Stopped by here to see my Uncle Gene and Aunt Nancy. I gave Uncle Gene a hand baking a pineapple and pecan cake. And by help, I mean that I read the cookbook — a simple enough task that I screwed up showing my uncle that I still have the intelligence of an eleven [...]
So I took my Aunt Mary out to lunch and forgot my wallet thus proving that I’m still not a functioning adult. Then I went to visit my grandparent’s old house which has been paved over with a Family Dollar.
I know that I’ve been giving Ohio a bad rap, but there are amazing things about this state. Like these whimsical cloud-making machines that dot the countryside.
In case you didn’t know, Edison was a total jerk as proved in this video from the National Archives.
This is how a resident summed up Toledo:
“Toledo is where lovely dreams die a quick death.”
And…Klinger! What a town!
If you ever find yourself traveling to Toledo, make sure to bring a gun and two bullets. You’ll want that second one if the first doesn’t get the job done.