Seuss, Meatloaf, & Lakes
Travel….. The hidden gift/cost of pursing many sports. If you have gone on the road for competitons, just for fun, make a list of the places you have gone to race, post it in the comments if you want. I was shocked how long my own list became.
As doctor Seuss says in his brilliant book/poem “oh the places you will go!” (check out the full text I linked to here, its incredible! moving! wise…. & don’t get stuck in “the waiting place!)
I am in Madison, Wisconsin, visiting an old friend from High School. I am happy with life. Yesterday I did some fantastic (for me) flying laps on the ice, 400, 600, an ouchy 800. Today, I ate at Monty’s Blue Pate Diner in Madison, a place that serves something called “THE MEATLOAF OF THE GODS!” Oh the places you will go! The meatloaf you will eat! For vegetarians, Monty’s also serves “THE MEATLESS-LOAF OF THE GODS”.
Big lakes make me as happy as big mountains (as happy as good meatloaf!). Here is lake Michigan yesterday. That’s not Krispy Kreme frosting on those rocks, that’s ice!
And this is lake Mendota in Madison this morning. As an added “Where’s Waldo” bonus, click on the image to get the really big version, see if you can find the ice fisherman waaaay out there on the ice, and no, I don’t think that is skateable, it looked too rough.
Filed under: on the road, from the coffee shop
nothing of course beats my meatloaf with all the vegetables although it did have some meat. -Love mom
who are you visiting?
Great poem! I want to read that when Lexa graduates from middle school [since I probably won’t be her college commencement speaker
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