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Cottage Grove - Night 1
Cottage Grove
,
United States
My six months of sleeping on strange sofas began with a drive to the greater
Madison
area to visit an old friend from undergrad. Stopped for beer and gas in Sun
Prairie
, WI, a city that has embraced New Urbanism warmly as shown by the new townhouses with front porches and wide sidewalks being built downtown. The marginally cute gas station attendant had never before seen a Washington ID. I jokingly told her it was a fake, but it didn't phase her. Glad I could expand her horizons. The larger victory, however, was grabbing the last 6-pack of Leinenkugel's Oktoberfest from the "Beer Cave."
After Chessa's delicious baked Manicotti, Jeremy and I spent the evening listening to the Brewers blow a huge game and fixing broken tail lights. Amidst the falling leaves and brisk Autumn night, the Leinenkugel's didn't stand a chance of seeing morning. Subdivision drama was high this evening. Neighbor to the southwest is fighting with neigbor to the south over their shared well. Neighbor to the west is being frauded by a Craigslist purchaser who sent him a bad check, but is threatening to come pick up the goods (a camper trailer) tomorrow regardless. Thus, I am tapped to be the lookout for suspicious activity tomorrow while the good people of Independent Circle are busy at work....8 hours in the neighborhood and they've already given me important security detail. (I secretly wonder if this position alots me any liberties with the neighbor's 21-year old daughter.) Let's hope I am showered with such trust and respect on the remainder of my trip.
Scene of Potential Crime
What I Learned Today:
Having a urinal installed in your home is one of the manliest things a guy can do. Manlier than installing a stripper pole, but not quite as
Manly
as building a batting cage or full length bowling lane.
written by
exumenius
on September 26, 2007
from
Cottage Grove
,
United States
from the travel blog:
Down Under trip Preparation
tagged
Madison
and
Leinenkugels
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