The Daily News
1 So...Anna Nicole Smith, Hank Bauer, and Barbara McNair walk into a bar...
2 So it goes...
3 Well, we're baaack. Camp Everytown completely rocked, as always.
4 I won't bore you with all the details, but this was definitely my favorite moment since jumping up to the Chill on the Hill.
5 Up to this point, I've pretty much been an adequate but ineffective activities guy.
6 I've been unable to really do what I know can be done, just because I've been remarkably cautious and conservative in all my approaches.
7 I've been invisible, and often, I discovered, a tad lonely being the new kid in school.
8 I hadn't realized how much until I got to Camp Harmon.
9 I poured my entire heart into getting that camp going. It almost failed completely.
10 Last week I had literally quit, but a voice inside of me, and the same voice that is in all of you, shouted, "You are NOT going to quit!"
11 Within minutes, I had taken control and went to some go-to people, including Rocha, Faby, Jase (a counselor that Faby brought to me) and good ol' Edward of YB fame.
12 With a YB team as backup, we went in and grabbed these guys and introduced them to their own souls. It rained. And rained. We were caught in a forest in the rain. It rained and rained and rained, drenched in the redwoods. The rain Cleansed our souls and lifted our spirits. Raindrop catharis in the soaked and mossy redwoods.
13 Walls broke down, students broke into tears and fell on one another's shoulders for support, and an outpouring of love and soul remained as our bus moved out and pulled slowly back up the mountain.
14 To me personally, it symbolized a complete change.
15 More, perhaps, about that some other time. As I said, I don't want to bore people, it was just an amazingly wonderful experience. Let's just leave it at that.
16 Moving on: How nice a day was it yesterday? The clouds drifted overhead, the sun warmed our souls, and peace drifted through our city like spirited smiles.
17 I just drove around and enjoyed home. The hills soaked green from the rains, the clouds creating puffy forms and moving with the rhythms coming out of peoples' garages, just slow-moving enjoyment on a Sunday afternoon.
18 I went to the CPA last night and caught Michael York in a lovely production of Camelot. The tech brought us into the forests surrounding Camelot, and the mythical legend drifted in and out all night. Ultimately, it ran a bit flat, but still had the wonderful score by Lerner and Lowe, and I walked out smiling.
19 Other than that, not much omre news on a rainy Monday. At the risk of the DN just becoming some guy's blog, I insist on backing out for today. Nobody cares if some joker had a nice day.
20 But I did. When you pour your heart into stuff, and then it almost fails but then turns around and kicks ass, it's worth writing and smiling about.
21 Thanks a bunch for listening.
22 I just had a remarkable week.
23 For the first time since I took on this strange job, I feel normal.
24 Normal is peaceful.
25 So thanks again.
26 Peace.
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