tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4199397575911294318.post1331053939617687616..comments2024-03-25T10:28:53.317-05:00Comments on Baking in a Tornado: Skating in a Functional SocietyKaren BakingInATornadohttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04908944310611937600noreply@blogger.comBlogger14125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4199397575911294318.post-74763913292850389112022-05-05T13:20:17.773-05:002022-05-05T13:20:17.773-05:00So many of those little things that we (or our kid...So many of those little things that we (or our kids) did almost without thinking can bring us smiles later in life whenever we see them.Karen BakingInATornadohttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04908944310611937600noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4199397575911294318.post-1886840924139408772022-05-05T13:12:23.634-05:002022-05-05T13:12:23.634-05:00I like your stories. I'm glad he was able to g...I like your stories. I'm glad he was able to get his skateboard back. <br />I've lived in this apartment for 24 years. Yep, a long time. My daughter is 30 years old and she grew up here in this apartment. So when she moved out and then a few years later moved back in to be with her dad and I when he got cancer and then stayed after he passed away to help me out, she said it's been weird seeing all the little things around the apartment that she did as a kid. Like a sticker on the back of the dresser or her best friends name on the inside of the medicine cabinet in the bathroom. Little things.Mary Kirklandhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04991095291522043588noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4199397575911294318.post-62667534612076897402022-05-04T15:51:25.200-05:002022-05-04T15:51:25.200-05:00Well, of course, having nothing to do with skating...Well, of course, having nothing to do with skating, the story still has an important point.Karen BakingInATornadohttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04908944310611937600noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4199397575911294318.post-16977105244442435382022-05-04T14:38:11.112-05:002022-05-04T14:38:11.112-05:00Never had anything to do with skating none of my g...Never had anything to do with skating none of my girls had an interest in it, I liked this postJo-Anne's Ramblingshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11418152399382818709noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4199397575911294318.post-49406380391145432852022-05-04T08:51:44.691-05:002022-05-04T08:51:44.691-05:00I miss it too. Telling this story brought to light...I miss it too. Telling this story brought to light just how much things have changed.Karen BakingInATornadohttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04908944310611937600noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4199397575911294318.post-65076007900767720782022-05-04T08:49:00.975-05:002022-05-04T08:49:00.975-05:00It really was a great lesson for all of us.It really was a great lesson for all of us.Karen BakingInATornadohttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04908944310611937600noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4199397575911294318.post-53072784404299855632022-05-04T08:43:17.411-05:002022-05-04T08:43:17.411-05:00As a functioning community should be--everyone tog...As a functioning community should be--everyone together in a common goal. How little we see it. And how much I miss it!<br />It's heartening to hear about acts of kindness and brotherhood. They used to be a part of daily life. Now they have to be sought out--or created...<br />Thank you for the memories...and the lesson!Diane Stringam Tolleyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09629946536985545457noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4199397575911294318.post-51075009647893109802022-05-03T20:02:30.421-05:002022-05-03T20:02:30.421-05:00What a heartwarming story!What a heartwarming story!Kathy Ghttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10593849691667606991noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4199397575911294318.post-5004319718928797542022-05-03T18:12:09.734-05:002022-05-03T18:12:09.734-05:00So funny that you had the same experience. And so ...So funny that you had the same experience. And so glad to hear that you all helped out too.Karen BakingInATornadohttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04908944310611937600noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4199397575911294318.post-82360363925710984832022-05-03T17:42:45.357-05:002022-05-03T17:42:45.357-05:00A good lesson from the memory of what could have b...A good lesson from the memory of what could have been a loss. Our Mike-next-door, who is now married with kids and still has a business and mows our lawn, was the one whose skateboard went down the drain in front of our house. My Sweetie and his Dad managed to get the cover pried up and a ladder was let down to reach it. The moms were the ones cheering them on and suggesting the ideas. You're so right we all have a part to play, and we take turns.messymimihttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10649529601786689712noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4199397575911294318.post-41292066605881435602022-05-03T16:42:34.929-05:002022-05-03T16:42:34.929-05:00I know it was the skateboarding culture that go th...I know it was the skateboarding culture that go the bad rap, but I researched it, read books about skateboarders, listened to what they had to say, I went to skateboarding events with my son as well, I just didn't see it.Karen BakingInATornadohttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04908944310611937600noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4199397575911294318.post-52152630893051732372022-05-03T16:36:57.547-05:002022-05-03T16:36:57.547-05:00One of my first cousins once removed was an avid s...One of my first cousins once removed was an avid skateboarder in his childhood and early teens. I truly don't know how skateboarding got the bad rap it had, and, in some circles, still has. When I see a young person on a skateboard now, I think to myself "Wow, that person is going to have awesome balance when he is 65 if they keep it up!"Alana ramblinwitham.blogspot.combookwormhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06589840841266507266noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4199397575911294318.post-66567672364419098452022-05-03T09:08:33.086-05:002022-05-03T09:08:33.086-05:00For now, I'm just so glad to see him get on a ...For now, I'm just so glad to see him get on a board again.Karen BakingInATornadohttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04908944310611937600noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4199397575911294318.post-68746694406055368432022-05-03T08:40:59.528-05:002022-05-03T08:40:59.528-05:00My son was a Tony Hawk lover as well. When we woul...My son was a Tony Hawk lover as well. When we would go camping he would always take his board and ride all weekend long. He wasn't able to ride at home because of the road we lived on so this was his chance to fly. Good memories! Tell College boy that it hurts more with each year!Renahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03797951607214342467noreply@blogger.com