Great mini trip. Must do more of this. Save like crazy and go!
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by Joseph Bolden A Picnic Recently I was at a picnic for CHP[Community Housing Partnership] in gorgeous,lush greenery of the Little Hills Ranch in San Ramon. Its a breezy Saturday morning. It is one of those “Y’all Come"deal. As people and organizations gathered to have fun,play games, and talk strategic politics. The latter though a turn off for me is like glazed ham with all the fixing’s for those of that bent. Really it played so little part that day. Other organizations are designated colored bands on our wrists. Yellow for C.H.P.,Green- Girl Scouts Of America,I think. Forget what Red is for and there may have been other colors too. In early fall I had relearned how to swim properly and body build correctly hat’s what I was my main reason because I’ve missed a few days of both but swimming was given at a picnic or so I hoped. The bus trip is short. A neighbor had given me a cheese and bologna sandwich. I took cold water from home as a precaution against dehydration. No worries about that with a pool,tents,food,and concession. After some announcements,tug of war game I hurry into the men’s bathroom changing from street clothes to swim trunks. It’s faded from chlorine from another pool but works for me. I really wished my lady friend and mother had come also. I invited both not by quickie,email but old fashioned face to face. Mama’s taking a driving test,Ms. L. Bean’s collects a Graduate Degree. Bean is cute, politically active, socially consciousness young woman with a curvy, shapely,hour glass figure I’ve told her she'd look great in a fish net or mesh bathing suit. In a one piece less revealing outfit Ms. Bean would look just as spectacular! Oh,well also said I’d have six pack abs by that time. That didn’t plan out either. The Garden Party song came to mind by Rick Nelson. I’ll keep working on them and other body parts all summer just to see how clear and dense it can be since nearly nothing better to do. Some bad table tennis, long food lines,short ice cream and soda lines it was a good fun day. Yes,there were children that wined,cried,but most of the tots enjoyed themselves with or away from adults. I didn’t ride a horse, or hike swimming was at the top of my list. Bingo played I avoided that by getting ice cream. Proudly I didn’t have two helpings of food. By the time the bus arrives to take us home,I don’t waddle aboard with extra carry on food. The trip home seems faster,by the time I home all I could do was watch a little TV before going to sleep in my own comfortable bed. But it was a great outing. |