Off Topic -->> Parents

[JShadzi at aol.com]

Hmm, lets see, when I was 11 and 14...

-Building forts, snow or dirt, either acceptable
-Building massive 20' long half pipe, in your Dad's back yard, and not 
telling him, using "borrowed" 2x4's and masonite from local construction sites.
-Detonating Barbie Dolls and GIJoe men using left over fire works from 4th of 
July
-Kicking around an ignited, gas-soaked tennis ball between friends
-Hitting a live round of ammunition with a hammer, to...see what happens
-Building a go-cart out of afore mentioned 2x4's and the old wheels off your 
childhood wagon
-Movie production and filming including Comedy and Action-Hero genres, using 
your Dad's mongo, state-of-the-art, 2-piece VHS camcorder with mil-spec back 
mounting system and lumbar support to avoid injury (it *only* weighted 40lbs.
-Jumping off the first floor roof with a garbage bag, expecting it to gently 
parachute you to the ground.
-Seeing how far a model rocket would fly..horizontally
-Dirt bikes or 3-wheelers, insert any affiliated circumstance.
-Shagging in the winter (no, not what you northerners do in the cold periods 
for entertainment), grabbing onto the bumper of a car and seeing how long you 
could skid behind it on the frozen pavement.
-Building fishing lures using lexan for the diving lip, balsa or cedar for 
the body, rattle shot for some sound, and of course, Eagle Claw treble hooks and 
multiple coats of enamel
-Wrestling, the more involved the better
-Baking fresh corn bread using corn cobs found in a field adjacent to your 
house, and processing the dried corn using your Mom's now pulverized coffee 
grinder.
-Jumping off the tallest thing you can find into the deepest snow you can 
find.
-Scouring nearby creeks, rivers and ponds for any reptile or amphibious life 
form.
-Starving, disfiguring, terrorizing and fascinating over said reptiles and 
amphibians in what have become known as "torture-tariums" which resemble 
terrariums and aquariums.

Well, that's just a start, please keep small children and defenseless animals 
away from boys this age, may God be with you this Christmas.

Season's Greetings,

Javad