Holiday Road. I am on vacation with my family until August12. My internet connection in the coming week will range from intermittent to non-existent. That is now by choice. In the past it was not, but now with ubiquitous wi-fi, portable ipads and kindles, that is no longer the case, and hasn’t been for the last several years. The march of technology and time. I will have posts for each day I am away on the blog, but if something momentous occurs, for example: Elvis is discovered working at a Big Boy’s in Tulsa, the Pope issues a Bull against blogging as a complete waste of time, or Biden is taken out of the White House in a straight jacket, I trust that this post will explain why I am not discussing it.
First, up to Kenosha, Wisconsin with a visit to my Bride’s mother. We have been doing this since the birth of the twins and it has always been a fun family gathering. I heartily recommend both the Kenosha Civil War Museum and the Milwaukee Zoo. We will be making her funeral arrangements with her as she is a very practical 92 year old. Then it is back home next Wednesday for a staycation until Sunday. On Thursday my son and I have a court hearing, interruptions of vacations by the law being a McClarey family tradition.
We haven’t gone to Gen Con since 2019. The habit has been broken since Gen Con has gone woke, preferred pronouns on name cards being one example, and at 66 and 67 respectively my Bride and I simply lack the energy to easily navigate the large crowds as we did in our younger days.
It is a sad parting. My bride and I had only been attending since 1986, my bride missing 1991 when she was heavily pregnant with our twins. (I made a 300 mile one day dash to the Convention that year through continual thunder storms by myself, one of the more foolish actions of my life.) However there is a time for everything, and our time with Gen Con has ended. To make up with it we have been attending Spring and Fall game auctions at Games Plus in Mount Prospect, Illinois.
A good week albeit somewhat tiring, but I can rest in the law mines after I get back! See you all on August 12.
Happy Vacation, Donald!
I’m tired just perusing your vacation schedule. Enjoy it, and ignore the crazy part of the world for the week.
Have a great vacation, Donald!
Enjoy! And safe travels!
Have a great vacation, unplug.
Yes…safe travels.
Enjoy! Last time we were in the Milwaukee area we had a very blessed time at Holy Hill, a beautiful Carmelite monastery and basilica in nearby Hubertus. Well worth the time.