As I wrote about a while back, I've been playing ultimate frisbee fairly frequently during the past few months. I've become so attached to this sport that I've found myself practicing various throws, even when there's no one else to throw to. YES, I've been known to throw the disc to NO ONE AT ALL, walk a fair distance to retrieve it, and then repeat the cycle all over again, even at my workplace in the wee hours of the morning.
In any case, the age breakdown of those who play ultimate is something as follows:
15% <18 yrs old
65% 18-30 yrs old
20% >30 yrs old
Several weeks ago, while I was resting on the sidelines, I was chatted up by a young co-ed who happened to fall in the <18 yrs old category (at least she appeared THAT young to me). The conversation went something like this:
Her: "So, are you working *THIS* summer?"
Me: [thinking 'as opposed to what?'] "Why yes, I am. In fact, I've worked many summers." [Then realizing that question was probably pretty common among HS/college students.]
Her: "What do you do?"
Me: "I'm a civil engineer."
Her: "Really? Where did you go to school?"
Me: "Undergrad...blah blah blah...grad school...blah blah blah..."
Her:
Me: "Yeah, I get that a lot. I'm definitely blessed with looking younger than I am."
The conversation sort of petered out after that...but if she was shocked to find out that I had already gone to school for 10 yrs after HS, she would've had a stroke to learn that I was married with 3 kids, one of whom isn't THAT much younger than her.
Posted by adinar at July 18, 2005 03:43 AM