  Anna Bahney for the NYT gets two bonus points in the publishing of this article: 1) for finally recognizing what's been a crazy, fantastic urban sport for a few years now, and 2) for actually writing the word balletically . How'd her editor let that get by? Maybe he thought it was more of this hip urban stuff he doesn't get anyway.
Seriously though, this makes me love youth. I hope Aidan's cool enough to do this. The other day we were walking on the UNM campus and a skate board flew by. I saw the lust in his eyes. At three, he already mastered his scooter. He'll need the board soon. The next step will be the realization that his body can go where the board can't. urlLink New Way for Teenagers to See if They Bounce : "Leaping onto the steps' metal handrails, Ben scampered upward, grasped the ledge of the walkway above him with a hop and shinnied up the wall. Parkour is a potent temptation for suburban teenagers: it's cheap and a little risky, and it requires an occasional brush with authority.
Just as a passer-by stopped to ask what the boys were doing, a park ranger interrupted. 'Whatever you call it,' she said, 'you can't practice it here. ' With neither retort nor apology, the clans picked up their jackets and moved on, undeterred, hurdling waist-high cement blockades on their way to the next destination. " 
