uni challenge

General
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Ok Ken, I’ll bite. First a few questions and suggestions.

Are we to send this to the whole group, or to you? I think that a lot of uni
experiences are the same. (" Where’s your other wheel?" type of thing) Someone
could compile this a put the most interesting ones together for a post.

How about some bios on every one? Where you live (I know that I always wonder
where the poster lives, doesn’t anyone else?), age (if you want), when you
learned to unicycle, occupation, etc. to go along with your story.

Does anyone object to this challenge? It will increase traffic and increase
cost to some.

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– Dirk Iwema Cincinnati, Ohio USA Internet: iwema_dirk@ae.ge.com

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Why unicycling is useful

I am learning more skills over time, but for the most part I consider the
unicycle to be a useful tool. This started when I learned back in high school.
We had a Great Dane and lived in a third story apartment. Every evening my dad
would send me out to exercise the dog. I tried running him with the bicycle, but
he would run in front of me and I would have to try to avoid hitting him. Once I
got the unicycle, though, the problem was solved. I could take him on a run, and
I could just let him pull me along. It didn’t matter if he got in front of me,
because he kept running full speed so he kept ahead of me. All I had to do was
lean back and pedal.

Beirne

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Re: uni challenge

>Why unicycling is useful
>
>I am learning more skills over time, but for the most part I consider the
>unicycle to be a useful tool. This started when I learned back in high school.
>We had a Great Dane and lived in a third story apartment. Every evening my dad
>would send me out to exercise the dog. I tried running him with the bicycle,
>but he would run in front of me and I would have to try to avoid hitting him.
>Once I got the unicycle, though, the problem was solved. I could take him on a
>run, and I could just let him pull me along. It didn’t matter if he got in
>front of me, because he kept running full speed so he kept ahead of me. All I
>had to do was lean back and pedal.

That was a great story, Beirne.

New unicycling promotion:

“Every dog owner should learn to ride a unicycle, so they can walk their dog.
The reason is simple. Dogs walk faster than a person on foot and slower than a
person on a bicycle, but unicycling speed is just right.”

Thank you,

Ken.

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re: uni challenge

Sorry about the latest incomplete message. I just figured out what was wrong
with my mail program and I’m certain I’ve fixed it, so you won’t see any more
“bogus” messages from me again.

Dirk Iwema <iwema_dirk_a@ae.ge.com> wrote:
>Ok Ken, I’ll bite. First a few questions and suggestions.
>
>Are we to send this to the whole group, or to you? I think that a lot of uni
>experiences are the same. (" Where’s your other wheel?" type of thing) Someone
>could compile this a put the most interesting ones together for a post.

I agree that a lot of unicycling experiences are the same. However, I believe
that nearly everyone on the list would be interested in a story that one of us
recalls occasionally with fond, humorous, unique, or ______ memories. I was just
trying to encourage everyone to share those interesting experiences, because
unicycling isn’t just a sport to us, its a part of our lives, and for some its
even a passion. Let’s not just share the sport of unicycling, but everything
else that it means to us as well.

I’d like to see people mail their stories, articles, etc. about unicycling, how
their lives have been affected by unicycling, people they have met through
unicycling, places they have gone because of their involvement in unicycling …
directly to the mailing list.

If you just want to stay on the sidelines listening in, that’s fine too.

>How about some bios on every one? Where you live (I know that I always wonder
>where the poster lives, doesn’t anyone else?), age (if you want), when you
>learned to unicycle, occupation, etc. to go along with your story. Does anyone
>object to this challenge? It will increase traffic and increase cost to some.

That sounds fine to me too, but please be creative with your bio. Tell us
something unique about yourself. Use a rigid format or be as creative as
you like in the final form your bio takes. Surprise us, but also let us
know who you are.

If you have to pay a per message charge to receive mail from the mailing list,
please send me a message detailing the charges. For anyone concerned about too
much traffic, please send me your suggestions.

Thanks for your comments and suggestions, Dirk!

Stay on Top,

Ken Fuchs (kfuchs@winternet.com)

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Re: uni challenge

I’m not Ken, but I’ll give some suggestions as list manager.

>
> Ok Ken, I’ll bite. First a few questions and suggestions.
>
> Are we to send this to the whole group, or to you? I think that a lot of uni
> experiences are the same. (" Where’s your other wheel?" type of thing)
I recommend sending them to the whole group. A lot of experiences are similar,
but I think we might find some good surprises. Also, the challenge allows some
creativity, since it includes poems, books, etc.

>
> How about some bios on every one? Where you live (I know that I always wonder
> where the poster lives, doesn’t anyone else?), age (if you want), when you
> learned to unicycle, occupation, etc. to go along with your story.

This would be a good idea. The jugglers have a similar list available, and it
would be good for someone trying to find someone to help them learn to ride or
learn new skills. If people include this information I will save it in a file
available on the web page/ftp directory.
>
> Does anyone object to this challenge? It will increase traffic and increase
> cost to some.

I won’t bias discussion here, but we have 107 people on the list, so that should
be the worst case for additional traffic.

Beirne

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