Practically Speaking!

Well - practically speaking.  There are all these people spinning, weaving, and dancing, trying to balance on very thin blades.  Not to mention falling on a very hard surface.  What happens if a blade breaks, or a shoe-lace snaps or they fall, or crash into a very large tree or even larger pillar?  Has anyone thought of the consequences? Are there paramedics concealed waiting for a '911'? Or do all these people appear out of nowhere and zoom off into the night without a care in the world, and buzz around on the ice and then… well exactly what then?  Do they just go and have coffee or take in a movie or have a hot pancake on the sidewalk?  What do they do?  Where do they go?  Are these normal workers ending a long day on the ice?  Does everyone carry a pair of skates just for a quick 'spin' after work?  Does anyone stop to think?  That is what surged through my mind - should I have been thinking of all the fun? Probably, but then I would not be practically speaking.

Marie-Grace

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Name	Comment	Date
Erna	Congratulations – the first person who accepted the challenge! I enjoyed your humour. The story, I guess, would be in answering all the questions that surged through your mind…	2007-02-08
Mandy	Well done Marie Grace. I like your play on words. I can see that what you wrote could be translated into the metaphors of poetry. Can I dare you to give it a try?	2007-02-22