Thanks Rachel
Tag: Sports
“I think I’ll be last. But it doesn’t matter.”
SMWI*: Football Weekend – Italian Style.
RBS 6 Nations 2014 on Dmax Italy from silvia morganti on Vimeo.
Inspired? Yes. Listening for the referee’s call of “crouch, bind, set” – – watching the players bind together – heads interlocking with the opposition — followed by brute force. Add rain and mud and what you have here is a Man’s Sport.
SMWI* = Saturday Morning Work-out Inspiration
SMWI*: Cranberries
This is a bit of a departure from the usual SMWI* (Saturday Morning Workout Inspiration) clips but no less inspiring. The imagery on this short film is stunning. This video was filmed in Manitowish Waters, Wisconsin in cranberry bogs. This extreme sport is called winch boarding which involves “being pulled by a large machine while on a skateboard, surfboard, snowboard, or other type of board.” Don’t quit on this one too early.
(Source: The Minneapolis Egotist: Two Locals & Red Bull Created a Stunning Cranberry Wakeskating Video.
Zip-a-Dee-Doo-Dah
The hotel made us sign a waiver before we stepped on the bus. We had to sign a second waiver at the check-in after we arrived at the Tour Site.
Please read carefully, complete and then sign below.
- Has a doctor advised you not to participate in certain activities?
- Do you have any fears of the following: closed or open spaces; heights; and/or animals?
- Do you have any vision, hearing, or balance problems?
- Have you ever had an attack or stroke?
- Do you frequently suffer from motion sickness?
- Do you have a history of blackouts or fainting?
- Do you have motor skill impairments or difficulties?
I understand there are inherent risks in going on the tour, including but not limited to equipment failure, acts of other participants, adverse weather conditions, and forces of nature, and I hereby assume the risk.
“Dad, I can’t believe you’re doing this!”
Silence.
“Dad, you didn’t check off #2!”
Silence. I couldn’t look up at her. I looked down at the clipboard. It was shaking in my hands.
“X” marked the spot. My last rites.