Cornmaze

Because Peter was so kind as to tell me a story about about how he and some friends foiled the attempts of a wildlife photographer to find seabirds, I now have a story to tell, if anyone was actually waiting for one.

We decided once to go out to the corn maze, because nothing is more entertaining than wandering aimlessly through a field of corn. I'm told that there are some people that get up to some pretty interesting things in the corn maze after dark but that has nothing to do with my story today.

No, this was war.

Guys vs. girls.

We wanted to see who could get through the maze the fastest, because it doesn't matter what it is, rowers can and will turn it into a competition.

So we started running as fast as we possibly could through the corn, trying to find all the checkpoints to stamp our cards.

At one point in time, our path crossed with that of the guys. We chased after Sparrow, Brad, John and Baby Dave as they went flying down one of the paths, turned a corner and ran straight into a woman and her son.


The little boy was close to tears, but as soon as he saw the guys, he broke into a wide grin. "You can show us the way out!" he shouted, instantly latching onto Sparrow's leg.

The guys were in such a hurry to beat us that they just kept running, Sparrow dragging the little boy behind him because he couldn't seem to make him let go. The woman began to run after them as well.

"BILLY!" the woman screamed. (yes, of all the names in the world, it had to be Billy)

"Don't worry mom," Billy answered, "this man knows where he's going!"

Somehow I don't think that that was what she was worried about. It definitely wasn't what Sparrow was worried about either.

The poor guy just kept running, trying really hard to keep up with the other guys and drop the kid so he wouldn't be charged with kidnapping and molesting him, but the kid just wouldn't let go.

Eventually he did, but the story was a constant source of amusement for weeks, nay, months to follow.

And after all that, we still lost. The world's just not fair.