tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9799907.post113682201456288122..comments2024-03-21T03:35:20.539-04:00Comments on writing as jo(e): Bonding through Boardingjo(e)http://www.blogger.com/profile/01488562158252331555noreply@blogger.comBlogger17125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9799907.post-1136917420488432902006-01-10T13:23:00.000-05:002006-01-10T13:23:00.000-05:00Jo(e), you may be the coolest. mom. ever. I am am...Jo(e), you may be the coolest. mom. ever. I am amazed that you tried snowboarding. I tried it once and swore never again, I was in so much pain the next day. Those are sweet memories, though. I'm sure your daughter was grateful.halloweenloverhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05226515861332754382noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9799907.post-1136897922515309372006-01-10T07:58:00.000-05:002006-01-10T07:58:00.000-05:00Delurking to say ouch. And you are much braver th...Delurking to say ouch. And you are much braver than I am. Growing up in Minnesota, you would think that I would ski, snowboard, snowshoe or something snow related in the winter. But I am a great big coward. We were forced to do downhill skiing in 4th grade and it terrified me. <BR/><BR/>Anyway, I really enjoy reading your blog.CarpeDMhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09066291714431230639noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9799907.post-1136875560545443752006-01-10T01:46:00.000-05:002006-01-10T01:46:00.000-05:00Glad you enjoyed yourself, even if your sore today...Glad you enjoyed yourself, even if your sore today. Sounds like you had a blast.<BR/><BR/>Next weekend will be easier, right?Autumnhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06044206467281334438noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9799907.post-1136863037819585072006-01-09T22:17:00.000-05:002006-01-09T22:17:00.000-05:00Ouch! But good for you--glad you had a great time....Ouch! But good for you--glad you had a great time. Reading your story I realized I have never even seen a ski slope, I'll have to add that to my list of places to go.Monhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07298264911822044959noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9799907.post-1136851525057172572006-01-09T19:05:00.000-05:002006-01-09T19:05:00.000-05:00I was so happy with myself when my son taught me (...I was so happy with myself when my son taught me (when he was ten or twelve) how to throw a football so that it flew more like a missile than a duck dying in midair and even how to run plays to help him practice. (I looked really silly.)<BR/><BR/>But you win the great mom prize, you really do :->.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9799907.post-1136846570355556972006-01-09T17:42:00.000-05:002006-01-09T17:42:00.000-05:00You are the coolest person ever.You are the coolest person ever.Liz Millerhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09469435277058701080noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9799907.post-1136841557307460992006-01-09T16:19:00.000-05:002006-01-09T16:19:00.000-05:00My brother-in-law, who is the same age as you, has...My brother-in-law, who is the same age as you, has been skiing since he was a baby. He and my husband both helped me learn to snowboard. BIL in actual fact was NOT that much help, because he kept taking me off the groomed runs, thinking I'd have so much more fun. Right.<BR/><BR/>Two years after he "helped" me learn to snowboard, he learned himself. And he was great at it instantly. (He also surfs.) I was so incredibly pissed off... How unfair! I had been looking forward to all his falls as a kind of retaliation for what he put me through : )<BR/><BR/>Then he got cocky. Although it was just his first day, he started flying down an intermediate-level slope. And he caught an edge -- spank! -- slammed into the snow so hard he passed out for a second. Limped back to lift line, dazed. And a little girl followed him, deft on her board, saying, "Mister! You dropped your googles!"<BR/><BR/>So, so funny to see this tiny little thing chasing after my 200-lb super-skier brother-in-law.<BR/><BR/>Moral: never never be overconfident! It's too painful!Jennifer (ponderosa)https://www.blogger.com/profile/17712875613623664156noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9799907.post-1136839602350791892006-01-09T15:46:00.000-05:002006-01-09T15:46:00.000-05:00You're so brave and your stories are so good. Wha...You're so brave and your stories are so good. Whatever you do always sounds like so much fun that I wish I was there with you.<BR/><BR/>We should go skiing together sometime.<BR/><BR/>:-)Mary Stebbins Taitthttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10626507461216769140noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9799907.post-1136836715111455092006-01-09T14:58:00.000-05:002006-01-09T14:58:00.000-05:00The warning about your wrists is very apt - my ver...The warning about your wrists is very apt - my very first snowboarding lesson, I sprained my wrist. :-( It was a painful few weeks until I could use it properly, and I still wear wristguards now when I board. But I love it - there's an exhiliration and freedom that I find is different than on skis.<BR/>Congrats on learning a new skill!parodiehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15454972767684196711noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9799907.post-1136833680030192632006-01-09T14:08:00.000-05:002006-01-09T14:08:00.000-05:00Wow! Sounds amazing. Yay for you for becoming a sn...Wow! Sounds amazing. Yay for you for becoming a snowboarder...Hope the bruises get better before next week's lesson. :)Pink Cupcakehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13189535908875879313noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9799907.post-1136831880384469802006-01-09T13:38:00.000-05:002006-01-09T13:38:00.000-05:00I once let my sister drag me snowboarding. I fell...I once let my sister drag me snowboarding. I fell a zillion times (though it was nice, soft Sierras snow, not East Coast ice, so the visible bruising was minimal), but what really hurt were my hips. The snowboarding stance was really uncomfortable for me.<BR/><BR/>Still wish I could do it, though. Nothing looks cooler.Phantom Scribblerhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03258384756183844406noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9799907.post-1136831040987641232006-01-09T13:24:00.000-05:002006-01-09T13:24:00.000-05:00PPB: I hope you mean that on the top of that file ...PPB: I hope you mean that on the top of that file it would say, "Read it and then sign up for the lessons." I am so jealous that you've got ski slopes nearby. I've never tried snowboarding--maybe next year?Scrivenerhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05922358016805022637noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9799907.post-1136830866289099362006-01-09T13:21:00.000-05:002006-01-09T13:21:00.000-05:00I'll file this away under things to read before yo...I'll file this away under things to read before you consider snowboarding. ouch. I hope ou feel better.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9799907.post-1136828780038770872006-01-09T12:46:00.000-05:002006-01-09T12:46:00.000-05:00I've had learning to downhill ski on my to-do list...I've had learning to downhill ski on my to-do list for years (I've done Nordic skiing since I was seven, although I haven't done as much of it as I'd like of late). This is the first winter in about 8 years that I've had both the time and haven't been pregnant - and what happens? It WARMS UP and there's no snow.<BR/>and what the others said about you being a good role model.Coffee-Drinking Womanhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11029304444311098520noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9799907.post-1136828588606952412006-01-09T12:43:00.000-05:002006-01-09T12:43:00.000-05:00i'm about 10 years younger, and i'm still too worr...i'm about 10 years younger, and i'm still too worried about the speed, the falling, the possibilities for humiliation -- impressive, jo(e), that you got past all that!mchttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12090217204829504624noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9799907.post-1136826293116868112006-01-09T12:04:00.000-05:002006-01-09T12:04:00.000-05:00like academic coach said... I too have a girl crus...like academic coach said... I too have a girl crush.<BR/><BR/>but as much as I'd like to ask my 3 younger snowboarding brothers to teach me to snowboard, I think I'm intimidated by the bruises and bonebreaking possibilities since I'm your elder by a few years.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9799907.post-1136824671787664062006-01-09T11:37:00.000-05:002006-01-09T11:37:00.000-05:00Hmmm...I am a skiier...not a snowboarder...but I h...Hmmm...I am a skiier...not a snowboarder...but I have heard that one of the biggest differences in learning either sport is that a beginner can get up on skiis the first day, and can then learn the basics very quickly; but it takes a lot of time to get to advanced level. Whereas, snowboarding is a bitch to learn and is not very beginner friendly, but once you get it, you're good to go.<BR/><BR/>Keep up the good work! I am super impressed.<BR/><BR/>--girlGirlhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17131011667990422886noreply@blogger.com