Beastmaster – True Makio.  Photo by Jana Anderson (his wife)

As I have hussled through by busy week, been stuck responding to owner’s reps/architects all day long, having to meet deadlines, working 60+hr weeks which never allow me to see the sun for more than 5 minutes during the day, I come to realize over and over how much of a release it is for me to put my blades on and roll.  It has gone from a hobby to an obsession to a crutch and then back again many times over the 12 years that I have rollerbladed.  It makes me who I am.  It affects my decisions and the way I look at things not only in my free time but in my professional life as well.  It has been the basis of where I go on vacations, what I save my money for and who I become friends with.  Rollerblading to me is one of the most influential things in my life.  Some call it a sport, others a life style.  But all and all it really is who I am.  A Blader.

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