Sunday, May 23, 2010

Pleep Has Very Busy Weekend

Pleep has had a very busy weekend. First, he's been waiting for the launch of the Delta IV rocket since Thursday night. The Delta IV is a very large rocket and it's payload is a GPS satellite which Pleep is very interested in because his Garmin is very important. The night launches are spectacular and he was very excited about seeing one. This launch has been scrubbed three times already and Pleep is very irritated. He's been keeping the team up late to view it only to have it scrubbed at the last minute. If they don't get it lit tonight, he will be heading to Cape Canaveral to monkeybutt the crowd down there.

Ed's foot is improving somewhat. Delete has been icing it and making him stay off it as much as possible. However, Pleep said enough is enough and it was time for Ed to do a bit more. After a short 1 mile walk on the beach, Pleep put Ed to work doing a bit of repair and maintenance on the sliding glass doors. He wants to make certain the place is ship shape in case of a hurricane.

The weather has been perfect all weekend - sunny, mid 80's with a nice easterly breeze off the ocean. Of course this did bring a lot of people to the beach. Pleep is nearly worn out from monkeybutting the various characters. He focused on people who had tattoos, inappropriate swim suits or navel piercings. The ones who sported all three got a double dose. The main reason he wanted to patrol the beach was to scope out activities future visitors would enjoy. He thinks the jet skis, golf carts, bikes, boogie boards, surf boards and kayaks are enough to keep anyone busy. A favorite attraction was the ice cream truck that drives up and down the beach ringing it's bell. He likes to see the kids go nuts and beg their parents for ice cream. Delete thinks a variation on this with a truck that sold frozen daiquiris would be good.

The final, and most important, activity of the weekend involved managing the Monkeybutters. Pleep promoted Peggy from towel girl to assistant coach and charged her with making a trade happen. He wanted a new first baseman and insisted she get one at any cost. After much negotiation with various other team owners, she finally landed one from Harry Parker's Hattiesburg Eagles. Pleep is going to let her manage the free agent picks and the roster against Team Murph next week. Beating Team Murph is required for the promotion to be permanent. Pleep told her if she loses, it will be back to cleaning the locker room.

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