Afterglow 2013 - Day 4 Tuesday

Earlier this Summer Susie and Tommy mentioned that the Dollar Store near their house had Dinosaur Hats. I told them that they had to buy a ton of them for all the Cousins and bring them up to Afterglow. And then I forgot about it. Then we got up to Afterglow and Tommy brought them out on what would turn out to be the best day up here this year. Every year there is always that day that stands out and is the most memorable. The Day with the Fish. The Day with the Human Chain. And now we can add the Day with the Dinosaur Hats.

You know something is outstanding when Mom gets in on the fun. She never ceases to amaze me. You would never think that she would rock a Dinosaur Hat just like the kids. Moms aren't supposed to be that cool. How did I get to be so lucky?

Beege didn't come up here to mess around. He came here to rage. He stood next to his travel buddy and held up a fist in a partial Revolution. I love you Beege, but you either go big or go home. Always go big. You're at Afterglow. No one wants to go home.

The most important part to one of those memorable days is a steady diet of alcoholic beverages. Truth be told, you don't need alcohol to have fun but it does help to remove the inhibitions. It helps you to be ultra random and go with the flow. Jenny and I went back to the cabin for some liquid courage and I took one of those "selfies" the kids do today. I then decided to stick with what works - to keep myself behind the camera.

Crazy things happen when the Spectacle and the Hot Mess get together. And once you introduce booze, rage and Dinosaur Hats in the mix? All bets are off. But that my friends is when the real magic happens. So stick around for the show and be entertained.

That'a boy Beege. Now you are learning. You don't have to raise your fist high in the air to Start the Revolution. Sometimes it's as simple as putting on a Dinosaur Hat and putting your arms around your best buds. Sorry Tommy. His arm isn't that long.

There were enough Dinosaur Hats to go around. I'll have to remember to thank Susie and Tommy again for bringing such a fun item that everyone can enjoy. What's so fun about a Dinosaur Hat you say? Ummm... what's not fun about it? IT'S A HAT THAT'S A DINOSAUR'S HEAD FOR CRYING OUT LOUD!!!! It doesn't get any better than this my friends. Look, you either get it or you don't. And if you don't get why wearing a Dinosaur Hat is the coolest thing in the World you can just leave the Revolution right now. Bye.

We've swam out in the water wearing hats before. Wait, I take that back. We were wearing Sombreros. I also give people a hard time because they say "nice hat" when I'm wearing it. I kindly remind them that it is a Sombrero, which to me is a step above a hat. Where was I? Oh yeah - swimming with hats. But this time they were Dinosaur Hats, which allowed us to dip below the surface and make it look like Dinosaurs were swimming. Dinosaurs swimming in Afterglow Lake! That hasn't happened since 1954. Today was a good day.

While we were goofing off up on the HD June was wearing one of the Dinosaur Hats and goofing around on the shore. That's how we roll. When you attack from both fronts you have a better chance at succeeding. That's basic Military strategy. Surprised you didn't know that.

I don't know if Dinosaurs 65 million years ago ate watermelon, but I know one that is living today who does. Sweet delicious succulent watermelon. It's what every growing Dinosaur needs.

And there it is - we are Starting the Revolution on the HD. You know that it had to happen sooner or later. How could it not? Inside of us there are little Revolutionaries just waiting to come out and show the World what we can do. Who would we be if we denied that from happening? A bunch of fools. Well I say no. Hell no! We are not fools! And to show you what's up we decided to jump off and start the cycle all over again. Take that.

Home

We always eventually end up in the HT where we try once again to fit all of the Cousins in it at the same time. This time we were even heavy a few Dinosaurs. We're gonna need a bigger HT.