SpongeBob Returns to Haunt Me
I had biked over to Rolland Moore Park for the annual Fort Collins Running Club Annual Picnic, and after a morning of running, eating and socializing, I was ready to ride back home. Apparently, however, sometime during the two hours I had left my red Cannondale tethered to a tree, she had a visitor. No, make that an unexpected guest, one who also wanted a ride.
“Agghh, Bob Esponja!” I exclaimed. Never mind why I have a habit of referring to SpongeBob SquarePants in his Spanish name. I thought I was rid of him since last being surprised by him six months ago.
“Alene, do you know something about this?” I called out to my friend who was the last one who was visited by the formally dressed yellow rectangle. I didn’t have to yell out too loudly, because Alene was conveniently only a few feet away.
“He’s the latest member of the FCRC,” she later quipped. “The FCRC will help him become more well-rounded…”
Thankfully I didn’t need to ride home with this abomination hanging onto to the handlebars, as Joanne—a mutual friend of Alene and me and also a resident of the adjacent neighborhood to mine—kindly offered to take him home. So then I promptly forgot about him until the next morning, when I had just about finished mowing the front lawn and turned around to see this:
![I was mowing the lawn when I looked over to the porch and saw this. It was quite startling...](https://felixwong.com/gallery/thumbs/s/spongebob0914-004.jpg)
It was quite startling, I’ll tell you.
So now it seems that SpongeBob has come to couch surf at my house. At least Tiger seemed entertained.
![Tiger sniffing the new visitor.](https://felixwong.com/gallery/thumbs/s/spongebob0914-005.jpg)
No word about whether Alene is missing her yellow friend right now. Then again, maybe she isn’t because I heard that shortly after I got back from my China vacation in May, a smaller, softer Chinese SpongeBob came to give her a visit.
![A Chinese SpongeBob was caught peeking into Alene's vehicle.](https://felixwong.com/gallery/thumbs/s/spongebob0914.jpg)
Anyone know how to say SpongeBob Jr. in Mandarin?
![I rode my bike over to the Fort Collins Running Club's Annual Picnic and went for a short run. By the time I was ready to ride home, SpongeBob was on my bike!](https://felixwong.com/gallery/images/s/spongebob0914-001.jpg)
!["Newest member of FCRC!" wrote Alene. "The club will help him become well-rounded..."](https://felixwong.com/gallery/thumbs/s/spongebob0914-002.jpg)
![Joanne giving SpongeBob a lift while talking with Kathy and Alene.](https://felixwong.com/gallery/thumbs/s/spongebob0914-003.jpg)