Lava and Again

Okay. Once upon a time I started this blog. Well, then I didn't do anything with it. For one kagillion years. I am not sure why it has been so long. And I have been working on a website. But I am also not very good at finishing things. So I thought I would start posting the material here, and keep working away. Best of both worlds! I am going to post a new move every day from the encyclopedia of lava moves some friends and I have been working on. As far as me, I have been playing Lava with Dan (my brother) in Ann Arbor, nearly every other day since last summer (even in February). Deacon was here for a while as well, but alas he has moved west. So without further ado--I am going to start the new posts with the top ten reasons to play lava as voted on by citizens of the Indian subcontinent:

Top Ten Reasons To Play Lava:

1. Whoopie Goldberg

2. D.A.R.E.

4. Counting

5. Colors

6. Algebra

7. Continents

8. Colorful Continents

9. FM Radio

10. Number 3

And also the promised daily lava fundamental to try at home! Illustrated (of course) by Jason Polan

The Crow's Nest

The crow's nest is an indispensable building block for lava urban and rural alike. It is the hold in which a lavaist clamps to a verticle (pole, tree, etc) by wrapping arms or hands around the back and pulls against a foothold in front. The position offers great versatility and is highly energy efficient; a lavaist can easily climb higher, lower, rotate, or just hang and rest for a moment once this position is achieved. It is also a total chick magnet.

So that is that. Email me if you have been playing lava in your area, have ideas, want to post a song, need advice about the stock market, or have access to an offshore account that has been recently endowed by a prince with an unpronounceable name that needs nothing more than my social security number and credit information to release the funds to me. Little John for president 2007!