Tried Wii

I know what Wii is, but only from observing teenagers using it.

A visit to an old friend in Montana gave me an opportunity to go hands-on. She and her husband have three children under the age of 13 and an enormous Wii-ready entertainment system. One son taught me Mario Karts, a car-racing game I really stunk at. Another son let me try Wii snowboarding. ... and I actually did pretty well. And her daughter tuned me in to Guitar Hero. Again, not so bad.

I've heard that some senior citizen centers are introducing Wii-based activities to keep older people in shape mentally and physically. So since I just turned 50, maybe it's appropriate that I just learned a few Wii games.