Hit by a boomerang

It happens... cast or launch the kids into the world, and sometimes they land like a boomerang at 10pm during a dinner party. Without much warning - blam!

For the next couple of months, we tiptoe around the now adult child - familiar (if not regressed) in some ways, and wildly evolved in others. Is this something to wish for or dread? We shall see in a few weeks. It is sort of like a lab experiment. Remember the mold project?

Ultimate

Ultimate Frisbee, also known as just "Ultimate" is a growing youth sport. Many colleges and universities have teams that compete nationally (and vigorously). There is a wild form of democracy involved - and as in golf, self-policing of infractions. I have witnessed disagreements on a call resolved with "rock, paper, scissors". As a local elected official, I can think of situations where this might come in handy.

Anna has become a member of the women's Humboldt State University Ultimate Frisbee Team - and the team name is "The Hags". Anna is a "dirty lefty" - which of course is a good thing. Something else I noticed is that the team seems to always play in skirts. Wispy or flirty kilts of a sort. (Photo by John Poole)