And so, what to write about tonite?  Decy says I should write about something that has me excited.  So, I decided to blog on this Sat's hash ... and to upload some pics/other about Sat. BUT, cannot  ... bummer.

What's special about Sat? Well this is our 2nd "Kids Hash". So what?  Well, hashing is very much an adult activity. But, in Luanda there are very few "family things".  So, after many "issues" in 2002, 2003, and 2004, we moved the hash ever so slowly towards "family friendly".  That's been a challenge. We have lost people ... and we have gained families. BUT, we have followed our heart.

Last Sept we had our 1st Kids Hash. Normally, we run 60-80 folks.  100 is good. 120 is wowzer.  Well, last Sept .... we ran 250 ... yep ! what a surprise.  And so, we are gearing up for our 2nd Kids Hash ... don't know how it will go ... but we are getting lots of buzz (like an internet site) ... we hear that many groups are coming in droves .... could we have 250 again? 350? 450? 600?  Can you imagine 500 people running/ walking on a hash.  Hard to think about it.  But, we are gearing up .... we have 550 specially designed t-shirts (from Decy) being delivered on Thursday .... we have some 15-20 coolers of sodas, water, & beer coming ... we have tons of kool-aid queueing up ... we have 600 chupa-chupa suckers being bought ... we have boy/girl scouts by the dozens coming to sell cookies and brownies .... stay tuned.  I am hyped up about this ... sure beats herding cats and putting bumble bees in your pocket !!!!