I felt like I was the only person at Afterglow. While this may or may not be true, the only other person that I saw in the hours I was out at the beach and the HD was Pete. That makes my Pirate adventure that much more stunning. I wasn't doing it to entertain the masses. I was doing it to make myself laugh. And I cackled like a maniac. And it was glorious.

I thought that the World had ended (via the Apocalypse) and that everyone had been raptured except for me. While that is a very realistic posibility, I knew that it didn't happen when my Dad and Kathy came around the bend in a canoe. For just a second I had thought that the 3 of us had survived but that's a ridiculous idea. You know that if the World ended I would be left alone to wander the Earth because God has a very cruel sense of humor. It would be criminal if no one was around to follow me on Twitter.

Timmy loved the movie Fletch with Chevy Chase. Back in 2013 Kevin joked that the next Rage for Timmy would be called Fletch is Working Overtime after a line in the song "Bit by Bit" (hit play above) from that movie. So that's where I got the title for this. Timmy would be proud.

The mosquitoes were unbelievably awful up here. With the lack of Spring (it went from Winter to warm weather) and the recent rainfall, all of the mosquitoes hatched at once but the dragonflies and bats weren't out yet. So there were swarms of them everywhere. Walking out to Memory Point it was like it was raining and I can feel it all over my body except it wasn't water, it was mosquitoes. It was one of the grossest things I've ever had to endure. But I went anyway. I wouldn't let anything stop me from being here with Timmy. I owe him that much to stop by and say hello. But I'm sure he understood that I couldn't stay long. It was brutal. But still I raged for Timmy.

I went into town to grab some coffee and some rum and only had to go as far as Phelps. Since that's only a 5 minute drive, I decided to cruise around these roads for a while. There were two places that the mosquitoes weren't - over the water and in my car as I'm going 50 mph. It was a perfect day for a drive and it couldn't be more beautiful up here in the Northwoods. Since I had decided to turn off my phone and go off the grid, I didn't quite know where I was going, so I ended up in Upper Michigan. From there I knew that I had to head back South and I stumbled upon this gravel service road through the trees. I was so lost but I didn't care. At this moment in time I didn't have anything better to do so I enjoyed the ride. Eventually I saw a road I recognized and made my way back to Afterglow.

Pete and Gail got a new Summit (Alpine). There's nothing wrong with the other one they just seem to have stumbled upon a replenishing treasure trove of dogs because it seems like there is always another new puppy every season. This new one is named Avalanche or Sherpa or Base Camp or something Mountain related. Yeti maybe. I don't know. All I can tell is that it's a cute little ball of fur right now but soon it'll grow up to be a child eating monster. So parents hide your kids! You heard it here first!

It's been a very mild Spring/start of Summer so far, so I checked the weather forecast before heading up here. I knew that today (Friday) was going to be the best day this weekend, so I set out to spend as much time outside as possible. That was easier said than done due to the mosquito epidemic, but thankfully they weren't out in the water. S0 I went, all by myself into the water of Lake Afterglow. They say you should always have a swimming buddy, but since Timmy is always here with me I think I'll be alright.

I keep a pirate flag in the trunk of my car at all times, because you never quite know when you will need one. The same goes with a sombrero. You'd surprised how many perfect opportunities arise when you can put it to good use. Since I was all by myself I figured that I would do something obnoxious and I raised the Jolly Roger and commandeered a vessel in the name of piracy. Yearrgh Matey! Avast me hearties! There be land off the port bow! Ye filthy scallywags beware of Captain Iceman! He'll make you walk the plank!

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