As a kid, I LOVED whittling, though my pieces rarely bore resemblence to much more than starving fish...but this Saturday (5/25) bring the kids as the US Army Corps of Engineers Mississippi River Project is bringing a genuine whittler to the Fisherman's Corner Campground, Illiniois 84 just north of Hampton, IL. Get full info HERE.
Quite a storm last night...we got caught in the rain ourselves, but we saw nothing like THIS photo, from Cindy Potter Sickle on Davenport's west end. See the entire set of storm photos HERE.
You know I love the Green Bay Packers, and last night in Dubuque 1,000 Packer Fans got together for a Packer's 'Tailgate'. Here's the story from the Dubuque Telegraph Herald.
OK, Moms---we know making the kids lunches can get old really fast (especially by this time of the school year). But how about THIS for creative?
How about your very own AIR FORCE ONE? Bid on this 'fella HERE.
There's an excellent article in this morning's Argus/Dispatch--check it out HERE. It explains how that 'bad guy' pitcher in the movie '42--who beans Jackie Robinson--wasn't such a bad guy afterall!
OK, give me a minute to daydream....to daydream of what it would be like to drive over a new I-74 bridge! No white knuckles.....check out this video:
