Food & Drink
Jimmy John's is on my list. My brother and I walked from his house over there in freaking subzero temperatures and the bastards had a sign on the door telling us that due to the cold, we needed to use the mall entrance which was another block away and around the corner. Boo!
Chili's, on the other hand, is awesome. They had 2 for 1 margaritas for $3. Yay!
A Bathroom, A Real Bathroom!
After being unusable for over 18 months (basically since I moved in), my master bathroom is now beautifully and wonderfully available again for use. It has a floor and everything! Also, more light. And no orange walls. Did I mention the floor yet?
Pictures can't do it justice. And I seem to have only taken one before shot (and that was pre-floor removal. But here's the before...
And here's the after. My dad, the not so much electrician, even managed to wire around the corner and get vanity lights installed...
How to do it better than baseball
Many people I know seem to be annoyed when Proud To Be An American is played during the 7th inning stretch at a ball game. Now I've never really had a problem with it but I can see why people may be annoyed at the cheesy attempt at patriotism. Anyway, I was at the National Finals Rodeo this weekend and they showed how it can be done to effect. And since the entire baseball world was also gathered Las Vegas, maybe they picked up on it.
So here's how to effectively play the song...
1. Gather the most patriotic, flag waving, god bless America crowd you can find.
2. Make the night a theme of America Night and give everyone big flags (they have a Canada Night and a Tough Enough to Wear Pink Night for breast cancer so this theme isn't a one night thing).
3. Pick a date that's actually significant to remember America's military sacrifices - Pearl Harbor Day works.
4. Dim the lights and show a film of the attack.
5. Start playing the music.
6. Bring out some Pearl Harbor survivors. Have them escorted by active military personnel.
7. In a surprise move, have Lee Greenwood walk out and actually sing the song himself.
Voila. A not so cheesy display of patriotism. It helped that the Pearl Harbor guys got into it - in spite of the fact that they're like 90.
Viva Las Vegas
I'm heading out to Sin City this evening for a weekend of Not Wyoming. I plan to enjoy myself immensely even though I really hate gambling (I'd be fine with it if I ever won but I don't so I hate it). Still it's Vegas and good times are easy to find in the Bright Light City.
North Dakota - Just Say No
North Dakota is a miserable, evil state. I think it enjoys doing things to its roads to make things difficult. I've decided that this evil doing is being led by that malicious cow, Salem Sue. Oh yes. Clearly the cow is still upset that we tried to tip her.
She made it snow only in a 10 mile radius of her hill. Snow so badly that I couldn't see a damn thing which caused a delay. 17 hours in a damn car - I don't want any freaking delays.
On the way back, she decided that the 10 mile radius was not enough and made the entire freeway from Fargo to Dickinson snow covered, wind blown and icy. 50 miles an hour across the entire state.
Why can't the northern Dakota be more like its neighbor to the south? Its roads are pleasant and even when snowy, not icy.
