Nov-Dec 2009 Klaxon - Midwestern Council of Sports Car Clubs

equestrian body parts. SHE made up rules and regulations as SHE went along like any decent latterday czar who is either wholly clueless as to their duties or just following orders from above like yourcommon garden variety Nazi. Up to this point, we all thought the dumbest thing in the backyard was thepony.All rides would be limited to three laps, clockwise, and if we had any intent at all to indeed ride thefreaking psycho pony, we had to sit and wait in a neat line in the shade of the nearby tree, inalphabetical order. Yeah, like we could figure THAT out. Of course we had been doing much the samething all along, but the thought of someone just showing up and ordering us around pulled the rebelliontrigger in my head. I don’t know if it was the first time that trigger had been pulled, but sure as heck wasnot the last ... obviously.I told her I did not want to sit under the tree; SHE put her hands on my shoulders and said that I had to.I said, “I don’t wanna and keep your pony ride spoil’n girl cootie hands off me.” SHE then said I wouldno longer be able to ride the pony if I did not sit under the tree. I said, “I don’t wanna.” SHE suggestedthat I just go home then. I said, “I don’t wanna.” See even back then I was good with words and snappycomebacks.We were all used to and accepted parental and adult authority, but now here comes some appointedunderling with no experience or credibility on how to even remotely supervise a handful ofalphabetically challenged grade-schoolers and one belligerent pony walking clockwise for three lapsaround a backyard garden for an afternoon. But as I reflect upon it now, she would be perfectlyqualified to serve in the current administration as the National Healthcare Czar, or perhaps Speaker ofthe House.Funny ... but I don’t remember if I actually ended up riding the pony that day, but I do recall beingextremely angry, running about yelling, “Girl cooties! Girl cooties!” and throwing stuff. I guess I havebeen throwing stuff ever since.Duck!Short thought: I SAID DUCK!Hal Adkins resides in LaMoille. He can be reached at halaphoto@live.com.