Got out skating today. Trying to train my brain and body to skate during the daylight hours. Not easy. My natural body clock says go skate at about 6pm, and not before. I went out today at 4pm.

Some good news today! Santa’s Village will NOT be erected here at my spot this year, due to the fire a couple of months ago at City Hall. So that is a welcome change!

My back has been killing me since the Austin trip. Lower back. Stiff. Skating helps, but the only thing that really will help is time. The backwards Space Walks today were particularly challenging, but I think they did help loosen up the back. I think I’m getting better at them.

I’ve pretty much decided that during the upcoming months of short daylight hours I will have to reduce myself to going to a skatepark a couple of evenings per week just to make sure I’m getting time in on the board. Weekends will be fine, until it gets cold. I will miss my spot in the evenings though.