Three Things from Edmonton podcast - episode 91: skateboard, sound, cabin door
This week’s collection of three things that left behind tracks of happiness and gratitude goes like this: 1. Skateboard There’s a vintage Budweiser skateboard on eBay the description of which—”heavily used with lots of signs of wear, but no signs of damage”—applies, on good days, to me, too. I came back with that same model of skateboard after a family trip to southern California in 1976. The board was the closest I would get to the Beach Boys surf scene. The old skateboard resurfaced in my consciousness last week on a patch of pavement at Avonmore School. That’s where skater-daughter-in-law-teacher Aleasha gave me remedial lesson on how to ride. I felt very shaky. I made my first mistake immediately. You might actually find it better to get going a bit and not just stand still on the board, she said, better for your balance, she said. Aleasha did something else quite remarkabl...