My brother and I went trout fishing at Joy Springs west of Strawberry Point, as well as some fishing at Backbone State Park. What a great, relaxing day. I caught three, he caught four. I caught all three of mine with Velveeta Cheese. That’s right, Velveeta Cheese. I think my family has caught more trout on that than any lure or other bait we’ve ever tried.

    I also took a bunch of pictures to give Mystery Girl after I get them developed. It was such a gorgeous day I just had to think of a way to share it with her.

    Well that’s all for now. I gotta eat supper soon and go to my little brother’s concert. Oo-rah Tipton Concert Choir! Carry on.

Well I’m home, have been for a week now. Things have been relaxing for the most part, playing Xbox with my brothers, hanging out, etc. Week after next I start working for a few weeks, and then on June 16th I fly up to Milwaukee and I won’t be back until August 1st. I was accepted into a six week program put on by the Jesuits up there as a kind of vocation exploration experience. I know I haven’t said anything, but since January I have been mildly exploring the religious life. The more involved I get in my church and the more I pray that more I wonder if it is something I could do. Don’t freak out thinking I am a priest, or that I will be a priest; nothing is final. I’m just looking into it, like when you do job shadowing in high school.

   As far as the saga of Mystery Girl, I’ve been staying in touch with her via email and her summer is going well so far. I might even get to see her sometime soon, which would be truly wonderful.

   Well that’s it for my update I suppose. I’ll try and check in again soon.

Now for my lame excuse for an update. Many apologies.

KNOW YOUR STATE MOTTO
Alabama
Hell Yes, We Have Electricity.
Alaska
11,623 Eskimos Can’t Be Wrong!
Arizona
But It’s A Dry Heat.
Arkansas
Literacy Ain’t Everything.
California
By 30, Our Women Have More Plastic Than Your Honda. !
Colorado
If You Don’t Ski, Don’t Bother.
Connecticut
Like Massachusetts,
Only The Kennedy’s Don’t Own It Yet.
Delaware
We Really Do Like The Chemicals In Our Water.
Florida
Ask Us About Our Grandkids.
Georgia
We Put The Fun In Fundamentalist Extremism.
Hawaii
Haka Tiki Mou Sha’ami Leeki Toru
(Death To Mainland Scum, Leave Your Money)
Idaho
More Than Just Potatoes…
Well, Okay, We’re Not, But The Potatoes Sure Are Real Good
Illinois
Please, Don’t Pronounce the “S”
Indiana
2 Billion Years Tidal Wave Free
Iowa
We Do Amazing Things With Corn
Kansas
First Of The Rectangle States
Kentucky
Five Million People; Fifteen Last Names
Louisiana
We’re Not ALL Drunk Cajun Wackos,
But That’s Our Tourism Campaign.
Maine
We’re Really Cold, But We Have Cheap Lobster
Maryland
If You Can Dream It, We Can Tax It
Massachusetts
Our Taxes Are Lower Than Sweden’s
Michigan
First Line Of Defense From The Canadians
Minnesota
10,000 Lakes…And 10,000,000,000,000 Mosquitoes
Mississippi
Come And Feel Better About Your Own State
Missouri
Your Federal Flood Relief Tax Dollars At Work
Montana
Land Of The Big Sky, The Unabomber, Right-wing Crazies,
and Very Little Else.
Nebraska
Ask About Our State Motto Contest
Nevada
Hookers and Poker!
New Hampshire
Go Away And Leave Us Alone
New Jersey
You Want A ##$%##! Motto?
I Got Yer ##$%##! Motto
Right here!
New Mexico
Lizards Make Excellent Pets
New York
You Have The Right To Remain Silent,
You Have The Right To An Attorney…
North Carolina
Tobacco Is A Vegetable
North Dakota
We Really Are One Of The 50 States!
Ohio
At Least We’re Not Michigan
Oklahoma
Like The Play, But No Singing
Oregon
Spotted Owl…It’s What’s For Dinner
Pennsylvania
Cook With Coal
Rhode Island
We’re Not REALLY An Island
South Carolina
Remember The Civil War?
Well, We Didn’t Actually Surrender Yet
South Dakota
Closer Than North Dakota
Tennessee
The Edyoocashun State
Texas
Se Hablo Ingles
Utah
Our Jesus Is Better Than Your Jesus
Vermont
Ay, Yep
Virginia
Who Says Government Stiffs And Slackjaw Yokels Don’t Mix?
Washington
We have more rain than you do
West Virginia
One Big Happy Family…Really!
Wisconsin
Come Cut The Cheese!
Wyoming
Where Men Are Men… And The Sheep Are Scared