Rebels: Morning people?

This morning, I sprung out of bed at 6:30 and decided to go for a run. It was one of those lovely sort of mornings that you see on commercials for General Foods International Coffee, feminine hygiene products, and sleep medications - sunny, but filmed as if through slightly tinted sunglasses so it wasn't TOO bright; just enough of a breeze to ruffle the scents of flowers and wet earth; and cool, but the sort of cool where you still break a sweat when you're workin. It was the precise morning that you'd expect to see a couple of old folks sitting out on their porch, enjoying their morning coffee - which I did. They waved and said good morning, too. Nice.

It was NOT the sort of morning you'd expect to see ... a dude out in his front yard, essentially 'dancing' with a frisbee. No, don't read it again, you've got it right. That's the only way I can describe what this guy was up to. He was out in his front yard, with just a normal old fluorescent yellow frisbee, spinning it on his finger, throwing it up in the air and catching it on his other hand, spinning it in the air and catching it under his leg, rolling it on edge from one outstretched hand and down his arm to his other arm and catching it in his other hand, flipping and twirling - it was fantastic!!! I mean running in the morning is one thing, but that level of coordination and grace and skill at 7 AM? Incredible. I was so entertained and enthralled, I think I forgot I was running for a while. What a unique sort of sport! It was cooler to watch (and his stunts were much more athletic) than ribbon twirlers doing a floor exercise! Who is this guy? Does he have a dog for his act too? Why was he out so early? Ah, the swirling questions surrounding the crazy Frisbee Ballet guy.

It's funny that most of the world thinks the cool people, the freaks, and the rebels only come out at night. Maybe that's because most of the world doesn't get up early enough to see them out in the morning!? :)