"I couldn't possibly fail to disagree with you less."
5 July 2005Sunshine on my shoulderDanville, Illinois — 823.7 miles Unfortunately, where I need it is on my knee, but driving becomes difficult if I so contrive. In my ongoing efforts to avoid Interstate 70, I took US 24 across most of Missouri. It's a nice road, a little below average in difficulty, a little above average in scenic quality, and quite horribly paved west of about Salisbury. Since points westward are identified as part of Lewis and Clark's route, I'm assuming that they wanted to retain the original 19th-century surface. Somewhere west of Moberly was a hand-painted sign for "Bloom'n Idiots Landscaping and Lawn Care." This does not inspire the level of confidence I might desire. I split from 24 near Hannibal and jumped on US 36, which becomes Interstate 72, a perfectly lovely road for the most part and in really good shape in the less-busy western half of Illinois; it goes to hell right about Springfield. Illinois being renowned/reviled (choose one) for its gun laws, I wasn't too surprised to see BurmaShave-esque signs for a group called Guns Save Life.com scattered along the roadsides. And the flak over Jack FM has made it to Champaign/Urbana, although for reasons having to do with local history and/or the desire to avoid paying royalties, this version is called The Chief. Same shtick, though: "The Chief Plays Whatever The Chief Wants." I'm surprised anyone is wanting to play "Layla" still. Addendum: I found this little blurb at the bottom of the left column of today's Commercial-News:
To our readers: Vending machines and store copies will contain advertising inserts when the advertiser supplies enough. To subscribe, call [number redacted].
Maybe it's just me, but I find it hard to believe that this is a problem. (For the record, I got a coupon book from Kirchner Building Centers — "Your Home Project Partner, Est. 1906" — with my vending-machine copy.) Posted at 5:30 PM to World Tour '05TrackBack: 7:07 AM, 6 July 2005 » Serendipity? from Musings from Brian J. Noggle All I know is that Inaniloquent and Dustbury both mentioned the Champaign County Rifle Association's Burma Shavesque signs yesterday....[read more] Small refresher - FinePrint. You said there was one condition that makes it crash. I think I did this, I just don't remember what it was ... what was that thing that'll make FP crash the PC?? respond to BASM @ work. Thanks. Posted by: Mel at 3:57 PM on 6 July 2005"I'm surprised anyone is wanting to play 'Layla' still." CGH The beautiful instrumental ending of 'Layla' always has caused me to instantly feel blessedly alive and content. Moreso when I've just lit out on some backroad headed for some backwater place and am feeling free and unfettered. To me, that snippet of song is great embarking and venturing music. I'm curious about road-trip feel-good music that Dustbury favors or recommends. [This may or may not be construed as a veiled request for a reader survey and subsequent list...] Posted by: hernesheir at 4:00 PM on 6 July 2005There's more to Moberley than meets the eye. That's the slogan on the town watertank, which is about all you see from the highway. In fact, it was a reproduction painting in the town historical museum (former train station) which inspired the thought behind this post. Posted by: triticale at 4:44 PM on 6 July 2005As the ever-charming DragonAttack once said, "If you are old enough to drive you are old enough to have heard Layla one billion times!" Actually, I've been listening mostly to classical music and farm reports. Small refresher - FinePrint. You said there was one condition that makes it crash. I think I did this, I just don't remember what it was ... what was that thing that'll make FP crash the PC?? respond to BASM @ work. Thanks. Think of it as a cry for help from the guy who was sent to clean the stable while I'm out riding. Posted by: CGHill at 5:51 PM on 6 July 2005 |