Pink Popcorn

Do you remember pink popcorn? Some of us do. Nothing special, it was always to be found at carnivals or stacked high on the shelves of your local supermarket on clearance for 4/$1.00. More times than none, I'd walk past it not giving it a second glance; afterall, I was sure I would have another opportunity to delve into its crunchy sweetness. Well nowadays, this food is almost impossible to find. In a matter of fact, a girlfriend did an online search for this yesterday, found it, but at a ridiculous mark-up. For those of you who took it for granted, how much would you pay for it now?

Spelunking Fun

Last weekend I joined my brother and his friends on a camping-spelunking trip. Now camping, I’m used to. I’m serious, my tent and sleeping bag are even color coordinated. But spelunking? Until I was rappelling 165ft down into a cave, I had no idea what I was getting myself into. Let me tell you, this is no adventure for the acrophobic or claustrophobic. Yes, for a moment, maybe even two, I imagined that I could uncontrollably fall to my doom if anything went wrong. But I wish you were there to capture the view with me. It was amazing. Remember learning about stalactites and stalagmites? I was surrounded by them… ancient, colossal, unperturbed.

Spelunking is basically a term for exploring caves. For those of you who’ve never tried, it involves a lot of climbing and crawling in muddy, tight spaces. This is the type of sport where size matters and for once, being little is an advantage. It does take a little creativity sometimes to get through the small tunnels. I found myself pulling and kicking in a variety of awkward positions to move ahead. Although, I didn't do any digging, it left me feeling a little like a mole. Muddy and exhausted, I was thrilled to see the light at the end of the tunnel.