We fell for the charms of northern Iowa (would you ever expect to say that!?). The re-enactment was a large part of it – when you stumble on men wearing costumes and shooting cannons at each other, how could you not?! But there’s way more to the place than you might think. First of all……
It turns out mischief is hard to come by in the midwest. It’s a low-key, wholesome kinda place (at least to an outsider passing through – I’m sure there’s plenty of Footloose stuff going on somewhere). That’s lovely and all, but I have this itch that absolutely must be scratched every now and then…
Mike and Ellen – I’m thinking of you guys as I write this one. If When you get serious about that wild hair and decide to strike out across the U.S. in your RV, I thought some of our numbers might be a useful reference. I planned to do this for our records anyway – so why…
Citizens of Keokuk, Iowa: YOU ARE WELCOME. Thanks to the intrepidness of The Amators, you had one night of less vice than normal. Which vice? We do not know… but we suspect it was at least one, potentially more, possibly three or four. How do we know you had less? The evidence strongly suggests this was the…
We’re heading into friendly territory – at least I hope it’s friendly and not $$$$$$ territory. We’re taking the Chief to it’s mothership to get tune up. On our way north, we need to make a few overnight stops so we don’t completely drive the kids (and ourselves) into the ground. It turns out, about 2…
