On my way to the Hayward BART I passed a small park. A group gathered, obviously part of a group activity. Frisbee? Flag football? Hackey sack?

As I got closer I noticed all were clad in black, head to toe. Not so unusual. Several had formed a semi-circle around a woman in the center. I craned my head. She was holding a whip, high above her head, then with a flick of her wrist, “CRACK!”

As I passed I heard her saying, “It’s all in the snap of the wrist. Now who wants to be the first to try?”