I'd better just find a board that springs and practice. Since completing these experiments has been thwarted by forces outside my control, I surely can't make any decision yet. So I'll try them all again and then again, before eliminating one or two, if I ever do. Now you may hate the thought of diving, skating or dancing, but there must be something you'd like to learn. Or you could revisit an old interest that's been buried over time by work and family.
Spring is a great time for things new and renew.
The Internet can help a little bit, but as you've seen here, it can't provide hands-on lessons, a pool, dance hall, skating rink or whatever. So make a choice, turn off the computer and get started with something delightfully different. Linda Knapp is learning the tango and has found out how to turn on skates from a friend. Brylane Home America's white sale catalog.