Anubis
So last weekend Dave and I spontaneously took a very long walk. We left the house to get outside and go for a little walk and several hours and six miles later we were in Medford (the next town over) after a very wandering route. Since it was so spontaneous, I don't have any pictures, but I do have a strange story to tell.
At one point, we were standing at a major intersection, where 93 crosses with a big city road. While we were waiting to cross the street, we noticed a basketball rolling through the intersection, from no apparent source. As we crossed the street, Dave picked it up. He was about to toss it into the grass at the corner when he realized, hey, this is a pretty nice, mostly inflated basketball, I might as well take it. We continued walking, looking at the ball, and suddenly realized the ball had a name written across it in marker. The name was Anubis. The Egyptian god of the dead, Anubis.
I was a little freaked out by this omen, but Dave insisted we had to take the ball along. We stopped for lunch at a diner and managed to acquire a plastic bag in which to carry it. We continued on for another few miles, vaguely heading for this big state park that we knew was in the area. While we managed to find the park, we were unable to find a way in that didn't involve cutting through yards, so we stopped at a playground and shot some hoops. I haven't played basketball since at least junior high and discovered that I am terrible at it. Terrible terrible.
After we got tired, we headed home, Anubis in tow. He's now residing on the back porch (I refused to allow him in the house) while we figure out what else to do with him. Post on craigslist? Re-inflate him and play basketball at the playground around the corner? Pass him on to another friend? Haven't decide yet. Let me know if you have any ideas.
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I'm heading out to California for about ten days to visit Tassajara Zen Mountain Center for a work period. I will be completely offline for the week that I'm there, and right after I come back we're off to NYC for the wedding of some dear friends. Not that you'll notice much difference, but don't expect any new posts for the next couple of weeks--after that I should have some great photos and adventures to share!