Break sprung.It was 30-degrees out but it wasn't windy. Seeing the sun that day was unusual. The ground was dry and there was not really any salt to get caught on. So, we drove to the spot, a Jersey barrier with some transition concreted in. The run up was blacktop but at 30 degrees it feels harder than usual. We skated on for hours, pushing and yelling at each other, forced to keep moving to stay warm. Trains passed by and the conductors waved back, blowing horns. It was a beautiful day, and a beautiful feeling. Folding my laundry later that night I would stop moving, completely bent over, unfolded undershirt in hand, my mind captivated cap·ti·vate tr.v. cap·ti·vat·ed, cap·ti·vat·ing, cap·ti·vates 1. To attract and hold by charm, beauty, or excellence. See Synonyms at charm. 2. Archaic To capture. by a memory of a trick launched, a slam, or just the way it all looked and felt. It was beautiful; it was perfect. A week later, snow falls more than a foot deep. It is colder than 30 degrees and there is salt covering every single walkway walkway Rehabilitation medicine An instrument used to measure the timing of foot contact and or position of the foot on the ground and every street. I am left with my memory and an itching itching or pruritus Stimulation of nerve endings in the skin, usually incited by histamine, that evokes a desire to scratch. It is often transient and easily relieved. Pathological itching with skin changes usually signals dermatologic disease. anticipation of warmer weather. If you can get out, do it. If you can roll, feel it, I envy those that can and I pity all of those that do not. It's simple: live to skate. Skate or die. Waiting, waiting for it to be dry Zippy Rochester, New York This article is about the city of Rochester in Monroe County. For the town in Ulster County, see Rochester, Ulster County, New York. Rochester, once known as The Flour City, and more recently as The Flower City or Zippy, you slippy slip·py adj. Slippery. slip  pi·ly adv. .--T-ed
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