Afterglow 2013 - Day 6 Thursday

I have a hard enough time standing on a flat surface up on the HD. Why would I test fate by standing on a log? But more power to the people who do. Kevin and I stood up on our tower and judged the people who tried to do something different. Losers.

As good as we are with the disc we still spent a lot of time in the water. We didn't think the wind would be such as issue but apparently it is when you are over water. I've never played Frisbee while standing on floating platforms so it took some getting used to. I decided to head towards the shore and set up shop on the main dock. Jenny moved to the platform and we had a couple of nice tosses. The peanut gallery basking in the sun on the beach showed their approval by applause. But we didn't do it for the fortune and glory. We did it for fun.

Gail wanted everyone to think that she punched Kevin in the eye which resulted in it being swollen shut. I'm sure if this is what really happened, Kevin would have one hell of a lawsuit on his hands and he would be the one yelling out "bonus!" when the money started rolling in. But in reality Gail had nothing to do with it unless she truly was the Queen Bee. That's right folks, Kevin got stung by a bee near his eye. There still was a fight though and Kevin was the loser. Must suck to lose a fight to a bee. I wouldn't know. I'm a winner.

Today was hardly a beach day but the weather was so poor yesterday that anything marginally better made the people come out. Of course it was only my family that assembled on the shore. Did you really think anyone else was crazy enough to come out?

I don't know why I was sitting on the beach when I could have been in the water or on the HD. But if I was out there, I would not have been able to snap these pictures of the kids building sandcastles. You do what you gotta do. You're welcome folks.

Stacy is wise beyond her years and is one of the smartest and most level headed people that I know. I often forget that she is still just a little kid despite being 21 years of age. That's what happens when you're the 2nd oldest of the cousins - everyone else will always be little kids to me. And I'm perfectly fine with that. Stay young. Have fun. Keep your hands in the sand and your head in the clouds.

There's plenty to do at Afterglow and you can pretty much pick your poison. And by poison I either mean booze or fun things to do. Can it be both? Kevin and Clare sat out on the end of the dock and Kevin seemed on edge. Settle down pal. There's nothing to worry about. Well except for Mark's well-being. Aren't you a little old to be using that slide? The body doesn't react well to collisions and bruises like it used to.

Woke up this morning and I ate pizza and ice cream for breakfast. Man do I love vacation. Although if I was at home I probably would have done the same thing. Being fat doesn't take a vacation. I was hanging out in the cabin and I had to put on some pants because the ice cream was making me cold. If that's not a First World Problem, then I don't know what is. Eventually I took off my pants and put on my swimming suit and headed down to the beach for some much needed lake time. You can never get enough of this wonderful stuff.

The log is a very popular place for people who like to challenge their sense of balance and stability. Clare went out there to prove herself. That's kid stuff. I don't need a log to test my balance and stability. I just need a stiff cocktail and I'll go out and fight gravity.

You can't sit up on the HD all day long but we do try. Eventually you have to jump off. But that wasn't a problem today because the sun was out, the water was warm and the air was clear. It was the 2nd best weather day this week and we intended to take full advantage of it. No sense letting the gloom and doom of the week drag us down. But up on the HD life is good. Life is always good up there.

Jenny and I pride ourselves on our Frisbee skills. To me it is the one athletic event where I feel like I am on par with everyone else. In every other athletic competition known to man I finish in dead last. I taught Jenny how to throw a Frisbee so we figured we could accurate enough to play catch between the raft and the platform. When you are on land in an open space you have some room for error to run around. Standing on a floating piece of wood means that you have to be precise. And for the most part we were.