mindsquirt

Hello.

I don't know about you folks, but when I write out lists, I find it impossible to not include a comical entry just for S&Gs.

for instance, a shopping list might include:

butter
sugar
bread
onions
celery
horse-meat

or a hardware-store list:

tape
screws
wood
drill bits for human skulls

I am silly with it, i tells ya. Sometimes I will include them even if the list is only 2-3 things. I was reminded of this when I was going through some old documents and saw an invitation to a bunch of my wife's friends to come to our summer house to celebrate her graduating from nursing school. It follows in red below...

It actually is not much at all like the lists above, but it still reminds me of the fact that I can't be serious for any reason. I sure hope everyone is okay with that. I was also showing off in front of my wife's friends, which I recommend to husbands everywhere.

1) Rough River is in a dry county. Running out of booze is the worst disaster that could happen that weekend. Corydon, (our state’s old capital), is the last good place to buy booze. You will pass a Wal-mart after leaving I-64 on the way to Rough River. If you forgot to buy alcohol before you left, please go there.

2) Please bring double the amount of booze you would drink. If you plan to drink a six pack of Sam Adams, bring two. If you buy a 5^th of Captain’s, bring another. In true socialist fashion, we’ll put the other amount in a kitty for the greater good. Also, if you think you are buying too much, see rule #1.

3) The only near by (15 miles) grocery store is an IGA, which mostly only sells bologna, grape drink, and other redneck nourishment. Consider packing food or going to the Wal-Mart in Corydon before arriving (Corydon is about 45 min from Rough River)

4) With as many people as I envision coming, refrigerator space will be limited. Please bring a cooler with ice for your adult/child beverages. Or, eat/drink before you come and after you leave.

5) I am not going to be in charge of food. I have tried to dole out responsibility to certain people to cook certain meals and it is often not worth the trouble. I encourage people to band together and work out meals if they wish. I personally plan to eat what you guys drop on the ground.

6) There is a grease-ball restaurant down the road that has good sausage sandwiches for breakfast and fried chicken at night for cheap monies. Me, Brad, and Mike’s philosophy is to eat there as much as possible, in order to maximize time on the water and having fun. If you want to spend time cooking, please do so. Make me some.

7) we have a grill and might make an open fire for weenie roasting. We also have other cooking accouterments, but nothing too fancy.

Activities

Here is an idea of what we usually do at Rough River:

Swimming

Boating (tubing, skiing, face-planting)

Jetsking

Sleeping

Enjoying nature (walking, looking at stars at night)

Ping pong

Drinking (see #2 above)

Cards and board games

Walking up and down the hill to get to the lake

Bring

Food for yourself

2x the alcohol you think you would drink (see #2 above)

Swimming attire

Life jackets (if you have them, we have some)

TOWELS

Swimmies

Kids

sunscreen

board games

outdoor games

your sense of merriment and gayety

bathing cap

thing that holds your nose closed when you swim

folding chairs or lounge chairs

floats/rafts

Don’t Bring:

Firearms

Danger

Winter hat

hitchhikers

Price of admission:

Any gas we consume in boating

Community booze (see #2 above)

I guess that is the end. Please leave some silly lists, you silly bitches.