Aug 27 2008
Back to the Heartland
Over the weekend I jumped in the car and made my way across the barren wastes of Kansas and Missouri to the fabled land of my ancestors - Illinois. My mom turned 85 and we threw a picnic lunch party for her. She’s doing pretty well, all things considered. I now live in Colorado, which is pretty arid, so it was great to get back amongst the greening, growing things. I grew up on the farm and remember as a kid pitying the other kids who had to grow up in the city. Most of them had to lock their doors at night. How sad is that?
I drove back through Iowa and Nebraska, by way of putting some different highway under my wheels.
This picture was taken at a rest stop in Iowa just west of the Quad Cities on I-80. I think it captures the beauty of the Heartland.
This was taken along I-70 near Manhattan, Kansas. Wind farms are popping up all over in Kansas and Iowa. I also saw a lot of new farm equipment being hauled around.
August 29th, 2008 at 07:53 am
I heard a story about a party some people threw for their 85 year old mom who was in a wheelchair. At the party she started to lean to the right, so they put a pillow there to prop her up. She then started leaning to the left; so they propped up another pillow on that side. Then she started leaning forward, so they put a pillow on her lap to keep her upright. Just then her grandson came in and gave her a big kiss and said, “how are you doing grandma?” She replied in a mournful voice, “they won’t let me fart.”
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