in regard to my wistful helmet-free bike memory yesterday, i'm in a bit of a snit over this. i predict that within twenty years all children will wear helmets while simply walking around out of doors. why? because some kid in minnesota will have tripped on an uneven seam of sidewalk thus illuminating the obvious perils of cement-based ambulation. and our children will then share their wistful recollections of a youth rife with chasing lightning bugs and playing hop-scotch sans headgear.
on the positive side, head sheaths of the future will be much more stylish and unobtrusive.
and speaking of head-related peril, i recently had one of my most surreal conversations ever. me and this guy, breckenridge pete, were talking about the sopranos and he was telling me about his three points of contention with the show. if you haven't watched the whole series and plan to ... stop reading because spoilers follow ... he primarily cited three plot-lines he was dissatisfied with:
- the lack of closure on adrianna's disappearance.
- the lack of closure on the pending rico case against tony.
- and like many others, the lack of closure with the ending itself.
i defended the last point by saying there isn't a follower of the show that won't remember HOW the sopranos ended. he quietly nodded in agreement and then went on to add:
BRECKENRIDGE PETE
and, i didn't like the phil leotardo hit either.
TROY
why not? too wacky with the car and the head and the puking youngsters.
BRECKENRIDGE PETE
no, not that. it's just that a human head is stronger than you think.
TROY
WHAT! are you telling me that an SUV wouldn't have rolled over a guy's head like that.
BRECKENRIDGE PETE
not if it was just rolling out of gear like that. no way.
TROY
really?
BRECKENRIDGE PETE
really. it would never happen. the human skull is actually quite rigid.
TROY
you say this with some level of conviction. do i want to know how you've come to believe this?
BRECKENRIDGE PETE
i'm guessin' not.
and i'm guessin' breckenridge pete might buck some current day notions were his kids were still members of the trikes and skates contingent.
