Tennessee
“Where are the veggies? The pasta? Where are the healthy, hearty meals we’ve known? Good food fuels the body and the mind. I asked a waitress if they can prepare a meal in a different way and she says loudly, “But, it’s fried in real grease!”
Last night, looking for directions to a camp, we stopped in at the police department. We received directions to a grassy field. It turned out to be a dirt lot with big holes. Eager for rest, we pitched camp on the baseball field instead and were asleep by eleven-thirty. An hour later, flashlight beams bounced off the tents, followed by a siren. Our new friends, the police. “You boys have to leave. Right now! I mean it, let’s go!”


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