Pogo sticks jump into the Golan

I can't be 100% certain about this, but with the latest craze on our moshav, I'd say that pogo sticks are back in style - just like razor scooters were a few years ago.

Or is this only a Golan thing?

It all happened around two weeks ago. There was a bar mitzvah here and after the services, I noticed the bar mitzvah boy jumping on a pogo stick. Nothing strange, because he's apparently into kinds of off-beat stuff.

But then I see all the 8-10 year old girls have them. It seems it's the in gift now; my neighbor's just bought one for their daughter's birthday.

And in fact, last Friday night on the way to synagogue, one of those girls let me have a hop. Here's what happened: My first go I nearly landed flat on my back (and that was after the initial jump). The next attempt proved to be a little better, but after nearly throwing out my back, I realized that I'm not cut out for pogo-ing.