Meet “Our Wayne”…

Wayne is my dad and our ticket to achieving our country dream! Remember how I said that “P” and I have no skills or experience in building anything? Well, lucky for us we don’t have to because we have “a Wayne!” “Wayne’s” are very rare and skilled in all areas of fixing, altering, re-working, and re-building. Given enough time and enough epoxy, it is said that “a Wayne” can fix anything! Once, when my sister was little, she had a little toy bus that followed any line you could possibly think to draw with the magic crayon that came with it. One day, just for fun, my sister decided to take apart the entire bus ... we are talking about hundreds of teeny tiny pieces here ... down to miniscule springs and micro screws. Our mom looked at it and shook her head back and forth saying, “that's never getting put back together.”, but my sister knew she had a secret weapon…she had “a Wayne” and was totally confident "My dad will fix it!" Three hours, a set of miniature screwdrivers, a soldering iron, and 2 migraines later he totally did ... the whole thing… good as new!
"Our Wayne” is the best model on the market. Local legend has it that the well known character “the professor” on Gilligan’s Island was based on our very own “Wayne!” Though my dad denies this as he adamantly disputes the claim by saying, “IF THAT WERE ME, I WOULD'NT SPEND ALL THAT TIME FRIGGIN' AROUND WITH THAT GILLIGAN, I WOULD HAVE RE-BUILT THAT BOAT AND GOTTEN US OFF THE ISLAND!!!” we are honored that the entertainment industry recognized his genius and made millions off that show.
Though "our Wayne” receives no royalties from the re-runs, it works to our advantage because instead of touring Europe and traveling the world in his retirement, we get to spend time with "our Wayne” by making him the Captain of our blog cabin adventure!

"Our Wayne" learned everything he knows about building from my grandfather who was both a carpenter by profession and a craftsman by pride. Most people don’t know this, but there is a big difference between a carpenter and a craftsman. You can be a carpenter and have the knowledge and the “know how” to fix something, but it is rare to find a craftsman which is an artist in the way they complete their “finish work.” A craftsman really takes pride in their finish work. They understand that building is not only in the function of what they are fixing, but also the form. For instance if your average Joe were to build a coconut radio to signal an S.O.S., he would probably crack the coconut on a nearby rock and attach it to a rusty piece of wire from the engine of the S.S. Minnow and try to transmit a signal…now…if “our Wayne” were to build a coconut radio to signal an S.O.S., he would first build a grinder to run off of a foot pump to sharpen his machete and put a nice sharp edge on it. He would then locate a coconut that is a perfect sphere and exactly 10 inches in diameter. Next, using a ruler he made from a flat piece of drift wood he would mark the center of the coconut for a completely dimensional split. After cracking the coconut, he would then buff up the outer shell to a nice polished shine. He would then, remove the coconut meat for a better transmit. After that, taking the rusty engine wire, he would create a mixture of sea water and other Island elements and soak the wire in for exactly 30 minutes to electrolytically de-oxidize the rust and convert the rust back into iron. Lastly, he would take the coconut meat, season it, and slow roast it over an open fire to serve it to the rest of the castaways to enjoy while he begins to transmit.
Catch my drift???

**stay tuned for camp projects completed this past weekend under the orders and supervision of "Our Wayne!"**