Quick - before it's gone! Part One: Race Day

I feel as though I need to get this all out there, down on "paper" before it leaves my head and I can't get all of the details correct anymore.  It's midnight, though, and I'm not sure I can get through all of it... BUT, there is some more vodka and mango juice, so - just sit right back and read along!

We fell a little behind in the beginning - but it sure was beautiful! 

RACE DAY: Previously on norealplan, I told you, Dear Readers, that we were thinking about entering into the Sombrero Shamrock Regatta, a 14.5 mile race that we were on the fence about entering.  As soon as I closed the computer, the Captain and I headed to the bar/restaurant where the Skipper's meeting for the race was held with every intention of having a few drinks and finding a boat which was already racing that would let us crew for them...  What we did was have a few drinks and invite someone on-board to captain our boat through the race, allowing us to crew for him and make sure everything was in good working order; or, as Rob loved to say, have our "shake down cruise" and see what our boat is made of.

What the human doesn't know...

I have decided that The Human can't be trusted to tell the full story of how us, The Rulers (known to some of you as "cats" - gross!), are taking this transition.  So, while I suffocate the human as she sleeps, I know I have her knocked out long enough to let you know how life is for me, Madam Curious (or, as The Human so grotesquely calls me, "Lil' MC"), and my brother, Baron von Munchhaussen (like he has earned a title - whatever!).  Since our lives have been relatively short, I suppose I can do the condensed version of our lives.