Hold the wheel and drive

I went to Mitchell, SD this weekend, which is home of the Corn Palace, George McGovern, and my two friends from high school. We went to a library dedication, which was dedicated to George McGovern and his wife Elanor. Bill Clinton who worked on McGovern's presidential campaign as one of this first political activities was the keynote speaker.

It was hot that day, with the sun shining onto our faces. A few of us have half sunburned faces, with a line going right down the middle. Red on the right and white on the left. Most attractive. My host, V.V. came down with strep throat right before the arrival of she and her husband's three house guests. She was a bit tired, very sore, and uncomfortable during our visit. I felt very badly for her but because of my concern and my plethera of ideas on certain topics, V.V. said I should be a mother. Quite a scary thought. :)

We played the most fun games while I was there: Balderdash, Lingo, and Chain Reaction. I would run out and buy Balderdash if I ever had people over at my apartment and we played games while they were here. 99.99% of the time that I am in my apartment, I am alone which is not the most opportune time to play boardgames. However, I can play Lingo and Chain Reaction on the Game Show Network website, www.gsn.com . Enjoy!

I also discovered a key difference between skinny people and fat people. Skinny people don't get hungry as often. I was starving while I was there and I noticed they never ate or not nearly as much nor as often as I do. I'm ravenously hungry approximately ever 4-6 hours complete with my tummy growling, aching, and generally wanting to be fed. Also, I think about food all the time, such as when I get to eat next, what I will eat next, things I've eaten before that were quite delicious, etc. I just didn't see this behavior in the thinner people I was visiting. It was strange to feel so different in yet another way. I had another observation while I was there also. The concept of snacks tends to work for thinner people. Hungry between means, have a yogurt, a granola bar, some grapes. However, if I eat that when I am hungry, I am hungry again a half-an-hour later and need to eat a complete meal, and a large complete meal at that.

Also, my car seems on the verge of a breakdown. It doesn't want to start and I thought I was going to be stuck in South Dakota for a while, but I finally got it going. It's going to the garage tomorrow to find out what's wrong with it and get fixed. I am hoping the car only needs a new battery. It's been a while since it had one. Okay, it's probably never had a new one! I'm not much for car maintenance, much to Andrew's complete and utter disappointment. :)