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Sep. 16, 2008
From C-17s to stalking creatures after dark... a good day...
First off, if David ever announces that he's going for a run in the woods, don't volunteer to go with. Resist the urge to say "Sure!" with all of your might! We ran up the hill. Translation: We ran for a while and then I walked. So he walked. And we went waaaaay up. I almost died. It was like Legolas and Gimli running up the mountain while they're chasing after the Uruk-hai and the Hobbits. Only Gimli is the one with beautiful, long hair. "Keep breathing! That's the key! Breathe! Augh!"
For the next part of my day, I must show you a picture:
Aerial view of my house. I was down at the end of our driveway, which is off the picture to the left, about as far away again as that stretch of driveway.
About a half-mile to the south, two C-17s flew by about a minute apart. Three or four of them go over every day, so it was really nothing special, but I waved to them anyway (wildly, like some sort of freak), bending back so that I could catch as much light as possible so they might see me. They flew by...
I went back to juggling green apples. Then I looked up, and a third C-17 was dropping down between the hills right over my head. It was so close it was insane!
Imagine this flying straight at you:
Yeah. And it looked just as big as that. It was amazing. Have I said that before? It was awesome. And I doubt it was coincidence. I mean, a military cargo plane dropping half a mile out of formation and it just happened to be over me after I waved?
Too cool... If you could see me now, my eyes are still about as wide as plates. It was... amazing. I hate to beat the word to death, but... You should have been there! I wish the girl I mentor had been there.
HOO-AH!
And now for some dark and mysterious events...
Tonight. Jon went out after it was dark to go snoop on the critters out in the north 40. Michael, David, and I went out to freak him out. We trekked down the hill and down the driveway (commando-crawling)... The stupid dog came running up to us then and started burying her face under me and totally giving us away. It was fun while it lasted, though.
Once we got back up to the house, the boys decided to go back out again. Midway through this post, they came bursting in the door announcing that there was a bear or cougar down on our neighbor's woodsline!
So we all went back out (Dad, M, D, J, and I) with flashlights and necessary equipment should we encounter a foul beast (I think you catch my drift...). It wasn't there when we got down there again. Shoot. :-/ I really wanted to see a cougar. Or a bear...
That was a long day... I'm checking out now... Good night! |
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Sep. 17, 2008 - Untitled Comment
Anyway did the C-17 do a wing-waggle for you? LOL
And yes, I've read Mark of the Lion, but I didn't like it enough to read the rest of the series. My mom raved about the books so I read the first one. I loved The Robe but couldn't really get into the Rome setting of Lion.
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