This past week's (January 12-18) adventures have carried us through the hearland of America.
We passed through Kansas City, MO, which apparently is known as the "City of Fountains." Its 200+ fountains are more than any other city in the world but Rome. It also has more boulevards than any other city but Paris, France. So it has that going for it, which is nice.
A little further into our trip we passed through Cassoday, a town of 130 that is the self-proclaimed Prairie Chicken Capital of Kansas. Eventually we made our way to Witchita, the largest Metropolitan area in Kansas. I had no idea how much Wichita has going for it. Not only is it known as "Air Capitol of the World" for all of the aircraft coorporations founded and headquartered there, but it also was ranked among the top 10 big cities within which to live by Money magazine in 2006, and it was ranked the #1 most affordable city by MSN real estate. They also have some pretty cool history, a thriving cultural scene, and they are the birthplace of Pizza Hut and White Castle. I am thinking about making a move.
We ended up at Perry, OK, home of the Ditch Witch, one of the greatest innovations of the 20th century. Not that we couldn't have had the trench dug in a couple of days with our spades, right Rick? And some all-you-can eat Burger King and minimum wage is all we would ask (only 2 people will actually understand this reference, the rest of you should just smile and nod).
Mike again led the way, but I would like to note strong performances by Rob, Sandra, and Rachel.
Renee Sedlacek has joined our pack and already contributed some swimming miles, and Chris Ruf is also in (I expect that 15 minutes of biking so far to be the beginning of something big).
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