Thanks all. I picked my youngest daughter up from college yesterday, so it was nice to have her home and go out to dinner.
Frank, it's not likely that I will see Stinkdude since the closest I get to Baltimore is driving past it on I95, but I do keep my eyes open for UP. Someday I will see it!
Anyway, I do have a DUmmie sighting story to share. About a month ago, I was driving down I95S to see the above mentioned college student and buy her some groceries. It's a long, boring drive so to amuse myself, I like to do a political bumpersticker survey. It's close to DC and should be a good gauge of Obama support but I rarely see more than two or three. In fact, I rarely see any at all, even local stuff. Darn these apolitical people! On this trip up ahead of me, a small SUV has an Obama 2008 sticker and another blue one beside it. Well, surprise! It's a Hillary 2008. Way cool, that's the first time I've seen one on a car. But wait, there's another one. Holy moly it's a DemocraticUnderground sticker. Now my curiosity is in overdrive. Who is it? I must know. Fortunately the driver is cruising at the speed limit and I eventually maneuver myself behind them. I follow for awhile, all giddy with anticipation. With a break in traffic, I make my move. A slow, but not obvious, lefthand pass will let me see if it's a man or woman. At that moment the driver turns slightly to look at something ahead of me and I get a good look. Damn, it's Jared from Subway. No wait, it's the big man himself. Skinner! Well, I'm almost as excited as if I've seen a celebrity. It's the most interesting thing that will probably happen to me all day and I can't tell anyone without a long explanation. So I make my exit and continue on with the rest of my day laughing at myself for being so silly.
