A whiskery fellow in a sailor's cap and faded blue sailcloth trousers rolled to the knee stood in the prow with one bare foot planted on the topmost strake.
If Wounded Knee is to be celebrated as a tribal holiday, the date of that celebration, nay - commemoration - should be changed to December 29, the day the real martyrs of Wounded Knee stood tall.
Would my knees stand up to the run?
In one kind of torture, called "riding the motorcycle," the subject is made to bend the knees, stand on tiptoe with sharp nails under the heels and make the sound of a revving engine.
So the operator walks it through the steps: hands out, bend knees, stand up, hands down.
Bend your knees, stand firm.
When you can't reach your throwing buddy anymore from your knees, stand up and continue to try to throw through your partners head/chest with the ball.
He hauled it in, slid himself back via something like a reverse breaststroke, got to his knees, stood, retreated a few steps, and was once again fifteen feet away and safe.
To reach your feet (for example, to tie your shoes), sit on a chair and cross one foot at a time over the opposite knee, or stand with one foot on a stool.
But he insists that while his knee can stand up to one-day and 20-over games, it cannot cope with five-day Tests.
