a while ago 3 neighbourhood children were playing with a skateboard. a girl and 2 younger boys. the 2 boys sat on the skateboard and the girl pulled until enough momentum was made for the boys to take off, then to crash on the lawn. their starting point the top of a very modest decline. the girl was not so much larger to necessitate these roles, but for as long as I watched, she was the only one to pull. but then all ended up on the lawn laughing merrily as the unavoidable crash occurred. last night, it might've been the same boys, with a younger one helping. in this case, the older boys sat on the skateboard. each of the older ones wore a white headband, a la Ninja. the younger one pushed them, and when they got their momentum, the younger one would jump on his skateboard to catch up. ending, of course, with the three of them sprawled on the lawn laughing. I dedicate this post to Carl Annarummo.