Thought Distillery

Inspired by the zany projects of fellow Indiana University alumnus Mark Horowitz, I present Pogo Chronicles Part I: The Vision.

The Scenario: A group of parched individuals sit at a table in the park in dire need of cold and refreshing carbonated soft drinks. Too exhausted to move, they look with puppy dog eyes far across the grass fields to a Cola Machine shimmering in the burning sunlight.

To The Rescue: The friendly and honorable Pogo Team arrives! After a brief introduction, each member of the squadron withdraws their faithful bouncing steed and stands in the ready position. The eldest woman of the table is given the official party whistle and the honor of starting the race.

The Race: The whistle blows, and our heros are off! Pogo sticks bounce like thoroughbred kangaroos! Sweat-soaked determination grips each jockey as all focus is bent upon reaching the Cola Machine – the Fountain of Life! The racers reach the destination and frantically pump quarters into the humming mechanism. Then with chilled elixir in hand, they bounce off in a mad pace back to the eagerly awaiting park people.

The Finale: Success! The Pogo Team returns in record time to deliver the healing cold of the sodas. Each soda erupts with a cheer of jubilance from the crowd and quenches the parched souls. With tears of gratitude mixed with quite a bit of carbonated syrup, the park people are now satisfied and happy thanks to the dedicated and self-sacrificing efforts of the Pogo Team. Its mission accomplished, the Pogo Team bounces off into the hazy sun to seek their next adventure.