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One Month of Roller Skating: So Happy!

Posted on August 3, 2020November 18, 2020 by

So I’ve been roller skating for about a month now. I can’t think of anything I’ve “worked” so hard at at the start. Pretty much every day I’ve put in at least 1-2 hours of practice. And when I’m not skating, I’m probably watching skate videos. I didn’t do anywhere near that much practice when…

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How I’m Surviving the Pandemic: Moving, Meditating, Connecting

Posted on July 18, 2020November 18, 2020 by

So we are in Month 4 of the coronavirus pandemic quarantine, which is unbelievable and weird. Time has no meaning anymore, as people are fond of saying. Despite not getting to go to most of the places that were part of my regular routine (the office, the climbing gym, dance clubs and bars, restaurants, bakeries),…

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In praise of Bonnie Thunders of the Bronx Gridlock: a jammer to end all jammers

Posted on June 17, 2010 by

Last weekend at Hunter College I had the pleasure of seeing the "Bronx Gridlock" take on the "Manhattan Mayhem" as part of the 2010 season of the Gotham Girls roller derby.  I'm generally not a sports person, and certainly not as a spectator.  But there's something wonderful, subversive and inspiring about roller derby that always…

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