darla Archives - Darla The Roller Derby Queen https://www.darlatherollerderbyqueen.com Tue, 07 Jul 2020 13:52:52 +0000 en-US hourly 1 https://wordpress.org/?v=5.9 SOME HIPPIE ADVICE FOR TODAY’S WORLD https://www.darlatherollerderbyqueen.com/some-hippie-advice-for-todays-world/ Mon, 06 Jul 2020 15:30:58 +0000 https://www.darlatherollerderbyqueen.com/?p=1897 Like the peace sign. Peaceful marches. Lean on me brotherly love. Without the current sharp sword of social media or the leaning left and right media coverage, most of that love sign advice was communicated in songs. One that keeps rattling around my brain these days has these lyrics: “I knew a man that I … Continue reading SOME HIPPIE ADVICE FOR TODAY’S WORLD →

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]]> Will we ever touch again? https://www.darlatherollerderbyqueen.com/will-we-ever-touch-again/ Mon, 27 Apr 2020 11:07:49 +0000 https://www.darlatherollerderbyqueen.com/?p=1870 Six feet away. “Will we ever hug again?” is the question of the day. As we creep out of our seclusions, will the bright light of the sun maybe do away with the guy who put us there? Are we touch deprived? Will it be different now for friends who formerly met each other with … Continue reading Will we ever touch again? →

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]]> WHAT ARE YOU SHARING TODAY? https://www.darlatherollerderbyqueen.com/what-are-you-sharing-today/ https://www.darlatherollerderbyqueen.com/what-are-you-sharing-today/#comments Mon, 09 Mar 2020 14:33:28 +0000 https://www.darlatherollerderbyqueen.com/?p=1831 So, we no longer shake hands or hug friends at a gathering. This week I was taught we can only touch feet with shoes on, touch elbows, or just make a kind of queenly wave at each other as we come in the door. I’m okay with that, I guess, as long as we can … Continue reading WHAT ARE YOU SHARING TODAY? →

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]]> https://www.darlatherollerderbyqueen.com/what-are-you-sharing-today/feed/ 1 24….. https://www.darlatherollerderbyqueen.com/24-2/ Mon, 27 Jan 2020 15:12:36 +0000 https://www.darlatherollerderbyqueen.com/?p=1790 Three derby skaters equal 24 wheels on any given day. But on some days in history, just the number 24 speaks for everyone. A day when a person who wore that number on a jersey leaves the world and wheels stop turning long enough for us to acknowledge some truths. The truth that, like derby … Continue reading 24….. →

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]]> BE THAT BRIGHT ONE…. https://www.darlatherollerderbyqueen.com/be-that-bright-one/ Mon, 20 Jan 2020 15:20:07 +0000 https://www.darlatherollerderbyqueen.com/?p=1782 It’s gloomy. People move slowly through the mush of winter. Gone is the sparkle of new snow and the rush of the holidays. What the world needs is a bright one. The person who smiles at you for no reason. A cheery remark. A splash of color. It could be you today! Be that bright … Continue reading BE THAT BRIGHT ONE…. →

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]]> DECK THE HALLS – FOR JANUARY https://www.darlatherollerderbyqueen.com/deck-the-halls-for-january/ Mon, 02 Dec 2019 15:40:59 +0000 https://www.darlatherollerderbyqueen.com/?p=1741 Oh, come on, Darla! January? (I can hear you now). I am just now unpacking the ornaments for the Christmas tree! The turkey leftovers are still fresh in the fridge. January is a year away. Yeah, me too. Ornaments everywhere. Lists for presents and parties growing. Holiday travel plans. Credit cards out…. So why think … Continue reading DECK THE HALLS – FOR JANUARY →

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]]> SOME ONE HAS TO LISTEN…. https://www.darlatherollerderbyqueen.com/some-one-has-to-listen/ Mon, 14 Oct 2019 15:42:30 +0000 https://www.darlatherollerderbyqueen.com/?p=1705 It’s an Art, you know. The Art of the Listen. It’s why I write a lot about park benches. Takes a very special person to provide this silent, powerful part of any exchange between humans. Here’s a story that hits the right note. Last evening I attended a musical event. Not a derby festival, but … Continue reading SOME ONE HAS TO LISTEN…. →

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]]> SOUNDS OF SILENCE https://www.darlatherollerderbyqueen.com/sounds-of-silence/ Mon, 08 Jul 2019 17:20:56 +0000 https://www.darlatherollerderbyqueen.com/?p=1654 So, I am a bit stumped. I want to say something about saying nothing at all. Keeping your mouth shut. But how do I do that without saying something? It’s a powerful thing, you know. Every park bench conversation has a moment when one or the other bench warmer has an opportunity to open the … Continue reading SOUNDS OF SILENCE →

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]]> THE FUTURE FROM BEHIND https://www.darlatherollerderbyqueen.com/the-future-from-behind/ Mon, 24 Jun 2019 13:45:26 +0000 https://www.darlatherollerderbyqueen.com/?p=1642 (photo credit: Hanna Dymytriieva | Dreamstime.com ) More bounce per ounce, I say. Recently I met with a group of derby girls from Seattle, Washington. I asked them about the future of derby. “It’s the junior skaters,” they said, all in agreement. “They can do all kinds of things we can’t.” “They fall down and literally bounce … Continue reading THE FUTURE FROM BEHIND →

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]]> There’s science in them wheels…. https://www.darlatherollerderbyqueen.com/theres-science-in-them-wheels/ Mon, 27 May 2019 12:35:23 +0000 https://www.darlatherollerderbyqueen.com/?p=1617 Oh yes. Behind all the tats, fishnet stockings, crash-crazy names and slamming, there is science. And a lot of that science has to do with the counter-clockwise direction of the play. Not a spectacle sport any more than racetrack driving, horse races or speed skating is just for fun, derby has physics with a capital … Continue reading There’s science in them wheels…. →

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