Last Days in Michigan
Well, I wish I could tell you that the rest of our time in Michigan was as exciting as Chicago; but that would be a lie. Over our last few days there we went to Lansing a few times and drove around. For those of you who have been/or live in Oregon Lansing is much like Eugene. For those of you who don't know Eugene, it's much like any other college town with a population of around 50,000.
On Tuesday we went to Detroit which is a cesspool of dirt and poverty. Although there are some nice parts and beautiful buildings, the general feeling is much less enjoyable than that of Chicago. While there we crossed over the Detroit River (actually under the Detroit river) into Windsor Canada. Windsor is... well, it's just like Detroit except the people are nicer. We stayed in Canada for a total of a bout 20 minutes before we were back in America.
After that we spent most of our time there visiting Lisa's family; aunts, uncles, grandmas, etc. Most of it was pretty dry except for Lisa's "funny" grandma (maternal) who is famous for her one great Jew joke; which of course I love. Here it is:
Why don't Jews eat pussy?
Because it's too close to the gas chamber.
Now that joke is funny enough as it is, but told by a 70-something grandma makes it that much better.
The only other interesting story I can really think of right now is the story of Scooter. Scooter is an African Grey Parrot owned by Lisa's mom's husband Steven. The bird is about two years old and--although he belongs to Steven--he is at home all day with Lisa's mom. Scooter doesn't really know what he is talking about most of the time, but has a pretty extensive vocabulary. He spends most of the days mimicking Lisa's mom's commands to her dogs. The bird says things like "Maggie get down" or "Bad Emily!". Lisa's mom also walks over to the cage on occasion to talk to the bird and says "Scooter scoot, Scooter scoot" and walks away. As she left the bird mimicked her... Including her mid west accent. Sho here is an African Bird saying
"Scoohtar sc-ooh-t, Scoohtar sc-ooh-t". Well, it probably looses a bit of it's hilarity in the written word, but it was funny to me nonetheless.
On Thursday morning we packed up, got in the rental car, and headed back to the airport. The car was due back by noon and we arrived back at midway at around 11:57. hustled to the terminal, and waited for 2 1/2 hours till our plane left. We got home just before 6pm and headed home (thanks to a ride from Jeremy). Josh had picked up Lola from the Kennel and all was over by 7:30.
This was one of the most enjoyable trips I have ever taken to a new place. I highly recommend Chicago as a destination. The people are friendly, it's clean, and safe, and less expensive than the Bay Area. My next trip is Oregon in June and then possibly New York in December. After that, I am really hoping to go to Europe next Spring.
On Tuesday we went to Detroit which is a cesspool of dirt and poverty. Although there are some nice parts and beautiful buildings, the general feeling is much less enjoyable than that of Chicago. While there we crossed over the Detroit River (actually under the Detroit river) into Windsor Canada. Windsor is... well, it's just like Detroit except the people are nicer. We stayed in Canada for a total of a bout 20 minutes before we were back in America.
After that we spent most of our time there visiting Lisa's family; aunts, uncles, grandmas, etc. Most of it was pretty dry except for Lisa's "funny" grandma (maternal) who is famous for her one great Jew joke; which of course I love. Here it is:
Why don't Jews eat pussy?
Because it's too close to the gas chamber.
Now that joke is funny enough as it is, but told by a 70-something grandma makes it that much better.
The only other interesting story I can really think of right now is the story of Scooter. Scooter is an African Grey Parrot owned by Lisa's mom's husband Steven. The bird is about two years old and--although he belongs to Steven--he is at home all day with Lisa's mom. Scooter doesn't really know what he is talking about most of the time, but has a pretty extensive vocabulary. He spends most of the days mimicking Lisa's mom's commands to her dogs. The bird says things like "Maggie get down" or "Bad Emily!". Lisa's mom also walks over to the cage on occasion to talk to the bird and says "Scooter scoot, Scooter scoot" and walks away. As she left the bird mimicked her... Including her mid west accent. Sho here is an African Bird saying
"Scoohtar sc-ooh-t, Scoohtar sc-ooh-t". Well, it probably looses a bit of it's hilarity in the written word, but it was funny to me nonetheless.
On Thursday morning we packed up, got in the rental car, and headed back to the airport. The car was due back by noon and we arrived back at midway at around 11:57. hustled to the terminal, and waited for 2 1/2 hours till our plane left. We got home just before 6pm and headed home (thanks to a ride from Jeremy). Josh had picked up Lola from the Kennel and all was over by 7:30.
This was one of the most enjoyable trips I have ever taken to a new place. I highly recommend Chicago as a destination. The people are friendly, it's clean, and safe, and less expensive than the Bay Area. My next trip is Oregon in June and then possibly New York in December. After that, I am really hoping to go to Europe next Spring.
posted by Mike | 7:46 AM
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