Memories & Nostalgia

A few months ago I was involved in a discussion about, of all things, the Hula-Hoop. It set off a lot of memories, and only now am I getting here to post some thoughts…only to find that today is the anniversary of the patenting of the hula-hoop in 1963 by Hasbro Toys. I would have been about 11 or 12 then, and remember getting my first hula-hoop. It was a lot of fun, and great exercise. I had great fun with it, until one day it was missing. The next day I saw the girl next door playing with a hula-hoop and surprise surprise, it looked JUST like the one I had. So I went over, and confronted her, asking her where she got it. She said her parents had purchased it for her, but I knew better, the marking that I had put on it to identify it as mine was there. How did the story end? I decided that it wasn’t worth fighting over. I don’t remember exactly what happened, whether I ever got the hula hoop back, or lost interest, there were so many other things to do in the great outdoors, and she remained a friend.

Now you can get some really advanced Hula-Hoops for exercise, like the Digital Fitness Hula Hoop

Here’s a GREAT video of a talented young man in Ireland doing tricks with hula-hoops. Turn down, or off the sound if you don’t like lively music. Enjoy…he’s great!