Monkeying Around

Have you tried doing the monkey bars recently?? I mean, as a grown adult. Kids are always boasting about overcoming the feat of swinging across the monkey bars, and seldomly are we very impressed.

But I dare you: the next time you're at the park, try them out. You'll have to bend your knees to keep your feet off the ground, and you will be suddenly aware of the weight of your body.

Never again will I brush off a child's announcement that he/she has conquered the bars.