The Grand prize winner…Batman!
Some of you may remember that Kyle won the ultimate super-spectacular grand prize from the Create Your Own NGO contest, which was a personal visit from yours truly. Besides the big winner, Kyle is also my brother who graduated with PhD while I was in Cambodia. I missed his graduation party, but sent this slide show message.
Anyhow, I spent 5-days with Kyle on his new home, the island of Galveston, Texas, which Kyle, now after having his bike stolen, affectionately calls Galvatraz.
Galveston is a strange place. In places it’s Key West, in others it’s the hood. We rode bikes around, tossed the football on the beach, sweated our butts off, and ate lots of good food, including apple pie ice cream. It’s about time someone came up with this flavor.
Kyle bought a new bike, a green hooptie named Moon Dog, but could be referred to as the Green Machine, the Green Hornet, or Green McGreeny Greenerson – it’s that green; it’s that sweet. I’ll post a pic of Kyle on his new bike when he sends me one. Until then I’ll post the photo below that I like to call “Limp Batman.”
I’m donning the Batman costume tonight to find my bike. Criminals of Galvatraz beware!! I can’t wait to have the dastardly villain in my grasp, so that I can look into his scared, beedy eyes and say, “I’m Batman!” Moon Dog will be my Batmobile. If I pedal fast enough I think that my cape will flap behind me to great effect. It’ll be quite menacing.
I’d like to witness that, Kyle.
You’re missing all the orientation week fun…don’t you wish you were still here?
That bat-cape of yours will probably get caught in Moon Dog’s spokes. When you crash, the criminal element will take pity on the mentally deranged Batman and give you your bike back.