I miss the old Raleigh Rock Yard, a classic neighborhood climbing gym on the east side of town that closed a couple years back. I miss it in part because it was a great place to climb. But what I really miss is the staff. Courteous, helpful, exceedingly polite. And I’ll bet not one of them was over 16.
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It’s winter break … AHHHHHH!
If you’re like me and have kids in school, it’s probably just dawning on you that THEY’RE OFF FOR TWO WEEKS!!!
Sorry.
Yes, with the holidays comes winter break and a good two weeks of the kids underfoot and constantly asking, “What are we doing today?” And a good two weeks of you saying, “Uh … .” Which is what I found myself saying just a few minutes ago. Which is why I’m here now, hoping that between us we can come up with a few things to do over break to keep the kids busy. And not just to take up their time, because as we all know, planting them in front of the TV for the morning may keep them occupied, but it won’t do anything to wear them out and make them go to bed at a decent hour. We need active options here, folks.
Inspiration on the fly
Whenever I think of inspirational characters, my thoughts naturally turn to Fearless Fly . humble hayseed Hiram Fly one minute, he slips into a matchbox and emerges … Fearless! The next time we go to the climbing gym and need inspiration, though, we won’t be thinking of Fearless Fly, we’ll be thinking of this guy.