experiencing a January thaw and the ice was melting close to shore. I misjudged the distance of open water and attempted to jump from the ice to the bank. I went into the lake which was about four feet deep. I then had to ride my bicycle home when I was soaked and chilled to the bone.

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Other activities I engaged in were archery, sand lot football, basketball, tennis, stamp collecting. And coin collecting. I was always active doing something. I enjoyed participating in various activities but never excelled at any of them. My eye-motor coordination just wasn’t there. Grandma use to like to play horseshoes…In fact she was very good at it. I could never throw straight and was a menace to all around me. Later in life I had a 102 year old gentleman talk to a class I was teaching. He use to emphasize the importance of participating in many activities even though you may not excel. Through participation you learn to know and later on enjoy observing others who have excelled...