Every so often, we get an itch to go to Las Vegas- get out of the rain. Not so much the gambling, just being able to walk outside after dark...
Category: Highways and Byways
Fair carnage
We went to the state fair and sprung for the Demolition Derby as well. BOY HOWDY we got our money's worth- bump-to-pass races, BUS races, BOAT...
Ground mail
MAILBOX BLASTED So that's what that noise was! Somebody on the next block blasted this mailbox to smithereens while celebrating our...
It’s not collosal or even huge.
I SAW where there is a convention going on in the Wisconsin Dells called COLOSSALCON. Got my hopes up but it's just anime. My thinking was...
Miss transformer box 2023
Marysville is installing these vibrant wraps on various traffic control boxes around town. This one depicts a parade float, but I don't know the...
The new flu review
Turns out there is NOT an "Ice Flu" going around, wouldn't that be wierd? The late night hosts would make jokes about feeling "on the rocks" or...
Be nice to your mechanic!
It was 1903 that this Packard was driven from San Francisco to New York, in 51 days. The world's biggest ball of twine was still just a paperweight.
1962 Wall Plant
I don't know what this plant is but I call it "The 1962 Plant"- It reminds me of wallpaper I saw when I was a kid, or maybe the pattern on one of...
White powder in alley
We have lived in Marysville since 1991, and walked on that sidewalk dozens of time. How did I miss the old Sperry flour ad in the alley? ...
DOG SMUGGLING!
What is this mutt doing in the trunk of my car?? The answer may surprise you! OK, not too surprising. I was putting some stuff in the...