During the past two days, my wife and I spent our 25th wedding anniversary at the historic Hotel Colorado in Glenwood Springs, Colorado.

We were sent there compliments of our children (Thanks, kids!)

On our way to the Hot Springs Pool a couple stopped us and handed me free passes to the pool. Woo hoo! So Marti my wife, and I went on the water slide as a celebration. Marti sat out the second ride, and I went alone.

“I didn’t hear you scream on the way down,” she said to me afterwards.

“I’ll do it again, and scream in German,” I replied.

The third time I went down the waterslide, I screamed as loud as I could in German. “Ach du lieber! Dis ist nicht gut! Aaaaaagh, heir kommt die krankwagon! Schnell, dumkopf! Aaaaaagh!”

When I came out the end of the tube and splashed into the pool, I looked up. A Japanese lady was videotaping me.

That didn’t make me turn red as much as the glowing sunburn I had that night.

One more thing. I think the pool attendant was an exchange student from Germany.