THURSDAY SEPTEMBER 6, 2012

Did you know that crokinole is believed to have originated in Perth County, Ontario, Canada!! Wowzers, I'm just as shocked as you. Who knew Ontario created such amazing action board games. I know, I shocked you again. Crokinole is indeed considered an "action board game", well at least according to the all knowing Wikipedia (we bow to you, most humble source of unlimited and almost always accurate information). So, if my thought process is correct (which it always is of course), we Ontarians are currently super cool but this coolness has existed since at least 1876, the year crokinole is believed to have been created (although I'm sad to report that it was first patented in NYC). I'm not sure about you but I feel just a little bit prouder to be part of this provinces history. I mean crokinole and Anna both came from Ontario, could it get any more cool beans?!? Well of course it can, it can always get cooler here at the Youth Centre, which just happens to be located in Ontario too! I just blew your mind, I know I did so don't even try to refute it. So let's recap. Anna, crokinole and the Youth Centre...all seriously awesome and all from or currently located in Ontario. Now, just when you thought you knew everything there was to know about crokinole I'm going to tell you this simply isn't true. Did you know that the use of any lubricating powder is very controversial in the world of crokinole with some, and  I quote, "purists reviling the practice". And while crokinole is thought to have orginated from Ontario, the word itself is of French origins meaning a type of cookie. In fact, in Quebec the word crokinole designated a pastry purportedly similar to a doughnut. So maybe the next game of crokinole you play should be played while chowing down on some cookies and pastries, I mean it would be the appropriate way to play. And finally did you know that there is a World Crokinole Championship and it is held in Tavistock, Ontario! Whoa, who knew. Now, getting back to the matter at hand, we are going to boost your brain this afternoon by playing a game or two of CROKINOLE. Bring those cookies and pastries.

At 6:30 p.m. we will be playing some HACKY SACK. And since I raved on and on about crokinole I can't possibly ignore hacky sack without hurting it's feelings. So, did you know that Hacky Sack is actually the trademarked name for a type of  footbag. Much like Kleenex is a trademarked name for a type of facial tissue. Now I know all you readers are about as cool as anyone could ever get but just in case your not up on the this game of footbag I will give you a few things to ponder over. The goal of any game of footbag is to keep the footbag off the ground without using your hands (so I guess a monkey could play too seeing as the primary difference is our opposable thumbs and when you take those out of the equation we are practically identical...well maybe not quite!). Some ways players achieve this goal is by utilizing tricks such as stalls, bag daggers, ham spalts and milk tosses. But unlike crokinole, hacky sack is a relatively new game, having been created in 1972.

At 7:00 p.m. Anna will be leading the JUNIOR ROUND TABLE. It''s the first week back at school and I'm sure you've got a ton on your mind. Why not come out and talk about it with me and some of your fellow members? We are all in this together, so let's talk about it, be it happy, sad or just silly. Hope to see you there. And P.S. there will be some treats. So really you have no reason not to go!

Finally, our evening event will be SUPER NINTENDO MARIO ALL STARS. So come on in to the Youth Centre. As you can tell I'm pretty neat, Cat is cool, all our members rock and the scene is always awesome. What more could you ask for? Nothing, the answer is nothing.

Laters :)