Ripstickin' at Dick's

Dick's Sporting Goods gave us a little taste of heaven here on earth; where us old men could have a little fun together, climbing the rock wall and testing out the new ripsticks. In the video you can see my friend trying out the new skateboard like ripstick. If I had shown the video of his son riding it, it would have appeared like a promotional video as he turned circles around the store. For us who've had a hard time standing on a skateboard with 4 wheels, try this new one with only 2! The trick is to wiggle the back wheel by twisting your foot and ankle, it gives it a kick... My friend asked which one I thought they should get, red or blue, and of coarse, I said, red! (livethered.com) Dick's sold it for a 10% discount because

We climbed the rock wall together, 40 or 50 ft high; I climbed next to my daughter. She got to the top first, and seriously thanked me for not passing her on the way up, because she may have become disheartened. I was simply thinking of my little girl's feelings, so I took it slow.

While our wives and other kids hung out, shopped and etc, we played 2 on 2 basketball, into overtime with the G's overcoming the H's with 3-pointer from downtown. We also toured the Petersburg Battlefield, ate well, and wasted a little bit of ice cream!