I do not see my daughter among this carnage. Could be she was busy notifying Fish and Game or just plain taking pictures for evidence.
I know for sure that Annie's not lying on that highway cuz I don't see flipflops!
This is what serious geocaching does to some folks. They end up turning into road kill in New Mexico.
Yup, Fearless/Wandering Annie is at it again.
Four days after walking for miles and miles among the towers and monuments on the East Coast, she took off with a bunch of colleagues and headed for New Mexico.
And, yes, the group did some serious geoaching yesterday, looking for treasures out in the middle of nowhere.
"Out in the middle of nowhere" provided a great venue for this bunch to take on an extreme kind of geocaching where you try to log 400 caches in one day.
I participated in this activity once with Annie, out in the middle of the desert between Palm Springs and Las Vegas.
We stopped pretty much every 50 feet to log caches.
One time Annie and friends did the ET Highway in remote Nevada where they logged caches for 24 hours straight.
This weekend's activity is probably not quite that extreme, but I'm sure they are doing more crazy stuff other than playing dead in the middle of the highway.
I do know one activity which may have provided a pleasant distraction for the group during the late afternoon-early evening yesterday.
What the heck could that be?
Of course: the ZAGS!
Annie told me she was hoping to get adequate cell phone coverage to check in on the game every so often.
Better yet, she set up her phone in the car and watched out for more New Mexico road kill while watching the ZAGS in another tough March Madness game with Ohio State.
Meanwhile, in North Idaho, some folks went to St. Patrick's parties at the Presbyterian Church DURING the game.
Contrary to expected opinions, this was NOT a bad thing. After all, Mark Few's father is a retired Presbyterian minister, so the loyalty factor probably played a role in helping the ZAGS win.
I'm sure those lollipops the Rev. Few sucks on during the game also helped. In fact, I'm thinking of a new strategy to add to the hardware some of us wear around our necks during these games: in my case, two rosaries and one string of game beads.
Next week, we need to add lollipop sucking to our game rituals. We can not only honor the Rev. Few, but we could possibly keep our blood pressure and heart rates under control.
After all, when you're sucking on a lollipop and fondling beads for 40 minutes ZAG-o-plexy, it could be helpful to your health.
Yup, that's a pretty good idea. It would also be really neat to see the entire ZAG cheering section working in unison with the Rev. Few while his son directs the action on the floor.
As for Marcy Few, I'm thinking maybe her row needs to be doing some pre-game, in-game and post game yoga to help settle her down.
And, Grandma Few, she's okay. She may not have the Catholic beads, but it's evident by watching her in the crowd that she's got a direct line with the man upstairs, and when he delivers, she issues the proper thank you's.
Yup, this March Madness could get really mad as we continue on following the ZAGS to La La Land and revel in how SWEET it is.
I did read that there might be an extra seat on the team plane because someone noted that Zach Norvell did not accompany the team back to Spokane.
The statement added that he just donned his cape and flew home on his own.
Kinda neat that Zach and his classmate from Chicago have played the key roles in their teams advancing in the dancing.
I would be remiss in mentioning the adorable Loyola nun who obviously has God on speaker phone, while the ZAGS have Grandma Few facilitating their efforts with the Boss.
Lots of fun stuff happening, and more insanity to come as we deal with this ZAGmania at fever pitch.
Whatever works will be just fine as we look toward next week, and if this annual obsessive disease should end in La La Land,
I'm betting the snow will be gone by then, and we fans from across the globe and even out there among the road kill---employing all our crazy antics---will have had the time of our lives.
Congratulations, ZAGS! Keep on dancing. Rev. Few, keep on licking those lollipops.
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