The Road To Oconomowoc

Except that no one has a basket of fruit on their head and there has been very little Chica, Chica, Boom -- the last week has been similar to The Road To Rio. Except that Hope and Crosby are missing as is Carmen Miranda (although dw is here). Also there's been little actual excitement or peril or chasing anything and the closest thing to da bomb here in Oconomowoc is Mighty Mount Olympus.

   The flight from Portland to Madison via Minneapolis / St Paul was uneventful. No geeks, freaks or knuckle-draggers in the airports or on the planes. The only thing of mild interest happened in MSP: dw and I had a two hour layover and I decided to get a burger. While I waited for it to be delivered (It was a not very good burger from A@W, but lowered expectations are useful in any airport) -- while I waited for it to be delivered, two young women  looked at me and amid a flurry of giggles asked for my name. I answered and one of they asked "Is it OK if I name my frog after you?" Of course I agreed, so somewhere in the great Midwest a large stuffed plush frog is carrying my name, and how many others can make such a claim?

   Our time has been pleasantly spent visiting with family and friends. dw's Dad Robert, and Aunt Barbara live here in Oconomowoc, and other family and childhood friends are scattered around the area. Brother John @ wife Jan also are here from Portland Today we went to the zoo in Milwaukee -- it's a nice zoo, and tomorrow we're going back to Madison (where brother Steve and SO Kay live) where again we'll largely hang out and visit.

   On the way to Milwaukee, we passed Mighty Mount Olympus, aka Mighty Mount Oconomowoc, aka The Great Pimple, aka Southern Wisconsin Highlands -- The highest point of land between Milwaukee and Madison!!  If you look closely at the first picture you can see the post(s) for the chair lift and distinguish individual skiers -- giving a sense of scale that makes Mighty Mount Gaining-On-Vail look even bigger than it actually is.

   There's nothing wrong with quiet and uneventful visits with family and friends -- actually it's quite pleasant. But it doesn't make for exciting reading -- but so it goes. DA