We've been in three states and in a couple of hours will be stopping for the night in a fourth. Right now we're somewhere near Marion Illinois at a McDonalds on Prosperity Ave. where we stopped to feed and walk pupster and stretch our legs and get some coffee (or another one of their new iced lattes).

Just crossed over the Ohio River and passed thru Metropolis IL, home of Superman. Says so right their on their water tower, with a giant mural of him and everything.

Had an overdose of XM talk radio today. Switched over to Hannity to see who they were hating on today (guess who? Obama!) and heard the strangest call. Some guy from NY called in and, I believe, was making the point that the health insurance crisis is a liberal myth. He said he just had knee replacement surgery on both knees, and with surgery, hospital, rehab, and everything his total out of pocket was $50, and that was for cable TV in his hospital room and at rehab. Oh, and he mentioned he worked for the school system for 21 years, and may have said he was a teacher. So, taxpayers pay his salary and provide him excellent benefits (and if he's a teacher those benefits were negotiated by his union). Apparently logic and reasoning aren't a prerequisite for listening to right wing talk radio.

Onward...