AoxomoxoA

We flew kites in big wind again yesterday; we've been flying pretty regularly of late. All of the kiting faithful showed up, and we had 4 dual line kites in the sky at once. I think that's a record for Laramie... maybe for the whole damn state.

We also were joined by a Chinese family from the married student apartments. Their little boy put up a realistic duck (a Jackite, maybe?) behind us. It eventually worked it's way down wind until it was way up over our heads. They stopped and talked to us about dualies - they were especially amazed by the venting on our high wind kites.

Usually when a curious onlooker comes up I end up talking with them, but Big Gay Jim handled their questions like a pro. It was quite a picture - Jim (a BIG TALL guy) kneeling to talk to this little kid who was probably about 7 or so. Sometimes we need to be reminded that it is the 7 year-old in all of us who is fed by this hobby...

We call this AoxomoxoA. Its many definitions include the following:
(courtesy of rec.kites)

If you fly stunt kites to win competitions, you won't understand, but if you fly to give pleasure and entertain the audience, you might find AoxomoxoA

If tangled lines are an irritating frustration, you won't understand, but if you find untangling relaxing and theraputic, you might find AoxomoxoA

If you buy rare and expensive kites and hang them on the wall, you won't understand, but if risk hand-painted washi-paper or one-of-a-kind kites in the elements, you might find AoxomoxoA

If you're struggling to be the fastest buggier in the country, you won't understand, but if you dream of buggying across dry lakes in the gentle zephers at 2am, you might find AoxomoxoA

If you build your own kites to save money, you won't understand, but if you sew to try new ideas, you might find AoxomoxoA

If you wouldn't lend your kite to a stranger, you wouldn't understand, but if you're ready to loose or destroy anything you fly, you might find AoxomoxoA

If you enjoy buzzing noisy stunters on the beach, you wouldn't understand, but if you've found the pleasure of a simple, reliable single-line delta, you might find AoxomoxoA

Seek your own form of AoxomoxoA... and until you find it, buggy naked.