Storytime Saturday

March 9, 1967

Are you ever outdoors and hope that you see a prehistoric cousin of today's bird. Like, a bird that is clearly from before modern day birds? I sometimes do.

I was walking around the woods at the governor's mansion and I saw a bird sitting on a branch over part of the trail near the mill pond. It was a bright white bird and just sat there. I walked around the mill pond and ended up behind it. It still wouldn't move. I tried making noise and shaking branches but it wouldn't move. I worried about trying to walk past it, it freaking out, and doing something that would cause me to fall into the pond. But I took that chance. As I walked by, I began thinking why I thought this was a real bird.

Who put this here, and why?

At the middle school I went to, 7th graders got to go skiing up in Weston, Missouri--the closest ski slope. We got quick lessons and were then let loose to wreak havoc on the hill. I wish I would've tried harder to ski. I quit pretty early because I wasn't catching on and just hung out in the main building. I don't have many regrets, but not taking this skiing opportunity seriously is one of them.

I was not able to go on the 8th grade Worlds of Fun trip because of my crappy grades. That I don't feel as bad about missing, because, as I would learn a few years later, I am not an amusement park guy.

What are we talking about? Oh, yes. Is Wilberforce asking because the Olympics are right around the corner? Wilberforce is excited because he gets to see his favorite actors from his favorite show, Heated Rivalry, carrying the torch!