rawk on with your bad self! can’t think of any other Jaycee that deserves it more!!!! YEE HAW!

@Katie: That shopping trip a few weeks ago should have served as a warning about dares.

@AJ: I’m still stunned. Thanks for all the kind words.

While folks are listening to the awards presentations, they’ll frequently try to figure out who the honoree is before the presenter finishes. The presenter in turn tries to keep the honoree from figuring it out for as long as possible. Angela thought her remarks about being a mentor would be a giveaway. Instead, I was thinking about how well the quote was phrased, and wishing I had written something like that. Turns out that I wrote something exactly like that! (The fact that I failed to recognize my own words is a source of amusement to both of us.)

The point where I finally did figure out Angela was talking about me was when she got into the story of the Turkey Plunge. The Turkey Plunge is a fundraiser where in return for donations to the Special Olympics, a bunch of people jump into a cold body of water. It’s a lot like the Polar Bear Plunge, except it’s right before Thanksgiving. A few years ago, I used the occasion of the Turkey Plunge to have a pair of friends who had just become engaged “take the plunge” a bit more literally.

While Angela was talking about the Militia honoree combining the Turkey Plunge with friends’ engagement, I was wondering who else had done that. It wasn’t until she mentioned that the newly engaged couple wore turkey wings that I realized the prankster in question was me.

And finally, the “foolish moment” Angela spoke of was the beginning of “The Legend of Bunny Foo Foo.” (One day I’ll write down the background of how Angela lost a bet by winning it.)

With all the pranks I’ve played over the past eight years, I never saw this one coming. They got me good.