What Self Control?
Friday started about as expected. We drove our way down highway A1A and did the tourist thing. Stopping to take some photos at one of the beaches. And found my wife’s neighborhood and home from back when she was eight. Eventually we worked our way back around to the FAU campus. So we took the opportunity to go to the bookstore and pick up some souvenirs. It was while we were in the bookstore that it happened. We saw a stuffed FAU Owl mascot. Innocent enough. But when I saw it I just stared at Linda. No words passed. Silence. Then a grin. Then evil laughter. From both of us.
The self control mechanism was inactive. Non-existant. We had walked into the FAU bookstore with the most innocent of intentions. But we were walking out with more evil thoughts. You see, since we had flown to FAU we were not able to bring our signature tailgating element: George. Our effigy skeleton, dressed as a football player of the opposing team, in a chain cage. As much as we thought we would be OK without him. It just wasn’t the same. So when we saw this Owl in the store we thought: We can make some kind of effigy with this!
So on to Lowe’s hardware store. We found some parts that we could alter to look like a bird cage. Add some orange emergency ribbon. A little blue tape and an orange bungee cord and there you have it. An FAU Owl in an orange and blue cage. Hanging under our tent at the tailgate! Our FAU Effigy: Georgette!
I know. We are out of control….
