Uncle Joe's Deli

I am kicking myself at the moment because I did not stop to see if Uncle Joe’s Deli really, truly does have fried bologna sandwich-scented candles for sale. Oh, well, there’s always tomorrow ... unless they sell out!!!

: )

And don’t think I didn’t run by Big John on my way home, specifically to pick up some Oscar Mayer bologna/baloney and some white bread, because yes, indeed, I DID. But I opted for rotisserie chicken and pickled beets (the tiny whole ones), instead, for lunch.

And my John Denver CD, The John Denver Story, accompanied me on my drive to the lake. And I fell in love all over again with “Annie’s Song.” And I still claim “Rocky Mountain High” as my song, or at least my John Denver song ...

And they say that he got crazy once, and he tried to touch the sun
And he lost a friend but kept his memory

... and “Leavin’ on a Jet Plane” is better by Peter, Paul & Mary, but that’s OK: I like John’s version, too. And “Sunshine on My Shoulder” is still the quintessential John Denver song. Period.

And this is where I used to teach:





OK, not in that actual lil’ one-room schoolhouse, but this place is located on the edge of campus.

: )

And today is the first day of spring. Which makes me want to get in my car, again, and drive south, straight to the Gulf of Mexico, or west, knowing I will reach mountains, eventually.