We’re In Ohio; Woop-de-Doo

And settin’ right there in a pool of grease was a half-ton Chevy pickup truck with a 1960 license plate, a bumper sticker says “Vote for Dick” and Brillo box full of rusty parts, and Bob says “Whaddya think?”.
Well, I kicked the tires and I got in the seat and set on a petrified apple core and found a bunch of field mice livin’ in the glove compartment. He says, “Her shaft is bent and her rear end leaks, you can fix her quick with an oily rag. Use a nail as a starter; I lost the key. Don’t pay no mind to that whirrin’ sound. She use a little oil, but outside a’ that, she’s cherry.
excerpt from Classified by C. W. McCall.

I feel a little like that pickup truck, I feel old and tired, I’m out of breath, even more so wearing a mask, and my glasses keep fogging up, but, other than that, I feel great. We are in Columbus, Ohio, and actually, it is a city I’ve wanted to see for a while because of its mid-century architecture. But, now that we are here, I have learned the Columbus I want to see is Columbus, Indiana, which I didn’t even know existed until an hour ago.

Sunday morning and we are getting back on the road.

Also… thank you so much for all the comments and good wishes, I really appreciate it. I’ll answer them later.

2 thoughts on “We’re In Ohio; Woop-de-Doo

  1. Hang onto that nail for the starter and hope you improve…

    If by any stretch [after Columbus, Indiana?] you can find your way to Omaha the Old Market area has some surprisingly good restaurants and your friend and mine Linda Fleming has the show of a lifetime at KANEKO [https://thekaneko.org/programs/fleming/]…check my last two blogs [https://mikesmooreptgs.com/wordpress/?p=36850] and the one following for details and, of course, pictures.

    Travel safe; love to Michelle

    M

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