I am a little kid.  This really hasn't changed since I went to camp the first time; I raced a friend of mine down duelling elevators yesterday, and yes, we were both in suits and at last check we were still arguing about who won.

This argument is nearly as profound as the other debate full of vim and vigor in 2009 - is fried squash real when it cohabits a pan with onions, or is it only fried squash if it's battered?

I'm looking forward to seeing Kim and Greg and a host of others in a place close to the sacred space of long ago.

SO....Who's going to the Reunion? I am... Because I can't think of a better way to spend an early September weekend than with friends I know, and friends I haven't met yet....at a place that helped to make me who I am today. Chanco is in my blood, and is part of my soul. It's caused me to do things I haven't considered doing before. I've never been one for much outdoor physical labor. But scroll back to May 2009 at the work weekend; there I was applying hammer to nails (big ones--and a full size hammer, not one of those girlie ones). continue reading »

Reunion Schedule

Friday, September 11:

6:30 – Registration by dining hall, meet and greet on the bluff.
Snacks and refreshments (keg too) provided.

8:00 – Evening Program: skits, songs and etc. on the bluff (in Flournoy if raining), led by Greg Willis

9:30 – Music and dancing with David Carter at the stage on the bluff


Saturday, September 12:

7:00 – 9:00 – Pajama Breakfast continue reading »

So, I was going to write this entry last week, and had I, it would have been a sweeping dramatic piece of prose that may, or may not, have bordered on the melodramatic. It quite possibly would have flirted with melodramatic. It most certainly would have at the very least sent melodramatic an anonymous shot from across the room, even if it never found the courage to actually ask it out on a date. In any case, I decided to let some time drift under the bridge before typing, and we may never know whether or not it was the right decision.  continue reading »

Registration for the September 11th-13th Chanco Reunion is underway. In just a few short weeks we need to let Chanco know how many alumni will be attending. If the spaces we've reserved are not full, they will open up part of the conference center to other groups, so please, please, please REGISTER NOW!!! This year we've reduced both lodging rates and meal rates to make the weekend more affordable. Conference rooms will be $80 for the weekend, a chalet will be $25 for the weekend, and you may still camp for free with your own tent. continue reading »

So, the reunion is fast approaching. We have moved it up a month to September 11th through the 13th. That way we can enjoy the fading summer weather. I do not have all the details, well, that is not technically true. I do have all the details, I am just too lazy and too hungry to put it all together in a cohesive post. I am going to leave that to those more organized than myself. And as I said, there is pie involved. It is waiting in the other room for me. Calling my name, if you will, like some (whipped) creamy siren perched atop a beckoning chocolate reef. continue reading »

Send this camper to camp

A Camper's mail is important. So important that he or she must sing for it. At least that's the way it was when I was a camper back in the stone age. Sometimes a card or a letter sent to a camper will prove to be much more important than you might ever imagine. I want to tell the true story of a more recent camper's Chanco mail. So get comfortable and read on... continue reading »