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(Kneale Brownson) wrote in message om...
bdubya wrote in message . ..
On Thu, 25 Sep 2003 09:57:16 -0400, Walt
wrote:


I'm guessing it's about the voyage, much like skiing itself, where
it's about the act of descending, rather than the arrival at the
bottom. If this is the case, you should carpet the stairs with plenty
of padding, and then descend by hopping down with your feet together,
from the left side of one tread to the right side of the next lowest,
then to the left side of the next, etc. until you reach the bottom,
at which point you loudly congratulate yourself (preferably in a Texas
accent) on having nailed that bump run, and have your well-deserved
beer.


I used to do the opposite as an exercise (back when I was young and
foolish enough to be so strenuous): I'd hop up a set of stairs,
turning my feet from one side to the other with each hop. Wasn't much
for beer (then and now), but I relished a Manhattan while "cooling
down".


Just be sure to only hit your head a glancing blow on the ceiling as
you hop down the stairs, wouldn't want to simulate a real serious
injusry.

(Kneale Brownson) wrote in message om...
bdubya wrote in message . ..
On Thu, 25 Sep 2003 09:57:16 -0400, Walt
wrote:


I'm guessing it's about the voyage, much like skiing itself, where
it's about the act of descending, rather than the arrival at the
bottom. If this is the case, you should carpet the stairs with plenty
of padding, and then descend by hopping down with your feet together,
from the left side of one tread to the right side of the next lowest,
then to the left side of the next, etc. until you reach the bottom,
at which point you loudly congratulate yourself (preferably in a Texas
accent) on having nailed that bump run, and have your well-deserved
beer.


I used to do the opposite as an exercise (back when I was young and
foolish enough to be so strenuous): I'd hop up a set of stairs,
turning my feet from one side to the other with each hop. Wasn't much
for beer (then and now), but I relished a Manhattan while "cooling
down".


Just be sure to only hit your head a glancing blow on the ceiling as
you hop down the stairs, wouldn't want to simulate a real serious
injury.