Northfield Rotary held their Summer Social on Thursday night and a variety of yard games were part of the festivities. I snapped a series of photos of Pastor Clay Oglesbee, the most prolific blogger in southeast Northfield (see his Soul to Sole blog), in the heat of competition. Click photos to enlarge.
- Photo 1: the manly way to get psyched up for the softball toss. He was 0 for 3.
- Photo 2: the correct form for the peanut toss. He was 0 for 7.
- Photo 3: the beanbag toss. Denied at 5 and 3 yards, he took aim from 12 inches. Denied.
- Photo 4: Clay’s wife, Mary Lynn, enjoyed great success at the peanut toss. Clay’s facial reaction to her success is obscured in the photo by her hand. Sooo…
- Photo 5: I digitally removed her hand from the previous photo and zoomed in to reveal his face. You be the judge.
“What doesn’t kill us makes us stronger.” — Friedrich Nietzsche
Clay recovered nicely from his personal debacle, and later was able to insert his spirited face into this photo of Kris and Rick Estenson.
Griff, I am… overwhelmed at your tribute. Since I am a Christian pastor, after all, and Nietzsche was merely a wayward seminarian and godless philosopher, I would like to add this edifying Scriptural text from 2 Corinthians 12:
Just think of me as playing, for better or worse, on Jesus’ team. Of course, he generally plays me pretty deep in the line-up. — The Reverend Mister Etcetera.
Clay, I know you were hoping for a more flattering blog post and photo. That’s certainly within the realm of possibility. Just not this time. The Lord just aligned the stars in a way that what I posted was inevitable. So stay sober, keep your helmet of hope on, and it just might happen:
Dear Brother Griff, I tell you as soberly as I am able at the present time, and with all the love I can muster for a blog-meister: “When reviled, we bless; when persecuted, we endure; when slandered, we speak kindly….What would you prefer? Am I to come to you with a stick; or with love in a spirit of gentleness?” (1 Corinthians 4:10ff–selected).
I am, Sir, Your Affectionate Servant,
AKA, Looking-Around-for-a-Suitable-Stick
By the by, I assure you, Sir, the stick I find shall be “locally grown”, and I trust will itelf contribute to local groans.
Yours, The Reviled, Persecuted and Slandered
Griff – RE: photos 4 and 5.. are you telling us you removed the image in the foreground (a Hand) and revealed a background image ( a face) covered by the foreground object and not otherwise recorded by the camera?
Is this the foulest of faux news?
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Clay, you’ve outclassed me in this duel of bible verses. I surrender, as I have no hope of victory. Consider your reputation fully restored. Anatomy of a competitor indeed.
Victor, my digital prowess is about on a par with my FNishness. To wit, click this image: