Cave Ain't Got No Brains

Updates and Hub notes.

2006-10-23T09:10:00.000-07:00

If you haven't heard: Crazy Craig is running 50mi for wildlife. To donate you can visit his blog at http://crazycraigslist.blogspot.com.

What was the Hub talk at the last reunion? We need to know what happens at the center of the world. :)

I saw Autumn this past weekend. Yay. It's always fun to meet up with fellow LACers. We didn't have much time to talk because we were both characters in a Halloween murder mystery party.

I've been trying to get together with Sage, but we keep canceling our plans due to various children's illnesses.

I hope to see everyone at the next reunion. Is earth day going to be the traditional weekend trip or will it be random every year?

Moonbeam

chameleon

2006-09-13T19:26:00.000-07:00

had fun at camp-o! and I have some pictures to put up, but I left my cord to move the pictures off my camera in Kentucky. So for now, suffice it to say that Argon had multiple shirts that perfectly matched the colors of the late summer foliage at darkening light levels and he changed shirts as night fell.

The raccoons ate the cake.

2006-08-16T01:18:00.000-07:00

Happy Birthday Sage.

-Moonbeam-

Jade, the anti-turkey

2006-08-03T16:35:00.000-07:00

First, it's come to my attention that a lot of the time, some of you can't open the emails I send. I don't know how to fix this, except like this: whatever I send to you, I will try to send both in the body of the message, and as an attachment, AND I will post it on the blog: http://awesomecave.blogspot.com (check the blog, there is stuff on it).

So:

Here's a story for you. One morning at about 7 Am I was bustling about with my brow furrowed at a sandwich shop in the Philadelphia airport called Basset's Turkey (my summer job). I was smelling like turkey and trying to envision what Thich Naht Hahn, monk writer of "Being Peace" would do in my situation, being accused of mixing up orders by my collection of co-workers who were in turn being accused of mixing up orders by other co-workers, or by customers eyeing the rows of muddled breakfast sandwiches and begining to panic like a herd of flighty cattle . . . SUDDENLY I spy in my line JADE!!!! mighty LACer and reminder that my life exists outside of the sandwich shoppe, reminder that we are capable of great things! She tears up, we hug. . . a reunion! Seeing Jade made working all summer at Basset's Turkey mean a whole new something. It reminded me that we are all absolutely still comrades (to sound a little Soviet). You guys are special! Forward this to camp folks missing from the list and send me their email adresses!

Love Vibe.

PS: if you didn't get the memo yet, we are one month away from the next home-town camp-out ho-down at LAC property. That's September 3rd, Labor Day weekend Sunday night. Check the post called "Hey September"

Email Test

2006-07-21T19:28:00.000-07:00

I'm trying to see if I can send myself an email to let myself know that I just published a post.

Moonbeam

ps. Okay, what I found out is that only one person can receive an email to let them know that the blog has been updated. If we want the LAC email list to receive the email then we have to join something like google groups. Any ideas?

LAC and HP

2006-07-21T18:37:00.000-07:00

Has Harry Potter magic leaked out into our muggle LAC world?

OH! What a fabulous camp theme. What a story. Kids from the city are transported to somewhere in the wilderness. Sorted into their 4 houses. Taught about the unique and unusual properties of nature. Each evening they sit around and learn new games, stories, and songs. Points are awarded (hey that's a great trucker's knot) and subtracted (your time out will begin when you're standing quietly next to that tree) from each house. The winning house lights the final campfire. Pines and 3 Oaks I could have had a great week with you!

I think there are too many things that HP and LAC have in common to be explained by muggles. Any thoughts? If only we had thought to write a fantasy book about LAC years ago!

Moonbeam

Guidance

2006-07-19T07:45:00.000-07:00

We honored Leadership this morning in Versailles, on the site of what once was the Cleveland Home, more importantly which was home to the Unity Garden. For those of you who don't know in 2002 the meditation garden was built during the merger of the entity LAC and the Cleveland Home, it was a prayer for a smooth transition, hope for communication, and more, for each it held different meaning. To get down to the technical side, it was a large stone wall that ran in a circle, with the four directions symbolized by various stones and symbols extending out of the circle. I do it no justice, maybe someone has a picture they can post of it? None the less, it was a work of art and was given alot of spirit by those who made it, those who lived that dream.

We had (leadership) ceremony admist rubble, on bare soil behind some new town houses that are being built. Where once stood the Unity Garden. We heard sirens, bells chiming, and birds singing. Hearts beating. Light the candle and everything is alright. They say. Hope for new turning of a circle. Is this a scar that needs to be healed? The constructs of this "real" world butting heads with the structure we lay out for leadership which at one time could be summed up in one word, CAMP. There was always more. Can that not exist in this world, without faltering as the worlds' drive pushes itself upon thought and being? And what happens next?

What is this without campers? I remembered them today. I remembered love them no matter what, Jimmys up the tree again.
Your up the creek with too many paddles but you got it covered.

Will this be forgotten? When something like the unity garden that would have stood for thousands of years, was moved so easily? When the stone is gone where is hope? What makes a leader? What are your ideals? Your structure?

As time moves on, does this lose meaning? As it spreads will the magic lie forgotten? Will we forgot our roots? Will we remember why we are here? Or did we ever know? Am I asking too many questions with not enough answers?

After much deliberation we decided to have ceremony there, ouside of the property a break from the norm, from the structure and in that moment it was right but what of other moments? What of the consequences of our actions?

What of grief and loss. Full blown. This is life. It is not fair.

Tell a story today, forget about adventure, drama, comedy, plot...remember spirit. It will happen and I too will listen.
Sometimes your story won't make sense, few things do all the time. Live.

If anyone knows the whereabouts of the TORCH OF LEADERSHIP let folk know. Ceremony will keep happening.

Thank you all for guidance. Lead on.

Dracolithe

What I learned from LAC. by Moonbeam

2006-07-17T11:48:00.000-07:00

What I learned from LAC: How to build a fire!

It's taken a while, but I finally found out how to post a picture here. Anyone else that's interested: sign in, create a new post, click on the picture icon, browse to the picture on your computer, click upload. Pictures need to be 50k or less. This picture is 45k and I opted for Medium upload size.

Moonbeam

settin' the stage

2006-07-15T19:14:00.000-07:00

For any and all of you who are looking for a prologue to the big event, come on out to the property and join a few of us lacers + friends this weekend, Friday july 21 – 23 for whatever you’d like, maybe a hike, camping over night... I’ve been envisioning a weekend LAC spa retreat! I'm in the mood for some evergreen branches in boiling water or, as the campers knew it, Hemlock Tea. Maybe a facial with the infamous Happee Frappee, ooohhh, and a massage circle around the campfire! If you need a ride, would like to carpool or are just in the mood for company post it up and see what you can finagle. See you there!

Love,
Arrow

Hey September

2006-07-15T15:42:00.000-07:00

Pass it on. . .

Announcements Announcements Announcements, A horrible way to die, a horrible way to die, only to be bored to death, a horrible way to die. Did you ever see a windbag a windbag a windbag? Did you ever see a windbag blow this way and that? And this way and that way and this way and that way did you ever see a windbag blow this way and that? Something about a bull and some cows, or taking some bull from some cows. . . that should be a typing exercise for high school computer classes.

Yes Camp, I'm talking to you. In case you were wondering

Sunday, September 3rd, Labor Day Sunday

is the date of the fledgling yearly shindig, the sequel to the last time some LAC folks brought warmth to the final campfire site (smiles, hugs, and laughter as well as fires, farts, and body heat). I reckon it will shape up like last time with a dinner, campfire, Indian Jack and lights out, and then breakfast and hikes up in the rocks or down in the creeks the following morning for those who can stay.

So take this heads up as your cue to start scheming about all of the great things we are going to do. To report on the latest from out at the property: Spoon-making is all the rage, and the Spoon-making Club, and the hit new band, Danger Rod (or Heaven Spoon, or. . . the name changes as fast as the local fads, before you know it, it will be called "Sturgeon, a Touch of Strange or. . . )

Anyhow, mark your calendars,

love Vibe (Ms. alice johnston)

Scattered Seeds

2006-06-20T07:18:00.000-07:00

Hello, all...it seems that there has been a lull in postings. I know for my part I rarely remember to check the blog--is there a way for posts to be delivered to my e-mail? I did want to share the following, though, which was inspired by a post by Moonbeam in which she mentioned a dream she had. I thought more people would make their way into the piece, but this is how it turned out. I hope you enjoy my random thoughts. love, Cicada

Scattered Seeds
Moonbeam had a dream
Vibe stared a blog
(camp jacked up on technology)
Draco has Life Adventures in Utah, baby!

She said I restarted camp
Sage was there (Sam in tow?)
Funny how camp is growing
without any campers
Rock showed us seventy-five new acres

Practicalities stampede
the dream
(whose dream? what dream?)
River is on the road to Alaska
and can't remember the words to
How does it go?

Sister dreamed that
We were all at final campfire.
And we were.
The cliff chicken and
moonpig
population might be getting
out of control

How many trials
has this dream
survived
Do you still seek
the Master Counselor's guidance?
Pause...for Bones.

Maybe this dream
will be passed down
Celebrate a new generation of LACers!
(Laughing Active Cavers)
Will they creep through Waterfall Cave
Whoop in a frigid baptism
Survey their instinctive home
from High Rocks

I remember my dreams!
Pow-wows, time-outs, camp songs on
repeat
Days and nights blended
into a 24-7-365-Lifetime Experience
Remember how the Wesley smells?

You told me your dream
kids and music, love and laughter
camp escaped from the property
Will Prairie bring Pines to Asheville?

Can I tell you my favorite dream?
(Thank goodness, it's recurring)
A hand outstretched
to me
offering
help, stability, trust, understanding
a human connection
Now that's a Palm Pilot!
(camp jacked up on love)

I'll decorate your face
with paint rocks
We'll all play Wind in the Willows
Then we'll fall asleep--
laughing and singing
And maybe you will
dream
a new dream

Life Adventures

2006-05-04T07:19:00.000-07:00

Thanks, Vibe, for setting up a space for us to share our thoughts! It is so great to read the posts from you LACers--you're the best! ;) And talk about a camp for the challenged--here we are, discussing our technological challenges, directional challenges, etc. I just love an open community!

Anybody interested in a new campfire game? Sister and Kudzu and I invented it on our drive back to NC. It's called The Mullet Song. Divide into groups of 3 (how convenient for Kudzu, Sister, and I--a ready-made group) and give each group a tune. They must then invent a song about mullets to that tune! This is really just the first phase...we're going to have a whole session where the theme is mullets. We know, we know, you wish you could be in our group. We're cool like that.

New names for LAC: Tigerlily suggested just going with "LAC," much as the restaurant formerly known as KY Fried Chicken is now simply KFC. Not that I'm comparing camp to greasy chicken. I like Vibe's naming of this site "Awesome Cave." can we do something with that?

so many possibilities. hope everyone is doing great! hugs and love, Cicada

Introductions

2006-04-28T13:01:00.000-07:00

Okay, so like I said in one of my comments. I've never been to a blog site before. I just found out why Vibe sent us the details that she did. Anyway, I thought since I had already signed a few comments as KYmoonbeam, I should introduce myself to those that may not know me. Everyone that already does know me was probably rolling their eyes and saying ...Moonbeammmm... she's so silly.

I was a camp counselor in 94 and 97 and the Health Supervisor in 95 and 96. I also came back as a volunteer counselor one summer, but can't remember which one either 99 or 00 maybe. I was Moonbeam at camp, so named because I made a necklace of dandelions while waiting for the water to "set up" during staff training. I didn't want to be known as Dandelion. I grew up in KY so therefore signed in as KYmoonbeam since I didn't really see the relevance of signing in as AC. If you haven't guessed by now, you'll probably figure out in time that I would be one of those counselor's with no since of direction. I had to use the map the entire 4 years.

Anyway I'm using the blog map now, I've got the relevance of why I need to sign in as AC and all should be well. Please add a comment and introduce yourself, your camp self, etc...

Moonbeam

I found it. The place to add a new post to this blog.

2006-04-27T06:26:00.000-07:00

Wheeeeeee !!!

You know some of us over-50 age group take a while to get comfortable with how to operate this Internet machine. After a little exploration I think I found where to comment on others' posts and then finally how to add a new post... here!!

It's usually about this time of year when the trees are budding out and the poison ivy is getting about waist-high that my blood starts tingling and I start checking my calendar for when LAC work weekend is scheduled so we can put up the Noogie Shack at the Hub and freshen up the Huddle-Up spots.

We really do encourage individuals to spend time out at the property. She misses you when you are not there!! Give Roger or Wolf a call. Stop by and say hello to Wolf and Renata on your way out to camp.

Wolf has this great contraption at his place that changes frozen bananas and strawberries into the most deliciaous milkshake you have ever tasted!! Yum!

Love, Updoc and Willow

Howdy

2006-04-26T09:52:00.000-07:00

Hello camp friends,
just wanted to say Hello. Really awesome mini-reunion at Willow and UpDocs last weekend- glad i got to see everyone. And glad for a renewed vision and great possibilities- I really like the cabin idea. Be seeing youse, Kudzu

PS thanks for putting the blog together, Vibe

welcome friends

2006-04-26T09:08:00.000-07:00

Our blog is officially up and running. All we need now is for you to start writing for it! Hooray. I am going to email out the admin password to the camp email list that I have. If you ever worked at camp and want to be able to post on this site, just email me at alice07@dartmouth.edu and I will send you the password. If you want to do more complicated things with it, you are certainly welcome to try it. I hope this is the beginning of a real good word exchange, a first step.
love, vibe