Sunday, September 21, 2025

screwdriver time!

Halloween is coming up, 
as is the 15th Annual BYOP 
of Georgetown! 
Know what that means???
 
 
Yep, that's right!
It's high time 
for all the little ghouls 
to get fresh batteries - 
and maybe a good thump 
on their backsides - 
to bring them back to life again!
 
This mariachi skeleton 
is one of my favorites.
 
His batteries go 
into his shoes, 
lending him a bit of 
extra stability 
for his antics.
That's physics, baby!
Weird science in action!!
 
Now, he can sing
and dance
as he flashes his eyes
at all the ladies!
 

And all I needed
to help make him mobile again were new batteries and two tools:
my hands and my Philips-head screwdriver.
 
Yes, this year I brought my own screwdriver to this party!
As I told Dawn and the Koz, mine has a better handle that fits my hand perfectly, making the task proceed much faster and easier.
Dawn and I had at least half of her motley crew installed with fresh life within the first hour of operation... and that included pulling them out of the six storage bins!
Impressive, right?
Then we took a water break and the Koz took a break with us!
He even brought out a book he's made with all the fossils he's collected at Tybee.
Yes, indeed, fossils of sloths and megalodons as well as several types of common sharks and local fish and other marine life.
Then, he let me visit his "Death Room" which holds the actual physical specimens he's collected over the years - wow!!!
I've been invited to come out on the boat for one of these forays.
Very cool!!!
Afterward, Dawn and I finished up the ghouls in another hour.
Then it was fish - and turtle! - feeding time with Susan and Terry on their deck by the lake out back.
What a lovely way to spend the day!
Right place, right time!
 
How did I know for sure?
AARP's "Right Again!" trivia had an index fossil as the puzzle beneath the clues.
Wow!

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