When I was 3, my parents strapped on a pair of Playskool plastic roller skates to my feet, and that's where the story begins.

I do have the roller skates from 'Boogie Nights.'

I laugh at absurdity hardest, then stories, then observations, then bearded men on roller skates.

The Orioles' Dick Hall comes off the mound like a drunk kangaroo on roller skates.

The Orioles' Dick Hall comes off the mound like a drunk kangaroo on roller skates.

Now it is a strange thing, but things that are good to have and days that are good to spend are soon told about, and not much to listen to; while things that are uncomfortable, palpitating, and even gruesome, may make a good tale, and take a deal of telling anyway.