JSS-- Just Some Stuff
1. NO GRAYSLAKE SUMMER DAYS-- Yesterday, we went over to Grayslake's (Il) Summer Days, but just missed the parade and found that the bands were Friday and Saturday. Had to console ourselves with excellent burgers at the Last Chance Saloon on Main Street. Lots and lots of western motif all over the walls and an outstanding half-pound stuffed bleu cheese burger.
2. 23RD TIME BOATING-- Did a Boat Float out in Mineola Bay in Fox Lake, our 23rd outing since July 16th. Getting our money's worth out of the boat in what is left of summer.
We usually don't go out on the weekends because of the numerous boats that do. But we lost Friday and Saturday to some extremely threatening weather that never did much, but still something you don't want to chance in an open boat.
3. HITTING THE ROAD-- Getting ready to hit the road for a trip west on US-20 through Illinois and Iowa, and east on the Lincoln Highway in a motor tour. This all in honor of our 36th anniversary.
4. ZITS-- One of my favorite comic strips is called "Zits." It is about a teenage boy growing up with his parents. Today's strip is particularly good.
The boy, Jeremy, has just gotten his driver's license, something he has been really anticipating for a couple years. Today, we see him pulling money out of his wallet and saying, "I have my driver's license , a 1962 VW van and a little under forty bucks in my pocket."
The next frame you see him hanging his head and sighing.
Final frame, he looks at his friend Pierce and says, "There's a certain melancholy that comes with achieving all of your life goals at a young age."
Pierce looks at him and says, "What are your plans for retirement."
Brings to Mind What the Blues Brothers Said When Leaving the Show. --RoadDog
Being an account of some things I'm interested in, what I'm doing, and reflections on my past, especially music.
Listen to this man. Seven years of college, you know. Trying to reason with 2020 and, now, 2022.
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