So today I woke up really wanting to longboard down Provo canyon. I’d been thinking about it ever since I watched people ride it while I was was stuck running it. So after Kristie agreed to drop me off at the trail head, I grabbed my board and we left the house. On the way to the car I made the mistake of asking her to push me across the parking lot. Now picture this, I’m standing there on the board, waiting for a push when WHAM, next thing I knew I was laying dazed on the asphalt.
I imagine this was the moment when the laws of force and motion re-entered Kristie’s head after a temporary vacation. Bless her heart.
So, class: When you push a precariously perched object on a mobile platform, it’s important to push from its center of gravity. That action produces an even, balanced, forward momentum. However, when you decide to plant your foot on the base of that mobile platform and push with all your might, the perched object will not move evenly with it’s accelerating base. It will fall. Hard. On it’s tender elbow. Boo hoo.
The best part was that Kristie’s first reaction was uncontrollable laughter…mixed with trace amounts of concern and sympathy. Which was oddly adorable.
You are a fantastic writer, I have read many ( Not all, yet.) of your adventures, and keep coming back for more. Great pics too.
Congrats on finishing your first Tri as well!!
Please keep writing, and I will keep reading.
Thanks,
Steve