NYC Ashpalt Surfer (not verified) says:

Gilligan, your article would have read better sans the "childhood pastime" description of skateboarding and reference to "Peter Pan". Do you also consider bicycling "a childhood pastime"?

In these "Modern Times" of global warming, chronic obesity, and skyrocketing fuel prices, a responsible journalist would steer clear of making an alternative form of transportation and exercise seem like something that only children participate in...

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