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The Rink

Every winter, my brother-in-law, Owen and his neighbour Steve build an small ice rink that spans their two front yards. This year, the rink is 46′ long and with new boards, beautiful to behold.

Every child that I spied zipping around the ice wore a helmet, whether they were playing hockey or not. My nephew has different helmets for hockey, down hill skiing and biking.

I don’t think I had a helmet for any of those activities when I was young. You know, back in the dark ages.

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