The Great American Time Machine!

I can not get Michael Jackson songs out of my head. Every freaking TV station is nothing but Jackson. AAAAAHHHHHHHHHH!!!!!!!!!
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So why is Doug and Tony on my blog???

I'll tell you a story that I had not remembered until I found this photo.

September 9th 1966 - I was distraught. I was forced to to go to a store in Fort Atkinson and and get a Boy Scout uniform on the very night that The Time Tunnel was premiering with the episode "Rendezvous with Yesterday". They were going to be transported onto the Titanic.

I guess I was a time travel enthusiast way way way way back then. From that point on I hated the Boy Scouts and I have to think it led to my life of debauchery and Ne'er do wellness.

Why do I bring this up?

There is something in the works that Columbus has needed for a very long time. I won't go into it here but I'll say I'm on board with this.

OK OK - I'll tell you.

We're going to make Columbus the Time Traveling Center of far South Eastern Columbia County OR . . . .The WORLD!!!!

The Great American Time Machine

Who else in on board for some fun. I bet we could get the University people interested in Time Machines.

One vision is a big festival and perhaps a Time Machine Parade - as the creator said - the closest thing he can think of is The Burning Man festival which started in 1986 with 20 people.

• Larry Harvey conceives first Burning Man. Larry and Jerry James construct improvised wooden figure and burn it.
• Crowd instantly doubles as figure ignites.
• Bystander clasps figure's hand as it burns — first spontaneous performance.
• Built in honor of Summer Solstice.

Part of their Mission Statement is "Our mission is to produce the annual event known as "Burning Man" and to guide, nurture and protect the more permanent community created by its culture. Our intention is to generate society that connects each individual to his or her creative powers, to participation in community, to the larger realm of civic life, and to the even greater world of nature that exists beyond society."

Sounds good to me!!

WHO'S GOT GAME!!!
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I'm sure I'll be insulting someone with this next little bit of commentary.

Friday we made a journey to Lake Mills, a town about the size of Columbus to visit Tyranena Brewery who happened to be closed until 3:00. So DJ and I drove to the town square to get some lunch and found that most stores we wanted to go into were closed until 4:00 or 4:30, completely the opposite of Columbus.

However, as we were walking around the beautiful park we smelled something delicious. Looking about we saw a tiny little hamburger joint (pictured).

Like flies attracted to light we were soon walking in that direction. The place looked like something you would see on The Food network of best unknown hamburger joints.

Talking to people in line we found out that sometimes the line runs up the street and we were lucky today. AWESOME!! People were buying 2 and 3 and 4 burgers and it smelled great.

We ordered two and our plan was to walk across the street and eat them in the park. Perfect.

$2 a piece and they came out in a bag with some grease on the outside and on a little table were condiments and we opened the greasy wax paper and applied. walked across the street with mouths watering and passed park cars with people eating burgers. This was goign to be a real treat.

We sat down and I was first to take a bite.

. . . . . . . . what entered my mouth was unbelievable. An extremely salty, rubbery, gelatinous half cooked chunk of what used to be a frozen processed compressed patty of what could have been gray beef at one time that had been dipped in spiced lard.

I looked up and the look on DJ face confirmed that it was not just me. WTF? DJ says "Oh my God I can't eat this". I take another bite to see if perhaps I had just had a piece of onion or something but know. It was hideous. It was rubbery. 3/8 of an inch think and pink in the middle.

We look across the street and the line is longer now. We look at tables in the park and and peopel are eating burgers like there is nothing wrong. has everyone gone mad? Are they alians duping us into something and only pretending to eat?

So we each eat put what was left and tossed them in the garbage. On to the Blue Moon - closed. grrrrrrrrr.

Has anyone else eaten at this place?? I really hate to come down on senior citizens and I'm sure their business is doing great. We walked past and the line contained maybe 15 people. So I doubt a blog will hurt but . . . .WTF??


Rod