Amazingly enough, here in central Arkansas, there are not one but TWO Cubs fans, from different states, who not only found each other but also brought their Cubs shirts to Mind Games! Karen Tuttle from Little Rock and K.C. Vetter from Chicago managed to discover their Cubbie-philia within the first 30 minutes of arriving at Ozark. |
Where two or three or more are gathered, a card game will break out! This particular table functioned as a card game magnet all week. |
Somehow, we managed to have three birthdays this week! Jennifer Robison turned 20 today and her dad arranged for Ozark for have a cake decorated for her. |
Tuesday through Friday, each of the Probe staff had one fourth of the students for a discussion of of a reading we had chosen in advance. Rick Wade leads a discussion of the future and philosophy. |
An Ozark Mind Games tradition is an informal discussion of modesty with Todd Kappelman and Sue Bohlin. The guys and the girls get to talk about how they view modesty, what should be off-limits to enable the guys to keep their thoughts pure, and what the girls would like from the guys (such as attention, since those choosing immodest dress seem to get the attention while the modest girls are apparently invisible!). |
The pool was designed for Mind Games activities, such as pool basketball. Since there is also a zero-entry end, it's also great and relaxing for those who just want to sit in the water and be comfortable. |
Co-ed basketball game: Clara Utley, Elizabeth Voelker, Ryan Dusek and Allen Eller. The pool felt ESPECIALLY great after getting hot and sweaty on the parking lot! |
Jody McCall on the ropes course. |
Nick Haines couldn't stop grinning! |
K.C. Vetter attacked the ropes course with a vengeance, making her a conquerer. |
Swooshing down the zipline is scary at the beginning, but then the rush of the fun produces big satisfied smiles like this one! |
Saunnie Knotts on the ground: "BREATHE, Sara! Ya gotta BREATHE!!! Sara Ruth Riggs in the harness: "Breathing is essential. . ." |
Shaun Boyle was in an elevator crash several years ago, so the fact that he was willing to tackle and finish the ropes course earned our respect. "Falling" has a traumatic meaning to Shaun that it doesn't for most people. What a guy!! |
Todd Kappelman shows several movies each year. The last session Thursday night was the Academy Award-winning film "The Pianist." It was too late at the end of the movie to discuss it, so Todd promised that they would talk about it at breakfast the next morning. |