Explorers log 4-28-09 3:25pm

Explorers log 4-28-09 3:25pm

It’s an over cast day here on the east coast. It's unseasonably cool, but the hunting is just right. The troops are bright with anticipation...

Today we are tracking the elusive phone call. If we sit very still and listen very quietly, we may be able to catch one in it's rarest of form. Be careful of the shrill sound it makes... It may scare you into hitting your ear and saying "Hello!"

Oh no! We are down an explorer. It appears that Kathy has heard the rare sound of the phone bird. Sadly, they are poisonous and she seems to have been caught in the trap. You can hear her crying out from the tell-tale warning signs, "How can I help you?" and "What seems to be the problem?".

While in hot pursuit, another phone rings, but who's? Oh no! It's the fearless leader. Her sickness begins, "Customer support, how can I help you?" Her strong will takes over, "Hello are you there?" A brief moment of silence before she regains her full strength. "I'm sorry I can't hear you, please call back." Her struggle was brief, but she overcame the sickness. Unless it decides to come back again. Let’s hope not.

We continue our search for the cousin to the phone call; the email and a far distant cousin, the "case". In our prior journeys we’ve found that "cases" tend to be a sickness that builds up fast and lingers for a while. However today, everything is eerily silent, a calm before the storm if you will.

Suddenly a buzzing is heard. We quickly turn around. We hear "Lovely" , before Ben was able to fend off the phone sickness. His recovery was quick, but not withstanding. Sadly, appears that Ben may suffer all day with sporadic re-occurring fights with the phone sickness.

Off in the distance we hear Lyn besieged, "Let me hop over and take control." The poor girl is delirious. Her laughter fades in the distance as we try and forage on. We contemplate what the future holds for her. We pay our respects by leaving gray yarn, knitting needles, plastic eggs and cat nip. May the knitting be with you Lyn.

Well, adventurers, we did manage to find a couple of phone calls today, even if the cases seemed to elude us with every step. The casualties are at 50% today with the loss of Kathy and Lyn.

Perhaps our search will do better tomorrow for that ever elusive phone call and perhaps we will hear from our search party in the west as we have not heard word from them in days now…

Your fearless leader