So here's Terry's blog entry. He's right. I'm gonna post it...
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Yep, that's right…CW here. Why? Well, because Mr. Leben doesn't seem to have the tenacity to stick with writing good posts. Instead we get the lame ‘ol "Vanilla Sky" post preceeded by the "Oh no someone died bleh bleh bleh" post. Ok, so what else could possibly top Vanilla Sky posts? Well, technically everything from a post on the Importance of the Wiggles in a child’s life to How to Sharpen a Pencil with a knife"....but I have yet another in mind, sorry to disappoint.
Race Captains for the Water Safari. So Mr. Leben is going to race this year again and is once again on the team captain recruiter trail. He has several options but I had volunteered to be one of his captains. In my mind, this honorary position is simple, if you are 1) responsible 2) a go getter and 3) crazy and for some reason excited about helping Mr. Leben win again. I am 2 outta the three. Well, I happen to be responsible and a go getter and yet I don’t give a shit about Mr. Leben winning.....just teasing. So I offered to help. I figured I could take a Monday/Tues off and spend my Friday through Tuesday helping him helping him with his portages. Traditionally the point in which you get some water, repairs, etc et al. How hard could this be? I mean most teams have their wives do it or a friend but usually these people are not CPA’s (Certified Portage Asshats), they are just run of the mill volunteers that have some sort of familiarity with the race. So Dave then says that the person he wants must travel to different locations and "practice" handing water to them. I can see the point of practicing handing water to them but I suggested we do it at like town lake or somewhere close to where we can get there fairly quickly. Well, no sooner did I say that then they closed Legoland in Europe, The rose ansunami waters dried up and a huge hole in the ground opened up with flames from hell as the phoenix d "OH NO! Mr. Leben COULDNT HAVE THAT!". ...it HAAAAAD to be in the EXACT SPOT that the acual WATER TRANSFER would take place. *rolls eyes*.....should I be surprised? I mean I should have expected him to say, "And we want you to not sleep for 2 days and do the transfer at 4am so we have realistic working conditions as well".
I guess from my standpoint I just don’t see a point in driving somewhere 1.5 hours away from where I live to be in an exact location to test my manual dexterity. Maybe he’s right. Maybe it’s important for us to know the exact PLACE he will pull into so I can be standing in the EXACT spot. But ya know, you cannot plan for that anyway. Who knows the water conditions, what will be going through their minds. Who knows if I’ll have to take a leak and I will be behind a bush making friends with mosquitoes when they pull in, only to run out one hand with their water bottle and the other wiping up from an otherwise enjoyable crap.
But you know what, regardless of what I think, he is going to have it his way. Why? Because someone screwed up and gave Mr. Leben a job about 13 years ago and he has somehow taken his luck in surviving years of employment as validation of his decision making abilities. IM JOKING SETTLE DOWN ya bunch of CPAs.
Seriously, though. I have no hope. I have no hope of figuring this out, getting Dave’s by-in on a close location. So then I thought. Fine, tell ya what. Why doesn’t he get a team captain that fits his bill and I will come along for the ride. I will help carry supplies, read boats, keep track of whats what and otherwise learn from what I see, hear and experience. Then maybe I can get a greater appreciation for the race, what the CPA’s have to do and maybe then, MAYBE, I will agree with Mr. Leben.
But I’m not wiping the turds off the waterbottles if he arrives when I’m in the bushes.
CW out- g’night folks!
So there you go... that's his post... Why did I put it up there? I'll tell you why... One reason and one reason only...
GROW A PAIR TERRY!!!! BE OUR TEAM CAPTAIN AND PRACTICE HANDING OFF THE WATER WHERE WE WANT IT HANDED OFF WHEN WE WANTED IT HANDED OFF THE WAY WE WANT IT HANDED OFF.
This is shaping up to be a fine race-season!
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You know my father was a very strict military man, very high up. Shined his boots every Sunday at 9pm type a guy. I'm having flashbacks.
I think I'd rather not. I'd rather help out and not be responsible because as you have told me many times, when you do this race you become angry, violent and well, angry.
So, um, naw, I'll be a CO Captain maybe and just ride with your captain :P
I think Jman is going to do it.
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