Hi Khushies,
After a KhushDC event takes place, non-attendees want to know the buzz about the event. Was it fun or not fun? How many people showed up? Few or many? Was the event a massive success or an abysmal failure?
We had a KhushDC hike last Saturday in DC’s
Buzz, Buzz...
First, it's best to put things in historical perspective. Much more than many years ago, two folks from KhushDC organized a 2-hour hike for the group in the Shenandoah mountains. They dress-rehearsed the hike a week before the event and planned things meticulously. But behold! On hiking day, not a single Khushie showed up for the hike. So these two folks went there by themselves and were forced to cancel the hike. (Mind you, I was not one of those two people.) Two people, zero miles.
Since then, we decided that a surge was in order. And my, oh, my, the surge certainly worked. 3 people and 1 dog showed up for last Saturday's hike. We are rude and insensitive enough to refer to people as dogs and bitches. I shall make amends by referring to dogs as persons.
So not just 3, but 4 persons showed up for the hike. That's a 100% increase from the 2 people of a few years ago. If you're an odious nitpicker who likes to call a dog a dog, then you'll say it's just a 50% increase. Nitpicking apart, it was unquestionably a big increase. Numbers don't lie. The surge worked!
Birds and Bees, or Plants and Trees?
Unlike the 0 miles of a few years ago, we hiked a whole 1 mile, which is an infinite-percent increase. It was more of a leisurely walk along the Melvin Hazen trail, but it was officially a hike. One of us (not me) is an expert on flora, so he/she (actually, he) regaled us with exciting details about the various trees and plants. I came to know that various types of oak exist and how to identify poison ivy. I saw seven mushrooms along the way, and I also stepped into a creek and soaked my right foot. My foot, my foot!
I learned during the hike that mint is from the same genus as teak. Knowledge is power, so I used this new insight to make teak chutney at home that evening, instead of mint chutney. It didn't taste all that great (it sucked). Teak may be related to mint, but its bite is worse than its bark.
I trooped 1 mile from the metro station to the hike meeting point, and then 1 mile back, for a total of 3 miles. That's 1 mile short of the 4 miles that I try to walk everyday. But I made up for it the next day by walking 5 miles, so it's all hunky-dory.
A Success Story
Comparing 2 people, 0 miles of a few years ago with 4 people, 1 mile of last weekend makes it obvious that the event was a big success. Enthused by the success, I humbly suggest that we extend the surge into the realm of distance and hike a little longer next time - say 1.2 miles. Dare I say 1.5 miles? Best to take it one step at a time...
The surge is unquestionably working. So is my friend Serge, who works part-time. Serge isn't a homo or anything, but since his name's a homonym to the situation at hand (or at feet), I remembered him.
Looking forward to the next hike, and looking backward at the most recent one, I remain
--Naughty Ninny
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