Winter Biking

 


Here is my cool new exercise bike! I just bought a bike mount at Play it Again sports and it converts my regular bike into a stationary bike! Now I can bike when I get home from work. I've been having fun using my cross-country skis. We've had good snow over the last few days. They had a few layers of dust on them from sitting in the bedroom in California for three years..... 

Busting at the seams

Well....haven't posted in awhile. About all that I have to report is that I'm feeling like the old belly is busting out. Had to change my sweater this morning to something that would better cover the expanding waistline. ugh. I suppose all the Thanksgiving food and sitting on my ass watching movies all weekend didn't help. I did see a few good movies...one of which is the new Johnny Cash movie "Walk the Line". Also watched Pirates of Carribean (didn't love it), Mean Girls (funny), and Christmas Vacation (classic). And tolerated a few episodes of SOuth Park (14 year-old boy humor)

Spent an hour at the ND gym yesterday walking the track and riding the stationary bike. I know it is a bit irrational but I kept thinking that one of the young athletic students might come up to me and say "hey, I know of some great ab workouts...do you want me to teach you some....looks like you could use it!" Ha ha....wouldn't that be funny. Weather is crap here in Indiana...but at least it didn't rain today. Maggs and I got poured on during our walk yesterday. Nothing like the smell of a wet dog to brighten your day!!!!!!!!

A book and a joke

Saw this article about a book in the NYT and I liked the joke about the Panda.

"Truss, a self-described stickler, a woman incensed by the gratuitous apostrophes in grocery-store signs that say "Apple's for Sale" or "We Have Lemon's and Lime's and Video's," had achieved the not inconsiderable feat of making punctuation hot. She turned the apostrophe into a form of mass entertainment.

"Eats, Shoots & Leaves: The Zero Tolerance Approach to Punctuation" went on to sell some three million copies in hardcover. It fared well even in foreign languages, including Japanese and Swedish, the go-to grammar book for those studying English as a second language. In America, the book easily held its own against "Harry Potter," diet books and the plethora of pre-election screeds, remaining on the New York Times best-seller list for 44 weeks.

The book's title, by the way, refers to a joke about a panda that walks into a cafe. He eats a sandwich, fires a pistol into the air and then leaves. On his way out, he tosses a wildlife handbook at a bewildered waiter, who understands everything when he turns to the section marked "panda" and notices a grievously misplaced comma: "Eats, shoots and leaves."

IT's WINTER!

It snowed last night and there is a nice white covering on the ground. It is cold. 25 degrees is a lot colder than the 55 degree weather we were having a week ago! Saw this article in the paper...and made me think of "you-know-who":

"How low can thermostat be safely set?" With winter looming and heating costs on the rise, many people will be keeping their homes on the chilly side this winter. It's an effective strategy; it's estimated every degree lowered on the thermostat lowers the heating bill by about 3%. But how low can you safely go? The Am. Coll. of Emergency Physicians says that 65 degrees during the day and 55 degrees at night is the lower limit for most people, provided they bundle up. People taking certain meds or suffering from certain diseases may not be able to tolerate those temps, said Dr..., "The increases in heating costs can have a terrible effect on the poor and elderly", he said.

The Original Dog-Powered Scooter

Check out the dog-powered scooter! Could be the answer to the energy crisis!!!!!

FOOOOOOOODDDD!

Oh, I'm so HAPPY!! We got Thai take-out last night and it was just fabulous. I am currently eating some left-overs. There are a serious lack of ethnic restaurants in these parts and I seriously miss them. I cry when I think about the lovely fish tacos in San Diego or our favorite Chinese and Afghani restaurants in Baltimore, the Ethiopian place in DC, etc. Fortunately there are two Thai restaurants relatively close to us and they aren't bad...so not all is lost. I had cashew tofu stir fry with spicy sauce. YUM. I wonder if people could tell me about the wonderful food they've been able to eat in those REAL cities out there......

At least I've been inspired to cook more. I found a great cookbook...called Simply in Season. It is great. I like that it organizes recipes by season. Lots of good veggie and meat options.

The Old Man and the Sea

I just love this picture. It is of my dear friend Eliza's dog Sebastian (Bas). They sent me this picture to make me jealous of the fact that they still live near the ocean. Bas is getting up there in age and walks slowly and with a bit of a limp. I just wonder what he's pondering there on the beach?  

Three's a charm! or Sympathy for Chris??

This post is not for those with a weak stomach. Yesterday was certainly an interesting day. I woke with quite a headache and just not feeling good. Had to go to work. Sort of gagged before my shower...thought that was all it was going to be...but NO....I had to later RUN back into the bathroom (while Chris was showering) to REALLY barf. Yuck. A tylenol and a glass of milk later had me feeling no better. So ONE MORE TIME before work. Last night Maggs thought she should get into the act and barfed three times in the living room during the Daily Show. Chris had to clean it up. After I went to bed I heard the lovely hacking noises from dear grey cat Mao. She didn't want to be left out...so she coughed up a few hairballs or something in the living room. Chris got to clean that up, too. Poor Chris!!!

Botany Quiz

HINT: It is the only fall flowering tree/shrub that I know. It is lovely!!! Seen 11/6/05 at Pokagon State Park, Indiana: 

Can Maggie pass????

Just read in the paper about a new doggie day care in the area. Remember...this is NOT California and so doggie daycares are not on every corner. This is a new concept for this area. I had talked with someone a few months ago who told me her friend was opening this place. It sounds fun. My favorite thing about it is that the dogs will be "placed into playgroups. There will be one human supervisor per eight dogs, and this leader will play games with the pups, foster activites with toys, and offer snacks and naps to those that become tuckered out" They also have boarding...where "the pooches will be tucked into soft fleece covered beds, inside individual cabins". All this and at Indiana prices. I wonder, however, if our canine will be able to pass the evaluation. They much attend at least a 1/2 day evaluation!!! Yikes!

My Christmas spirit just fizzled

So....I was getting into the Christmas spirit early this year. I think it was because we are having our work Christmas party early (Dec 2nd or something) and we do Secret Santa gifts once a week for the three weeks prior to the party. So....I was actually looking forward to it all until yesterday. Yesterday we picked names for Secret Santa and I couldn't have picked a more difficult person. MY BOSS!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! If any of you have heard me talk about my boss you would understand. A "do-everthing, good at everything" kind of person. UGH!!!!!!!!!!!!! What am I supposed to get him?????

The Morning Walk Routine

On the morning walk with Maggs. Walking over the bridge at The Res.  

This is Maggs in an outright sprint. She runs up and down the driveway after her morning walk because she's so darn excited to get back inside to her breakfast which is waiting just inside the door 

"I'm patiently waiting to get inside to MY BREAKFAST...com'on!!!!!!!!!" 

Old postcard

Postcard from my brother one summer when I was away at camp. Found it in a box of junk mom brought me from home 

Watching crane migration

LOTS of cranes at Jasper-Pulaski....the big gathering ground during fall migration. Took the parents there on Friday night. Too bad I couldn't record the noise of the birds! It was cool 

More cranes flying.... 

Cranes flying at sunset... 

A weekend get-away to visit the elusive red-billed Hovis

Going to a hike at Turkey Run State Park...it was lovely 

A peek into the fridge of an assistant professor.....at a big university. Kind of sad, isn't it.  

Ask the Expert

So the other day I was petting Maggs and began to wonder why she isn't ticklish. I, of course, decided to ask an expert....my friend Lizard. She sent back this comment from a memo-board-thingy on dog grooming:

"Hi there,
I'm not a groomer but I am a dog owner and I have a serious question that I'm hoping someone here may be able to answer. You see, my eight year old son (also an avid dog lover) spends much of his free time petting and playing with our three dogs. He has observed that none of our dogs are ticklish, a fact which I myself have since put to the test and found to be true. He asked me, Why aren't dogs ticklish to which I have no answer. I'm hopeful that someone may be able to shed some light on this subject. Are all dogs not ticklish and if so, why is that. Thank you. Dianna.

Posted on Wednesday, August 3, 2005 - 4:08 am:
"They are ticklish..... :o) Your son just hasn't figured out where yet.
Right in front of the ear canal opening - the "guard hairs" that stand up right in front of the hole. Have you son GENTLY and SLIGHTLY flick the hair there. Just sort of tickle the HAIR there. The ear with start flicking because of it.
Also, some dogs are ticklish with their feet. When the dog is laying down, resting - you son can "tickle" the HAIR between the pads. The hair that sticks out above the pads.I would say more "bothered" than ticklish - - but you do get a reaction :o)
Being a surgical veterinary technician for 17 years - - the ear hair flick is a good test to see how anaesthetized they are (are deep they are) and helps them to recover from anaesthetic as well :o) It's like being ticklish, an unconscious response - something you have no control over....

Weekend update

Saw this in a newspaper article: "If you're a new parent, there will come a time when either you or your spouse will say these words: Let's take the baby to a restaurant" Now, to a normal, sane person; this statement is absurd. It's like saying: "Let's take a moose to the opera"."

Well....the husband took the Moose to the South Bend Symphony last night, not the opera. I think I was pretty well behaved. However, I've taken to burping a lot more lately (it's better than barfing, right!!!). Unlike my niece and brother, however, I am not skilled in "burping on command". I thought about apologizing in advance to the ochestra last night...but I did fine and was able to remain quiet through the whole thing. The most hilarious thing about the whole concert was the beginning. The conducter came on stage, we clapped, and then EVERYONE stood up....I mean EVERYONE. Chris and I looked at each other with confused looks. THEN THE ORCHESTRA BROKE OUT IN "The Star Spangled Banner" AND THE WHOLE AUDIENCE SANG ALONG. Can't say I've ever done that before at a symphony concert!!! Sure made it feel a bit like a baseball game. (speaking of baseball...I'm thinking Lizard and my dad are pretty happy about the Cardinals these days)

A walk in the woods....

Another picture of the man and his dog....Maggie had to be at the front of the line. Always!  

OK---now this picture says it all....Maggie is totally obsessed with Chris!!! Here they are on our walk in the woods. We had to go to Michigan to get to a nice woods. It was a beech-maple woods and I saw lots of nice plants! Like hepatica, wild ginger, partridge berry, ferns, etc.  

Quiz of the day

So I got home pretty late from work tonight because my boss has abandoned me for two weeks for a vacation Italy to celebrate his 25th wedding anniversary. Hardly a reason to leave me alone in the crazy clinic so soon! I'm NOT happy about it at all and think that the "crazies" and the "worried wells" with laundry lists of problems are going to send me off the deep end. ANYHOOO.....called the husband at about 6:30 and he was still at work......shit...that means the DOG and the CAT were home alone FOR A VERY LONG TIME. Good thing I got the package from Jeffers with dog toys and treats yesterday so Maggs had lots of new things to play with. We find that during the course of the day she moves all her toys from the family room into the bedroom. The ratty old squirrel toy was up ON the bed tonight. No real destruction in the house....she just tore up an old sock. No big deal. C got home first and apparently had a time with the dog and cat. The cat snuck out (remember she's an INDOOR cat with no front claws and she is grey) while the dog was jumping around crazy-excited because he was home. I had to go out when I got home and find the cat. NOW FOR THE QUIZ!!!! I brought out the cat treats and the flashlight in order to find her. Why do cats eyes glow so much when I the flashlight shines in their eyes (therefore making it easier for me to find her in the dark)? It is one of my favorite words!!!

This was Sunday's lunch for the Husband. "Damn good lunch", he says.  

Cute picture of my friend Liz's dogs Jake and Bailey. I love how their tails wag together. They are outside the guestroom window. Wanting to come in!!!! 

Office space

Here is a picture of The Husband's office. You can't quite appreciate the enormous computer screen from this picture....but it is enormous. Notice only one coffee mug. Must be early in the semester! Ha!  

Weekend update

I'm so happy that it's finally cool and cloudy! I can't believe that I couldn't wait for it to cool down. I guess a whole summer of 90 degree days and a September full of 80 degree days has cured me of the need for sun every day. I think it is going to rain today. Good! Perhaps it's also because I often feel a bit cruddy these days and when the weather joins me in "cruddiness" it makes me feel better! Let's see....went to our neighbor's yesterday for a birthday party for her 90 year-old mother! Lots of family and friends were there....including the couple that used to own our house. They built it and raised three kids here. Obviously they are very proud of this house. We learned a few more tidbits of the history behind it...like how the fireplace in the family room is built like some down in Virginia (I think?) with two extra rows of bricks to keep the witches (!) away! And how some of his students stole a graveyard ornament and gave it to him (! Claims they couldn't find the grave it belonged to)....

Also, of course, watched some of the ND game and saw them sloppily beat Washington.

I take my National Boards this week. Wish me luck. Haven't been too good at studying but I figure that going to work each day is like studying. Dr. J is going to be out of town this week....ugh...I'm a bit nervous about that!!! OK---off to swim at the pool. My goal is to start exercising more now! especially since I"m retired from Ultimate!

Random tidbits

Out walking the dog in The Res last night (the small woods across the street from our house). I take two laps through and it only takes about 20-25 min. I've been craving a nice hour long walk in a fall woods lately. I asked a friend at work the other day about suggestions of where to go around here. Her response: "Go to Michigan".

During my walk I had an overwhelming craving (nostalgia?) for eating fresh peaches and real cream with sugar sprinkled on top. I remember eating this when I was a kid up at the cabin during August. Sitting at the kitchen table,probably in my swim suit with a towel wrapped around my waist and my hair still wet from a swim, reading Archie comics, and eating out of one of those little old white bowls.....Man...that was the life!

I think I'm starting to understand.........

First ND home game was this weekend and C and I didn't quite know what to expect. We got there at about 11:30 because we weren't sure how parking would be. A quick $10 down and we got a spot in a yard near campus. A yard a bit closer to the field was getting $30! The whole campus was full of students, families, alumni, and lots of energy. Everyone was wearing their ND gear. Barbeque stands all over--many done by student groups to raise money. We picked the Environmental Group stand because they had veggie burgers (a very good one!) versus the Ballroom Dancing club (nothing veggie). The game didn't start until 2:30, so we had more than enough time to walk around and experience the traditions. The Marching Band put on a concert and I decided that Marching Bands are kind of fun---if you were part of the percussion section. Something about the drums! Finally it was time to find our way to our seats. We are behind one of the endzones. Not great, but not too bad. The worst thing was that the seats are just thin wooden slabs and people are packed in like sardines. This stadium was made when the average American adult was about 50 lbs smaller than they are now! It was pretty warm, too, so the first half was a bit uncomfortable. C went and got more water and and an lemon icy for us to share during half and the sun wasn't so warm in the 2nd half. The whole 2nd half was so tense that I didn't notice how packed in we were. It was an exhausting experience....final score 44-41 bad guys! Overtime, too! C and I finally made it home by 8:30 and the only thing that sounded good for dinner for both of us was Mac and Cheese (this trend of mine is a bit disturbing). We were both asleep by about 9:45pm!!! Wow! Now I understand why this is such a big deal to ND students, alumni, etc. I now appreciate it, too. Living in SB/Mish where there really is NOT MUCH GOING ON and then 6 weekends of the year 80,000+ people descend onto the town for a weekend is pretty exciting. Anyone want to come down for the next home game???? 

Sorry---more dog stuff

You have to check out Maggie on the petrefuge website. She is listed as the 2nd "success story" on the front page. Also, there are some really cute pictures on the Pets Connect website of the 7 puppies and Mom from a photo shoot they did. Also, look at the extra pictures for Billy the Basset Hound. Get a load of those ears! They really have great pictures on this website.

I really can't keep up with Hobbled Runner in blogging. Sorry.....

Guess the big news is that I quit one of my jobs so I'm down to just one job. And I didn't barf this morning! Yippee!!!!!!!!!!!!!! Check out the Notre Dame football game this weekend. Chris and I will be there. Somewhere behind one of the endzones.

Maggie's Adventures

MAGGIE SAYS: "LOOK WHAT I DID TO THE GARAGE"!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! 

Early morning humor

The alarm clock had been set early for Friday and Saturday morning. The alarm clock is on the Husband's side of the bed and he forgot to turn it off last night. I am always quite amused by his inability to comprehend and navigate the clock radio in the wee hours of the morning (say 6 or 7 am). Inevitibly he hits the "nap" button or something and about 20 minutes later the harsh "beep, beep, beep" goes off. This morning he was making quite a racket trying to change the settings after the "music" went off for the first time and I asked what he was doing....after he said "I'm resetting it" I said "IT'S SUNDAY....we don't need to get up!" I'm glad I can find humor in all of this...more importantly I'm glad I can fall back asleep after all that commotion!

Out of Indiana!

The husband had a "new faculty" retreat Friday and Saturday up in New Buffalo, MI, a little lakeside resort town. Because I worked Friday morning (probably could have gotten out of it) and the dog, I didn't go up Friday and he came home that night. I did, however, jump at the chance to go along for the Sat. morning session. YIPEE!!!!!! a morning out of Indiana near Lake Michigan. It was only about 50 minutes away....good to know...and it was funny how the scenery suddenly seemed more lovely the minute we crossed the border. It was a much needed morning away and I even enjoyed the discussion amongst the new faculty about "Research at a Catholic University".

Another dog story

I liked this story about the Bau House Cafe in Seoul, South Korea that I heard on NPR this morning...

Me and Lance

Yeah....Lance Armstrong and I have a lot in common. We both were on sports teams named POSTAL and wore yellow jerseys. We're the same age. We know more about chemotherapy drugs than the common person (more than we both really would like to know). AND we've both picked this summer as the end of our big sporting career. He finished out with his 7th win in the Tour de France and I finished out playing with the team that won the South Bend Ultimate frisbee summer league tournament this past Saturday. UNLIKE Lance, however, I've not really been at the top of my game for the last couple years. Oh sure, I'll still play pick-up...but I don't think I want to play tournaments anymore where we play 5 games on hot and humid summer days. The legs just can't take it....because we all know I'm not 15 anymore!

An alternative news site....

Heard about this Happy News website on NPR on our drive back from Madison. Sounds like a great website to lock into your favorites and check on a daily basis. They only report happy news, or as the spokes person said...they report the more positive side of news stories. I like the article title..."one-eyed dog watches TV". I think I will go read that one now... Have a great day!

It's about time!!!!!!!!!!!!!

This is where my good friends Bryn and John got married this past weekend....they've only been together for 10 years. Dr. Evermore's. It is a site to be seen and surprisingly they were not the FIRST couple to get married here!!! But probably the first to do so where they gave their friends and family only 2 weeks notice! They really pulled it off, though, so may just have set a new wedding trend..... 

Google

I want to work for Google. Not only do they serve really good food for lunch, but it is free for the employees. The theory goes that if you serve good food on-site, fewer people will leave work for lunch=higher productivity. And they get to work on cool things like the moon map. How can you NOT want to work for this company?

Dog Photo

I took this picture of this little guy waiting patiently for his owner outside a coffee shop in San Diego. I think he's saying something like: "Excuse me, I could use a shot of espresso." This photo is in honor of the San Fran Dog Blog...which is totally hilarious. 

I GIVE UP!!!!!!!!

I know, I know....you are all going to fall over in your chairs when you learn that I finally caved in and turned on the air conditioner. The weather here has mostly been over 90 degrees since we moved here and I've only had the AC on 2 times previously. See...we have one of those big attic fans that makes life tolerable at night. I do really like warm humid weather and I've been away from it for three years. The poor husband has been tolerant until recently when he's been complaining that the sheets feel wet when he climbs into bed. See, we've also been getting a lot of afternoon thunderstorms. This does not make it cooler outside it just makes it sticky and damp inside. And the bath towels never dry. So, I finally caved in...not because of the heat, but because of the dampness inside. I hope this will dry things up a bit. I still only set the thermostat to 80 degrees. I'm heading out to buy a dehumidifier, too.....

Photo Fun!

Just goofing around with photos in Picasa...my new favorite photo editing program. This is a shot of my niece at her school performance in May. She's on the far right in the green shirt. They are singing....C and I listened to all of the performances in order hear her sing..the last performance of the program! I think I win some aunty points for that one!!! 

Hot weather cooking

Last night was SO humid and we had frisbee practice/pick-up. So, needless to say it was not a night for a hot dinner. So, I made this great Avocado Gazpacho. Try it out!

3 avocados---diced
2 cups peeled, seeded, and diced cucumbers
3/4 cup diced tomato
1/2 cup chopped
14.5 ounce vegetable or chicken broth
1-2 tablespoons lemon juice
1.5 teaspoon salt
1/2 teaspoon ground black pepper

Throw 1/2 ingredients into blender and blend. Place in bowl. Blend rest of ingredients and serve! It is good with some crusty bread or chips!

Local Events

Saw an article in the S. Bend tribune today about a new cafe that is going to open up in town soon. It's called "Sit and Knit". Just like it sounds, it's a knitting cafe...with knitting supplies for sale and knitting classes all in a cafe atmosphere. Sounds like I should sign up for a class!

Also there is an open house at JFNew Native Plant nursery on Friday that I'm going to go check out. This company and nursery seem like an awesome place. Had I known that the husband and I were going to end up back in the midwest/prairie country and that this place was so close I may not have ditched my ecology career. Hmmmm....perhaps there is a compromise in here somewhere. Half the week as an NP and half the week as an ecologist/native plant person??????

Well, my mother tells me that there are two types of people she likes. Gardeners and knitters. So looks like I'm headed in the right direction to finding some compatible people?

You might be wondering how I'm doing on the job front....not so good....I have a few leads and am waiting to hear back. Trying to find other leads. I'm trying to study for the boards, but summertime is proving to be quite a distraction!

Off to take the Maggs for a long walk.....she looks far to comfortable sleeping on her doggie bed under the desk.

My own yoga studio...

Feels like my own yoga studio. It's been much more fun doing yoga here than in the old place. Maybe we should reconsider getting furniture in this room???? 

Roast beef sandwiches and Bacon

Drove the 5 hours back and forth to KY this weekend to see my father-in-law (step-father-in-law?). He was in the hospital after undergoing a CABG on Friday. CABG=coronary artery bypass graft surgery. Apparently he had ordered a roast beef sandwich for lunch at the office where they were doing his cardiac cath that morning (pre-op cardiac clearance for a GI surgery). The nurse said: "Uh oh..." They said: "What?" She then told them about her unscientific survey...all of the patients who ordered the roast beef sandwich before their cardiac cath ended up needing intervention. Because of the location of the blockage they couldn't just do a balloon and stent, they had to do the CABG. Yes, this surgery involves "cracking open the chest" and leaves quite an impressive scar. In the ambulance ride over to the hospital for intervention the nurse said: "I told you so". Makes you want to skip over the roast beef sandwich next time you're ordering lunch!

Bought the husband some potato salad on the drive back (he stayed in the car with the pup while I ran into the grocery store for lunch fixins). He made a strange face after the first bite..."it's different". I could see that it had shredded orange cheese in it...so I took a bite. I knew I recognized the taste, but it took me awhile to identify it. "Hmmm.....it must be smoked chedder in there". The husband took another bite and thought awhile...."No, that's bacon"! Yikes! You can't expect a vegetarian to be able to identify bacon taste after all these years!!!

The cat would like to thank Pergo flooring....

The cat has become very brave. I guess she REALLY wants to be around us (we left her for two days). She's been venturing into the kitchen (under the gate) to sit up on the kitchen table. Normally I do not let her sit up on tables and counters, but since there are few places for her to get up away from Maggs right now I let her. Today when she jumped off the table she startled Maggie, who was sleeping in the family room. Maggs tore off into the kitchen before I knew what was happening. Mao would like to now thank Pergo flooring because the only thing saving her from whatever it is Maggie wants to do to her is that Pergo kitchen floor. As soon as Maggs hits that floor running she starts slipping and sliding...even crashing into the garbage can on a few occassions...and she can't quite make the 90 degree turn past the fridge to catch the cat before she squeezes under the gate back to the dining room. It reminded me of crash I saw on the Tour de France today...Did I mention the clicking and clacking noise Maggs makes when she's trying to catch her footing in the kitchen? Needless to say, it is quite a loud scene.

Biege Blues

Recently, I've been feeling that my life has become very beige. Shades of beige....beige walls, beige dog, and now a new beige car. In order to remedy that blandness I convinced my dear friend Prof. H that we needed to paint her family room. She has a lovely pumpkin peachy orange living room and a bright sunny yellow dining room. The drab white family room just didn't fit and I took it on as my mission to change that! Prof H was a little hesitant as she had painted her bedroom alone and the 10 ft ceilings meant that there was a lot of surface area and the wide molding around the windows and along the floor created lots of fun edging challenges. The day before we went down to her place she said to me on the phone: "I'm not sure I'm fully committed to this". I said that I WAS and that was that. Well, it WAS a lot of work, but as you see in the following before and after pictures I think you'll agree that it was worth it! All the fine food and drink provided by Prof. H. was much appreciated and made the job much easier to tackle! Thanks Prof!

BEFORE 

AFTER 

Quote of the week

"If you find yourself headed in the wrong direction, God allows U-turns" -somewhere between Logansport and S. Bend along Hwy 31

I found this one particularly appealing as I'm really starting to miss the California liberal stoplight and 4-way stop U-turn lanes.