Sunday, August 14, 2005
Brady Bunch Moment
Do you remember that episode of The Brady Bunch where little Bobby was moping around about being such a runt? Okay, the one I'm thinking of is the one where Peter and Greg lose something under the van and little Bobby is the only one small enough to reach it. And then he's the big hero until Marsha comes on the story reverts to whatever's going on in her life and Jan "marshamarshamarsha"s and Cindy lisps and we all learn something important about ourselves while Alice serves ice cream.
I learned to keep the wee one handy.
The other day Dina was out of town and asked if we'd turn off the sprinkler if the camp staff forgot. No big, just walk down the trail, through the gate, turn off the spigot. Only problem was, when we got to the gate it had been locked. Fortunately the fence was chain link, so I asked Phil if he could reach through and turn off the faucet. Sure enough, he Bobby Brady'd it like a champ, saving me a hike up the hill in 90+ heat to get the key, then back down, and back up again one last time.
Now, if we could only replace the playing fields, hillsides, and meadows with astroturf ... we'd save so much time currently wasted on mowing and watering and flashing back to Sherwood Schwartz-inspired moments of our youth.
I learned to keep the wee one handy.
The other day Dina was out of town and asked if we'd turn off the sprinkler if the camp staff forgot. No big, just walk down the trail, through the gate, turn off the spigot. Only problem was, when we got to the gate it had been locked. Fortunately the fence was chain link, so I asked Phil if he could reach through and turn off the faucet. Sure enough, he Bobby Brady'd it like a champ, saving me a hike up the hill in 90+ heat to get the key, then back down, and back up again one last time.
Now, if we could only replace the playing fields, hillsides, and meadows with astroturf ... we'd save so much time currently wasted on mowing and watering and flashing back to Sherwood Schwartz-inspired moments of our youth.
Mikesell
