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Elizabeth Harwell's avatar

Haha amazing! I definitely thought this was going to be a meet-cute with Mr. Ka-chow.

I was not homeschooled, but I definitely had some wiiilllddd nights at the skating rink. Ours was called Circus Skate, but now it’s an abandoned building in Murray, KY. It has a big sign out front with a skating clown and a painted lie: “Largest in USA”.

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Lori Morrison's avatar

P.S. This is probably so random but shows my strange mind .. last night I was still laughing about your story as I even am now. I remembered my favorite book, Mr. Nobody and the Umbrella Bug. I'm sure that humor of Stoo Hample twisted my mind or perhaps stretched it into such hysterical contortions. I finally found a copy I could afford and have tried to read it to my students. To help them laugh. But I'm afraid I just find it too funny. So my nobody file brought up my still memorized poem, so meaningful, from maybe third grade, I'm a nobody who are you....and Mr. Nobody. Both have made my day and life richer and more delightful. And tell me if our friend with the winning smile wins the election, ok? He should. Your humor through this whole piece was like laughter massage therapy for the heart and mind to me. And shame on those friends for not enjoying your question!!! They just didn't skate enough...

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