Reflections....

Maryanne and I spent most of our weekend in Minnesota. I won't go into details here, as even I'm not interested in a play-by-play, and I doubt anyone reading this is, either. However, some highlights are in order:

1. Driving through Minnesota is more pleasant than driving through Illinois. While both have vast amounts of prairie, there are at least some pleasant hills in Minnesota around the Mississippi River. Minnesota also has better roads. They are in better shape, are better labeled, and there's not a toll plaza in sight.
   
   
2. The remake of The Longest Yard was pretty good. I have not seen the original, though, so I can't make any comparison in that regard.
   
   
3. The old TechTV now sucks that it's G4 and talks about nothing but video gaming.
   
   
4. I still don't like hip hop music, no matter what they sample.
   
   
5. Good people are just good people; it doesn't matter where they're from, what religion they are, or anything else. Likewise, bad people are the same everywhere.