Yeah, Right, Whatever: Things I Learned on Summer Vacation

Thursday, June 22, 2006

So... we're back from 3 weeks in Illinois visiting my family. Had plenty of fun. Learned a few things, too...

Austin to St. Louis is a long drive.
In the debate between nature v. nurture, I'm pretty sure nurture wins out almost every time. (The older I get, the more I see my quirks in my parents... or their quirks in me... or something like that.)
A 120-pound pig can easily feed 60+ people, as well as providing leftovers for whoever wants them.
You know a 120-pound pig is done cooking when its hind legs fall off.
If you're serving 120 pounds of pig, you probably don't need a whole lot of sides.
Dogs may love eating pig ears, but their tummies do not like them very much.
When dogs have tummy troubles, tile flooring is your friend.
My favorite animals at the St. Louis zoo are still the prairie dogs, followed by the puffins.
The Cards are still the be-all in STL, but they've made people mad with the prices at the new stadium and moving the radio broadcast to a new station.
Mush Mouth still isn't very good on the radio, even when he is sober.
The Gateway Grizzlies are a lot of fun, and that Krispy Kreme burger is just weird (tastes kind of like a McGriddle).
Chihuly is amazing.
mosquitoes love me... it's unrequited...
Pre-World War I German paper marks aren't quite worth the money they're printed on.