly flop on the ice, and you're not sure how it happened. If you're gonna get off the sofa, you're gonna get hurt. Wrapping kids in cotton batting isn't the answer.... But what do I know? When we were in school, we had a merry go round on the playground. In the first two months of school, three kids broke their ankles on it. Pretty sure they don't have those now. I don’t usually fall, but I stumble. I’ve been on an adult precision team for about 8 years…the biggest cause of falls for the non jumpers is catching a toe pick. One minute you’re skating the next….blam…belly flop on the ice, and you’re not sure how it happened.

If you’re gonna get off the sofa, you’re gonna get hurt. Wrapping kids in cotton batting isn’t the answer….

But what do I know? When we were in school, we had a merry go round on the playground. In the first two months of school, three kids broke their ankles on it. Pretty sure they don’t have those now.

]]> By: Dorothy http://nancynall.com/2007/01/15/protected/#comment-36162 Dorothy Mon, 15 Jan 2007 16:28:03 +0000 http://nancynall.com/2007/01/15/protected/#comment-36162 I fell on my knees recently. The day after Christmas I was walking the dog and our neighborhood has very strange sidewalks/curbs. I stepped down onto the street to go around a huge pile of Christmas trash, and down I went. It was around 6:10 AM, still very dark out. I ripped good black slacks that I had only worn twice before. I still have a scab on the left knee - the right one only had superficial scratches. I've done my share of butt falling, too. I cracked my tailbone on an icy driveway. That was NOT fun. I fell on my knees recently. The day after Christmas I was walking the dog and our neighborhood has very strange sidewalks/curbs. I stepped down onto the street to go around a huge pile of Christmas trash, and down I went. It was around 6:10 AM, still very dark out. I ripped good black slacks that I had only worn twice before. I still have a scab on the left knee – the right one only had superficial scratches. I’ve done my share of butt falling, too. I cracked my tailbone on an icy driveway. That was NOT fun.

]]> By: nancy http://nancynall.com/2007/01/15/protected/#comment-36160 nancy Mon, 15 Jan 2007 16:11:29 +0000 http://nancynall.com/2007/01/15/protected/#comment-36160 I guess it's all in how you're put together. With me, I fall butt-first, every time. I guess it’s all in how you’re put together. With me, I fall butt-first, every time.

]]> By: Dorothy http://nancynall.com/2007/01/15/protected/#comment-36156 Dorothy Mon, 15 Jan 2007 15:51:24 +0000 http://nancynall.com/2007/01/15/protected/#comment-36156 When I was 12 and made a new friend at school, she invited me to the local ice rink on Friday nights. I had never skated before so it was all new to me. I clung to the sides and wobbled as best as I could for a few weeks, eventually learning to let go and move around a little. Eventually I made it out to center ice and did not have to have my friend hover over me. However, I DID fall on my knees over and over. I remember this because the first night I made it to the center, I went home and lifted my pant legs to show my mom how black and blue my knees were. But dammit, I had skated! When I was 12 and made a new friend at school, she invited me to the local ice rink on Friday nights. I had never skated before so it was all new to me. I clung to the sides and wobbled as best as I could for a few weeks, eventually learning to let go and move around a little. Eventually I made it out to center ice and did not have to have my friend hover over me. However, I DID fall on my knees over and over. I remember this because the first night I made it to the center, I went home and lifted my pant legs to show my mom how black and blue my knees were. But dammit, I had skated!

]]> By: brian stouder http://nancynall.com/2007/01/15/protected/#comment-36153 brian stouder Mon, 15 Jan 2007 15:45:13 +0000 http://nancynall.com/2007/01/15/protected/#comment-36153 <i>they rely on Mom Nature for ice. She’s normally pretty reliable in a Michigan winter, but not this one. Or the last one.</i> Well, you quoted the professor speaking of the Middle Ages, and when we got to global warming, that same allusion made me smile. In our lifetimes, we have experienced huge winters (arctic cold, piles of snow) and the peer-reviewed experts were saying we were headed for a new ice age (and it was our fault); and now we are experiencing dud-winters, and the peer-reviewed experts are saying the globe is warming (and it is our fault) One supposes that when ancient civilizations made burnt offerings to the gods, in hopes of fertility and a good harvest - their shamans spoke in much the same way as our climatologist/shamans do today they rely on Mom Nature for ice. She’s normally pretty reliable in a Michigan winter, but not this one. Or the last one.

Well, you quoted the professor speaking of the Middle Ages, and when we got to global warming, that same allusion made me smile.

In our lifetimes, we have experienced huge winters (arctic cold, piles of snow) and the peer-reviewed experts were saying we were headed for a new ice age (and it was our fault);

and now we are experiencing dud-winters, and the peer-reviewed experts are saying the globe is warming (and it is our fault)

One supposes that when ancient civilizations made burnt offerings to the gods, in hopes of fertility and a good harvest – their shamans spoke in much the same way as our climatologist/shamans do today

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