Grand Avenue by Mike Thompson for November 09, 2021

All true. dodge ball hurt!

Ah, square/folk dancing, the winter recess (physical activity) I not only enjoyed but excelled at! Outdoor recess activities only underscored my lack of coordination!

Square dancing used to be fun, then the old people (and I’m 70) got really rigid about costuming and everyone under 65 dropped out.

Oh lord….I’m as old as their grandma.

Um, still do those, actually. Although dodgeball is deemphasized, or modified to be a little less dangerous and/or exclusionary.

Then there was the goofy rhythm thing with the long bamboo poles, dancing in and out of them when they were clacked together…

Yeah, teach them things they’ll use as can adult. “Do you want fries with that?” “Your car warranty is about to expire.” “Your company computers are locked. You can open them by sending $500M (US$) in Bitcoin to….”

Gym class- the MOST USELESS class there was.

Actually those were valuable life lessons.1) Square dancing taught us how to do useless and meaningless routines 5o please the higher ups.2) Dodgeball prepared us for the usual social interactions of American society.3) Running a whole mile prepares us for getting through a week of work, kids schedules and homemaking.

And Algebra still sucks

We still do a form of dodgeball, sometimes it involves creditors.

Actually, I liked square dancing and playing dodge ball in elementary school. (The 50’s.)I don’t remember it being that violent. Maybe because I was good at it. Only the more coordinated kids played. And as far as running, I became a sprinter in high school. If I had been smarter, I probably could have gone to college on a scholarship. Maybe!

And she probably had monkey bars, jungle gyms, and swings all set on a concrete playground.

I did all that and I’m 44. How old is their grandma?

Wow! I did all that stuff in school, plus archery! I didn’t think I was that old! Oh yeah, that’s right, I am. Sigh.