Muscatine

Part two-

Cross an ocean in a boat
Visit the white cliffs of Dover
Read War and Peace
Go to one really big rock concert
Meet Bill Nye
Cook lasagna and peach cobbler in a Dutch oven over an open fire
Sing at a Karaoke Bar
Ride in a horse-drawn carriage
Be a contestant on a game show
Learn 3 great card tricks
Visit Ayres Rock in Australia
Visit Graceland
Go to a baseball game at Fenway park
Go to a concert at Carnegie Hall
Go to Mardi Gras in New Orleans
Shoot par on 18 holes
Earn, save, and invest enough money to retire comfortably by age 55
Build a model airplane
Understand the stock market
See a Polar Bear in the wild
Have my palm read
Meet a US president in person
Watch a launch of the space shuttle
Take a cruise
Take a photography class
Visit the Liberty Bell
Visit the Leaning Tower of Pisa
Ride in a World War II era fighter or bomber
Ride a mechanical bull
Raft through the Grand Canyon
Ride on an elephant
Drive an airboat
Visit Meteor Crater in Arizona
Hike at least part of the Appalachian Trail
Ride a paddleboat on the Mississippi River
Fly over the North and South poles
Watch the start or finish of the Iditarod
Learn to hand toss pizza dough
Learn to ride a unicycle
Find a dinosaur fossil
2 words: Pumpkin chuckin?
Give blood
Tour Pearl Harbor
Drive a Dodge Viper
Fire a cannon
Cross the international date line
Learn to weld
Visit the Alamo
Fly first class
Cross 5 things off this list every year.

You'd best get started.

boredom??

When I was a kid we made our own fun. Go out and make a mud pie, climb a tree, go to the park and watch the other people (having fun), look at the sky and see what the clouds look like, go fishing, sit on the porch with your neighbor and talk about what interest you and let them talk about what interest them, hold hands while taking a walk along the river,go out and dig a hole just to see whats in it, smile at each other and say I LOVE YOU. There are alot of things to do here in Muscatine, all you have to do is use your imagination. Imagination is what I feel is lacking in the younger generation.

Yeah

I suppose when you don't count three great golf courses, a nice riverfront, high school athletics, an interesting downtown area, the brand new Menards that will hopefully put Wally-World on the defensive, some nice open air markets, a really good YMCA, and larger cities to the east and west within a half hour drive, there really isn't much to do here.

Mamma always said

that only boring people get bored. Get involved in something. Go to church, a ballgame, say hello to strangers, wave at strangers---you will meet folks if you try.

Herman