When I was in high school and I had been out cruising main street all night long I would come home and mom or dad would ask where I had been. My answer was always "no where". Fast forward through 20 years and a new city, I finally can honestly say that I have been no where and it took me at least an hour to get there and back. Omaha has a new bridge to no where thanks to Sen Kerry. You have heard of those earmarks on a bill that had nothing to do with bridges or even Nebraska but since lawmakers do not really read what they vote on, no one knew or cared that they voted yes on wasting tax payers hard earned money. In reality I are thankful that we spent a million dollars (probably more I don't the cost to build a bridge of that magnitude), it gave me a great place to run yesterday morning. I got to No Where in Iowa, turned around and came back.
All silliness and irritation aside, the bridge is very pretty and provided a nice outing for me, my children, Nana and Great Grandma. If I could just get a lawmaker to reroute the Missouri River about 30 miles west and build another useless bridge I could run or walk over it everyday. The justification for driving 30 miles to run 2 just doesn't add up in my mind. With the right amount of dirt on a senator I could probably get my wish. That's how it works in Washington, right?
If you see smoke high in the sky, know that you are getting closer to our house. Chris is going to play with fire in the name of having friends over for smores. This is kind of our last free night before school and softball really takes hold of Chris and his schedule for the next 10 weeks.
My thought for today:
Eat plenty of fresh fruits and veggies at every meal, you never know when you might have the opportunity to eat smores. I think it all balances out. :)
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