(09-06-2026 10:24 AM)bullet Wrote:  

(09-05-2026 05:25 PM)bill dazzle Wrote:  

(09-05-2026 11:30 AM)TripleA Wrote:  Tomorrow I am finally headed out from Sioux Falls, going backwards 600 miles to Springfield IL (home of Lincoln) to meet Nancy, who is coming from 900 miles east of there.

Springfield is the home of our favorite restaurant, Obed & Isaac's, home of world famous beer cheese soup, lol.

Nothing like 1200 miles at 10 mpg for a bowl of soup. Well, we're staying for 2 weeks, so there's that. I bet we have that soup once every day.

There is a country song to be written, with the lyrics anchored by that line.

I face planted with that blonde I liked,
Now I'm going 1200 miles for a bowl of soup.
Wandering around in the dark all lost,
My head and heart have taken a wupping,
I'm going 1200 miles for some soup.

--My daughter decided to run through a gate at night and face planted, breaking her nose. We decided there was a country song there. So using the soup and face planting themes, I think we've got a winner!!!