Everybody Do A Cartwheel!

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Some of you may know that the name of my blog was inspired by my Dad, a pretty quiet and shy guy who could be coaxed to do a cartwheel or two after having his Saturday afternoon martini.

Here is a great video to inspire each of you to do your own cartwheels. I would try, but trust me, I would hurt myself. The video is by Amy Krouse Rosenthal and she has some very cool short films on her website.




Mission Amy KR: Cartwheels! from WBEZ on Vimeo.

Comments

Taradharma said…
hmmmm... I wonder if, at 52 with a bum leg, I could actually do a cartwheel. A worthy goal. But I would for sure need a couple of martinis!

Thanks for becoming a 'follower!'
April 16, 2010 at 12:05 PM
Jules said…
I think I'll just have my two ice cubes cartwheel into my glass and call it close enough.

Good post.
April 16, 2010 at 7:05 PM
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