First Wave Cleared
Our two weeks in Illinois are officially over. As much as I enjoyed the churches we were in, I feel little compunction for demanding you celebrate on my behalf right now. I'm afraid Michigan is spreading.
We're now in Iowa. I know, you're thinking Iowa can't be much better. You're smarter than you look—It's really not. I haven't had to ramble the state for two weeks like a drunken figure skater, though, so the dislike hasn't had time to ferment.
I did learn something useful in Illinois. It involves prioritization and power. Illinois knows how to prioritize. I would put a picture of a sign here if I weren't using a million-year-old browser that doesn't work right with blogger. It says, "Don't let an accident spoil your trip. Watch your children." You know how frustrating it is when your perfectly good vacation get spoiled by some semi flattening your five-year-old. You barely even have time to hit the beach between doctor visits. Thanks for keeping things safe, Illinois. You prove that anyone with a shapely figure or a rich daddy can get paid by the government to publish their stupidity.
Oh, and we are sending travel updates to the school. Go here if you want to read those. They'll have pictures and some details about tour I don't. Like, the warm, fuzzy, happy stuff the school loves to have us talk about. Of course, with that going on there, I'm free to ignore, criticize, mock, or complain about tour with impunity here. Take your pick.
We're now in Iowa. I know, you're thinking Iowa can't be much better. You're smarter than you look—It's really not. I haven't had to ramble the state for two weeks like a drunken figure skater, though, so the dislike hasn't had time to ferment.
I did learn something useful in Illinois. It involves prioritization and power. Illinois knows how to prioritize. I would put a picture of a sign here if I weren't using a million-year-old browser that doesn't work right with blogger. It says, "Don't let an accident spoil your trip. Watch your children." You know how frustrating it is when your perfectly good vacation get spoiled by some semi flattening your five-year-old. You barely even have time to hit the beach between doctor visits. Thanks for keeping things safe, Illinois. You prove that anyone with a shapely figure or a rich daddy can get paid by the government to publish their stupidity.
Oh, and we are sending travel updates to the school. Go here if you want to read those. They'll have pictures and some details about tour I don't. Like, the warm, fuzzy, happy stuff the school loves to have us talk about. Of course, with that going on there, I'm free to ignore, criticize, mock, or complain about tour with impunity here. Take your pick.
At 4:16 PM,
You sure know how the take the joy out of someone's day.
At 10:12 PM,
I love this post.
I love the cynicism.
And I love that the only picture on the second page of Maranatha's picture gallery is you in the modified lotus position in a zen garden.
At 9:26 PM,
I concur with your opinion of the sad and oh so sorry state of Illinois. And Michigan. And Iowa. Really, every midwest state save the lovely and ever illustrious state of Minnesota. :)
Thanks for the update. Glad to hear tour is going well!
At 4:30 PM,
You know, my entire family loved the zen picture, and hated the whole update thing. Give us mockery and cynicism and keep the warm and fuzzy.
I'm a little curious about the "drunken figure skater" part. Elucidate?
At 4:51 PM,
props on the Goethe quote
At 8:05 PM,
Not exactly a Goethe expert, what Goethe quote? Couldn't find it.
Driving me absolutely crazy.
At 9:43 PM,
try looking under the words "random quote"