The only picture I have of my old Citation. Don't ask why I'm on the street emptying it while wearing only a towel. I honestly don't know. |
I'd like to think that I'm a little older and wiser now, but in reality it's just the challenges that have changed. Last Thursday Disney announced that on May 24th they would be repeating their "24 hours in the park" promotion, and it didn't take long for my challenge issuing friends to emerge and start asking if I was planning on participating. Perhaps they honestly forgot about the crashing defeat we suffered at hour 15 on Leap Day. Maybe they truly have faith in our ability to learn from our mistakes and they assume that this time everything will go smoothly. Most likely, they just want to hear another story about a grown man getting chewed up and spit out by an activity that would be considered an ultimate dream by most 3rd graders.
With that in mind, you'd think that by now I'd have to be smart enough to not even consider taking a second run at such a hare-brained promotion, but that's exactly what we're thinking of doing. It's not logical but there's something about this challenge that just calls out to me as something I have to do. I don't know what it is. It's not like there's a prize for survival. Heck, if you have something to do the next day (which I do) then it's more likely to come off feeling like a punishment. Still I can't seem to shake the idea that a 2 am ride on Heimlich's Chew Chew Train is something I need to experience in life so while there's no guarantees, we're definitely considering going.
As I said, we're considering it, but you know what might help me decide to give it a try? If I knew other slightly off-kilter people who were going to be there. What's the saying, "Craziness loves company"? No? Well it should be, so if you're thinking about attending the Monstrous Summer All Nighter let me know. You might just be that friend whose challenge I decide to accept. Also, while we're at it, let's see if the rental car can clear that ditch. I'll bet today's cars have far more jumping power than those of the early 80's.
Still more jumping power than a 1980 Citation! |