I had a quick trip to Bay View to drop off Mac and see my mom and dad before heading towards Colorado. On the way, I stopped in Iowa City for the night and had great fun with Jen, Wayne, and his girlfriend Emily. Good laughs and good martinis!
I've been very excited to head west because, before yesterday, I'd never driven west of Williamsburg, Iowa. Yesterday, I got to see how flat Nebraska really is -- and it's quite pretty. You really can watch your dog run away all day! I stopped in Lincoln for an early dinner at a restaurant called "Billy's" ... named after William Jennings Bryan. Bryan was one of the most significant political figures of the early 20th century, but was also THE MOST popular Chautauqua speaker. He made the rounds to almost all of the permanent chautauquas more than once. How funny to walk into a restaurant and see a sign announcing the "Chautauqua Bar"! Bryan was from Lincoln and though the home was not his, it was previously owned by a great Bryan collector, so all of the rooms were decorated with images of and writings by Bryan. The hostess said that, because it is right across the street from the state house, it is a very policital place when the house is in session -- in a way, reliving Bryan's memory.
Off to the Colorado Chautauqua Assembly in Boulder today for about a week!
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