Wango Tango

So this morning on the drive into work the local radio station is talking about the upcoming innaugriation. And one of the featured acts is the Motor City Madman, Ted Nugent. So they interview Ted over the phone and man, you gotta love Ted. I've always admired Ted for his passion and gusto towards life. Talk about a guy living every day to it's fullest. So Ted is talking about hunting and why he finds it so fascinating. And he kept using this term which I just loved and I think I sort of understand. He said hunting and being out in nature gave him a "spiritual erection".

I remember when I was out in Colorado three years ago we went to Pikes Peak. On the drive up, we stopped at a scenic overlook around the timberline. Even though it was May and 90 degrees down at city level, up at 10,000 feet or so there was still snow on the ground. So I got out of the rental car and I just started running through the snow. I don't know what came over me, but I just had this weird spiritual sort of experience. I ran for a good two or three minutes into the woods. Jumping over rocks, splashing through puddles, and traversing small dips and breaks in the earth. Then I came across some big paw prints in the snow and decided I should probably head back. The thought of a mountain lion eating me for dinner quickly shrunk my spiritual erection. I think I may need to run through the woods near my house this weekend. I could use a good spiritual erection.