North Platte Nebraska

We had to leave South Dakota a day early because of the weather. We were having freezing rain and the weather forecast had an ice storm slated for the entire run to Texas. We drove to North Platte NE and have called it a night. We have a room in the Ramada Inn. Not bad, clean but not the best. We just finished dinner at Ruby Tuesday's. That was an experience! Our "waiter" was either very new and left on his own or an idiot. The tattoo on the back of his neck said "Stout".  I asked what beer they had on tap and had to endure two minutes of him squinting at the bar trying to read the tap labels. I finally got a Blue Moon ordered by has to ask for it by name since he had problems reading. Tyler and I ordered wings, Mary ordered a Dip Trio (avocado, queso and artichoke/ spinach). "Stout: returned after 10 minutes with Tyler and my order and then told us they were out of avocado dip. I asked him to simply bring us chips and queso. 5 minutes later he brought us chips. I asked him where the queso was and he said, "the chips are free, I don't even know what queso is". None-the-less, we had fun.

Sitting In Texas

It's Saturday Night and I am watching UFC (Ultimate Fight Club) in San Angelo Texas. It's been fun up to this point. Tonight should go well. Most of the people that put on airs have given up and it's just a bunch of guys left. We will watch the fights and then play guitar again.

Vacation Time!

I've taken leave and it starts, officially, Monday. We have travel planned starting next Tuesday. The plan, as it sits now, is to leave for Merkel Texas, (1200 miles) travel to Pensacola Florida (900 more miles) and enjoy ourselves along the way. I have estimated fuel costs for the 4,000 mile trip to be right about $1,600 with side trips included. It has been suggested that we not take the Tahoe but I didn't buy it to sit at home. I bought it to travel. My real plan is to eat my way across the nation. The 1st planned eatery is "Joe Allen's BBQ in Abilene Texas. If any of you have any favorite places to eat that are on our way, or even a little out of the way, let me know.

I have also decided that the MSM is to blame for our Nations problems.