Strap your "I've been through the cold, and I've been through the warm...and I like the warm better!" smile in, because we're about to go for a wild ride trying to keep up with HSR, who is continuing his preface adventure from the blog post, "Make Your Teeth Their Cleanest!...Right Before Bedtime Fun!," BUT THIS TIME, INSTEAD OF SUMMER CAMP, WE'RE GOING TO THE...
"WINTER IN THE WOODS WEEK!"...AND THAT'S WHERE...
ALL KINDS OF FRIENDS...AND SNOW ANGELS...ARE MADE!...
AND WITH SNOW EVERYWHERE, IT'S EASY TO FIND SOMETHING TO DO...
SNOW MAKES EVERYTHING IN LIFE "SLIDE BETTER!"...
I TELL YOU...
CITY KIDS JUST DON'T KNOW HOW TO ACT AROUND THE WHITE STUFF!...
AND HSR'S THERE, HAVING A MEMORABLE TIME, DOING TRICKS THAT HE WOULD DO IN THE STREETS BACK HOME...
WHOA!
DO THEY SAY "GNARLY" ANYMORE?...
BUT HSR MAKES A MISTAKE!...
AND IT'S A BIG ONE!...
AFTER LOSING CONTROL, AND ENTERING INTO THE TERRITORY OF THE TREES, HE
JUST BARELY SURVIVES AN "ULTIMATE CLIFF DESCENT!...
BUT, FORTUNATELY, HE NEGOTIATES HIS WAY WELL DOWN THIS WALL...
AND COMES OUT OF IT UNHARMED!...
BUT!...
NOW...HOW IS HE GOING TO GET BACK TO CAMP?...
WELL, HE'S GOT TO EITHER CLIMB BACK UP THAT DANGEROUS MOUNTAIN FACE HE JUST LEFT, OR...
GO AROUND THIS ONE!...
FORTUNATELY...AS A REAL BOY SCOUT SHOULD, WHEN IN THE WILD...HE ALWAYS CARRIES A COMPASS!...
SO NOW, HSR HAS A FIGHTING CHANCE TO MAKE IT BACK!...
FREEZE!...
LET THIS "CHIEF OF THE BEASTS" TAKE HIS OWN SWEET TIME GOING BY!....
OKAY!...
BUT, NOW HSR MENTALLY GOES OVER THE STAY-ALIVE SKILLS THAT HE MUST USE...
SO THAT HE CAN BE ONE OF THE "FITTEST WHO SURVIVES!"...
AND THAT MEANS THAT THE FIRST ORDER OF BUSINESS IS DECIDING...
WHERE AND HOW TO SPEND THE NIGHT!...BECAUSE THE SKY IS DARKENING!...
OH!...AND DID I FORGET TO MENTION, THAT...IT'S STARTING TO SNOW AGAIN!
SO, HE SEES A VIABLE TREE THAT HE COULD CLIMB
TO STAY OUT OF THE WAY OF WILD ANIMALS!...
BUT, BEFORE HEADING UP THERE, HE QUICKLY MAKES A SMALL FIRE USING FLINT STONES
TO GET WARM AND "FIX UP SOME VITTLES!"
SO AFTER THAT, HE MAKES IT UP THE TREE...
AND NOT A MOMENT TOO SOON, BECAUSE
HE HAS SOME VISITORS...PROBABLY ATTRACTED BY THE FIRE AND SMELL OF FOOD...
AND HSR STAYS PERFECTLY STILL, SO THE BEAR WON'T THINK ABOUT CLIMBING UP THE TREE TO JOIN HIM FOR A SOCIAL VISIT!...
OH BOY!...
THIS GUY LOOKS LIKE HE'S JUST TRYING TO GET HOME HIMSELF!...
WAIT!...IS THAT OWL WINKING AT ME...AS A PROMISE NOT TO TELL THE BEAR THAT I'M A COUPLE OF TREES OVER?...
WELL THANKS, BUDDY!...
I JUST KNOW THAT THOSE GUYS BACK AT THE CAMP..
ARE JUST KICKIN' BACK, AND HAVE IT "MADE IN THE SHADE!"...
WHILE I'M STUCK OUT...WAIT...
ARE THOSE SOME...
I AIN'T ABOUT TO BE NOBODY'S LUNCH MEAT!
SO, I FALL ASLEEP IN THE TREE FOR SEVERAL SHORT CAT NAPS...
HAVE ANY OF YOU READERS EVER SLEPT IN A TREE BEFORE?...
IN THE...
WELL, THEN, YOU KNOW WHAT IT'S LIKE!...
WHILE AT THE SAME TIME, TRYING TO STAYING AWAY FROM THESE!...
SO MORNING COMES AND HSR IS SET TO JOURNEY BACK TO CAMP...THE LONG SCENIC ROUTE WAY, THAT IS...
AND HE HAS TO GET PAST THIS TIGHT SPOT IN THE MOUNTAIN...
OH NO!...HE STARTS TO SLIP!...
BUT, FORTUNATELY, HE PUTS HIS SNOW BOARD UNDER HIM AT THE RIGHT TIME...
AND HE BEGINS BOARDING DOWN THAT SLOPE NOW, LIKE IT OR NOT!...
AND NEAR HIM...IS THAT AN...?... OMG!...
AVALANCHE!...
SO HE RACES FOR DEAR LIFE, BUT
THERE'S NOW A BIG SNOW BUMP AHEAD, AND, HSR IS SUDDENLY AIRBORNE!
FLY, HSR, FLY!
AND WOULDN'T YOU KNOW IT!...
A PASSING TRUCK IS PERFECTLY POSITIONED SO HSR LANDS SQUARELY AND SAFELY...
IN THE BACK OF THAT TRUCK!...
AND THE SURPRISED TRUCK DRIVER LOOKS BACK AND OPENS THE BACK WINDOW AND ASKS, "THAT WAS QUITE A LANDING, KID!...
"WHERE YA' HEADED?"
"I'M GOING BACK TO "SNOWY PEAK CAMPGROUNDS," A RELIEVED HSR STATES...
"THEY MIGHT BE LOOKING FOR ME...CAUSE I GOT LOST YESTERDAY"....
AND THE DRIVER SAYS, "WHOA! YOU'RE A REAL WILDERNESS GUY TO HAVE MADE IT UNSCATHED OVERNIGHT!...WE'RE CHOCK-FULL OF BEARS AND WOLVES 'ROUND THESE PARTS!...
"WELL, YOU'RE IN LUCK, YOUNG MAN...I JUST HAPPEN TO BE GOING UP THERE TO DELIVER THIRTY PIPING HOT PIZZAS!...
"GREAT!"...CONTINUES THE DRIVER...
"GREAT!"...CONTINUES THE DRIVER...
"I'LL CALL ON MY CELL AND TELL THEM THAT YOU'RE SAFE AND ON THE WAY BACK...
"THEY'LL LIKE THAT!" CONCLUDES THE DRIVER...
"THANKS A BUNCH, SIR!" SMILES HSR, AS HAPPY AS A LARK IN A WORM-FULL PARK!
AND JUST BEFORE A SEARCH PARTY LEAVES THE CAMP PROPERTY TO FIND HSR...
HOORAY ONCE MORE! WITH A TEAR OF HAPPINESS!...
SO HSR SHOWS UP WITH THE TRUCK DRIVER, AND THE THIRTY HOT PIZZAS...
AND EVERYONE'S SO GRATEFUL THAT...
THERE'S A BIG "HUG FEST" AND A BIG CHOW DOWN!...
AND HSR SETTLES ON DOWN AND HURRIES TO JOIN SOME OF THE OTHER CAMPERS TO, ONCE AGAIN, GET THEIR FINGERS AND TOES "TOASTY BY THE FIRESIDE!"...
OMG! IT FEELS SO INVITINGLY GOOD!...
"HEY, HSR...HERE...COMING RIGHT UP!...YOUR "CUPS-RUNNETH-OVER" FAVORITE!...
GOOD TO HAVE YOU BACK, GUY!" SAYS MACE, A CAMP COUNSELOR...
BUT THERE'S JUST ONE MORE SMALL THING BEFORE WE ALL GO MUCH FURTHER!...
...AND THAT IS...
...SNOWBALL FIGHT!...
WHERE NOT EVEN YOUR BEST FRIEND IS TO BE TRUSTED!...
WATCH OUT, BEHIND YOU!...
WHOA! SHE GOT YOU GOOD!
Lots of times in this "Cold, Cruel World," people sort of get upset and "lose it" over certain matters...
And our teeth, lips, and tongues are the main parts of our bodies that convey our frustrations verbally.
These mouth parts started showing and expressing our attitudes since we were kids!...and on into adulthood!
Yes...I see...fighting back against that annoying irritant?
The tongue, then, may be the "fork and facilitator of the curse!"
Wait...Is "The Dahling" Miss Monroe saying,
something that starts with "Kiss .......!?!"
I wonder if her next word might be "...My...?"
Linguists may interpret this lip muscle action here as conducive to pronouncing an "S-h" sound
I wonder if her next word might be "...My...?"
Linguists may interpret this lip muscle action here as conducive to pronouncing an "S-h" sound
...but, personally, in both of these contexts...
I don't think that they are saying "shush" or "sheet!"
Uh oh...it's officially time...to wash out the mouth with soap!
Young lady, let's march straight to the bathroom and get that toothbrush!
The Snarl...a social facial expression that's been with us ever since we could...snarl!...
Okay!...And this one...I'm staying out of her way...but beautifully, I must say...
...it looks like she's been flossing!
This next one...oh, shucks!!
...it's going down...
...and it's going Viral!
"Break out the cell phones!"
According to some mental health specialists...
...blurted out, first responses
tell our true, and unvarnished perceptions and feelings, and may help us to immediately and efficiently dissolve internal distressful frustrations and dissonance!
But, hey, people!...being a "Potty Mouth" is a choice!
So, let's put the brakes on!
Little impressionable kids may be listening!
Choosing to use above-board and civil language, instead of epithets from "the gutta," can be thought of as a communicative art form...and some people are good at biting their tongues...
and zipping up their lips...
instead of "flying off the handle!"...
...to decrease any negative fallout and possibly-regrettable cascading consequences in said situations!...
So, remember, "don't be usin' doze" bad words!...
Or I'ma tell...
..."Yo' Mama!"
May you have many...I looked up into the clear, cloudless sky, and a raindrop hit me in the face--an unexpected kiss form Mother Nature!...even carbon leaves a carbon footprint!...I like having my needs fulfilled more than my wants!...smiles!
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