Afterglow 2015 - Day 5 Wednesday

 

 

And just like that, the beach population exploded when word got passed along the family member chain that the beach was vacant of other paying Afterglow customers. I don't know if you have experienced this first hand, but the Kurutz/Reck/McKissick clan is a little rambunctious and is an acquired taste. We don't mind toning it down a little when "normies" are present, but we'd rather it just be us so that we can be ourselves. And ourselves we definitely were on this lovely afternoon. I would never have it any other way.

It didn't take long for Blondebeard the Destroyer to live up to his namesake and do what he was born to do. After everyone was done taking pictures, he was given the OK to take it out. It's like in The Avengers when Captain America tells Hulk to smash. Neither of them really needed the approval because it was all just a matter of time before they did it anyway. And so he took it out in one fell swoop. What took hours to build toppled in mere seconds. Then the mini destroyers (and a dog) cleaned up the mess and reduced it to a pile of rubble. From nothing, to something and back to nothing. That was the Afterglow Pyramid's tale. The Great Pyramids of Giza have stood the test of time. This one was not so lucky. So it goes.

The official Afterglow Lake Resort Sandcastle Contest wasn't until tomorrow (Thursday), but that didn't stop Stacy and Jessey from demonstrating their advanced building skills and shaping techniques. I don't know what ancient race of people put the idea in their head to create a giant pyramid, but it was a welcome addition to the beach. We sat in awe as this modern replica of one of the Seven Wonders of the Ancient World took shape right in front of our very eyes. You never know what you will experience on an Afterglow day.

Stacy and Jessey were rather proud of their sculpture. As they should be. I'm sure that with the time and effort (and a little help from my friends), I would be able to accomplish something like this. But I would still probably come up short because I lack patience and dedication. That is sorely needed when putting together something of this magnitude. But even though they could not enter this beauty into the official Afterglow Lake Resort Sandcastle Contest, they won in my book. They always do.

 

 

 

 

 

 

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Tommy was being Tommy and Aunt Sandy was being Aunt Sandy. If America is "the land of the free and the home of the brave" then Afterglow is "the land of the rag3 and the home of the rage." Everyone who sets foot on this beautiful land gets to express themself in the way that they see fit. If you want to take your shirt off, then god damn it, take your shirt off. If you want to laugh and take pictures, then god damn it, laugh and take pictures. You will never see me telling you what to do. Not ever.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

While Blondebeard went in the water to wash off and revel in his accomplishments, I showed Stacy and Jessey the video of him destroying their work of art. They seemed genuinely pleased that they brought so much joy to so many people on this day.