Yes, I'm the fool hugging the signpost

I could say I rollerbladed approx. 10 miles today at breathtaking speed past gaping housewives and runners but I'd be lying. My breathtaking speed was subject to frequent stops and falls that included my body lifting of the face of the earth and a loud splat as I landed on my already too bruised ass. This only happened when i faced my nemesis, the thing that strikes fear in the hearts of little kids and has adults walking in the opposite direction when they see it. It is... (drumroll)...the high slope. It requires a rollerblader to roll downwards at high speeds as the world zooms by and to use every inch of their body weight to stop at the end. Unfortunately, gravity and I have a tenuous relationship and every high slope involves a higher fall for me. But I kept going and the reward at the end was a stunning view of the city across the Hudson river as I sat in the middle of a forest surrounded by greenery. C'est la vie. :)