[Reposted from an email, in case it seems out of place.] As I walk around this my corner of St. Louis, I hear Eddie From Ohio’s, “Adios, Lorena” in my head and I think, “This, this is America.” Out here in the Midwest, the only pedestrians are the lower class and the rare traveler like me who isn’t going to rent a car. Sidewalks are few and far between, the are are no crosswalks and certainly no walk signals. The lights aren’t even timed such that you can cross them as it seems like there’s always turning traffic in the…
Another one woke me up this morning. I wasn’t as scared, once I finally figured out what it was, just really annoyed because I wasn’t able to fall back asleep. So apparently the one last night was pretty significant, folks felt it as far away as Ontario.
So, I ate fries at Rally’s yesterday. When I saw the name on Google maps, I had no idea what it was, and figured I’d check it out. As soon as I saw it, I knew exactly what it was. This got me curious as to how Checker’s and Rally’s became the same thing with a different name, so of course I consulted Wikipedia which has the answers to all of these Hellman’s/Best Food questions. I was surprised to learn that Checker’s was founded in Mobile of all places. Also surprised to learn that there’s apparently some frustrated people because…
Yesterday it was sunny and very windy. The weather service promised heavy snow in the afternoon, but it sure didn’t look like it. By the time I left work, it had been snowing for an hour and was sticking to everything but the roads, thank goodness. This morning I woke up to this. Monday it hit 80 degrees.