The Uncle Sat on the Ants

The wind gods would not give up a nice reach to Lucky Mound, but at least they provided some nice sailing with a few tacks.  The direct distance was about 13 miles, but after many tacks we made it and everyone enjoyed the sailing.  Our major problem was a good campfire location.  The Commander insisted we shore poke to find one.  Shore poking means you keep trying to get you boat into a decent spot without going aground before you can step off.  We ended up at the same old spot, which is actually pretty good, but there was still the fire problem. Up the hill we went and found a doable spot.  The spot was unique, it sat on a prominence and had a terrific view.  However there were two problems, first the site was very un-level, which meant the 18 sailors had to sit in two rows facing the fire.  Very unusual procedure, but it worked.  The second major problem was ants.   A very nice flat rock on the point seemed to be teaming with ants.  First Terry tried to sit there, but gave up.  Kadizzle then assumed the perch on the ant mound. Apparently his body odor worked and the ants did not bother him.  The wood pile was also infested with ants.  When all was said and done the sailors had a wonderful campfire with a terrific view.

With a good start the sailors are off to Bear Den Bay.  The Kadizzles have to head home to take a raft trip on the Green River in Wyoming.  It will easily be a forty or fifty mile sail back.

Now for today's political update.  Kadizzle walked down the line of boats yesterday and observed the pins that hold the boats to the shore.  The more cautious and conservative the boat owner was the more the pin was driven into the ground.  Of course the Democrats just gave their pins a few twist.  Now when a storm comes the Democrats will rely on the Republicans to hold them in place since all the boats are also tied together bow and stern.  Kadizzle pointed this phenomenon out to Bob and Rodger.   Well this morning like a good Democrat Kadizzle found out he had no propane.  Democrats do not carry excess supplies. Roger saved the day by offering not only propane, but a small stove to go with it.  Now this get us to Kadizzles favorite Democratic bumper sticker. " Be a Democrat, get other peoples stuff".  We that is how the cookie crumbles.  As a kid Kadizzle always remembers the story about the grasshopper and the ants.  The ants worked hard all summer, while the grasshopper just fiddled his time away and had a good time.  Winter finally came and the poor old grasshopper was starving with no food. The ants had a stockpile from working hard all summer, and finally felt sorry for the grasshopper so they fed him.

The moral of the story can be what you like.  Of course it is good to stock up on money, wood, food, fuel, or you name it.  Now, there is one problem.  We will all be dead some day.  On the day you die if you have a pantry full of food, a wood pile higher than your house, and way too much money in the bank, then you spent too much time cutting wood and piling up money.  There is a happy medium out there somewhere.  That is what we seek.  One side will never have enough bombs, tanks, guns, and soldiers.  The other side will never have enough social security, medicaid, and health insurance.  The damn flies are bugging me and I hope the ants don't give them any food this winter, let them eat cow shit.