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Well, maybe except for the bulldozer rides for kids...

and the Wild West shoot-out.

The first scene from "To Kill a Mockingbird" was outside. You couldn't take pictures during the performance. This was before it started.

The second scene was inside the courthouse. Again, no pictures during the performance. This is the only shot I got, after it was over. The links I posted above have better photos.

Here's the courthouse in the dark--I'm glad I finally made it here. I had been trying to go for years, but the performance usually sells out the day the tickets go on sale. This time we called until we got through and got tickets. It was worth it!

I received an email today telling me that I had received a scholarship for over $1000.

A few minutes later, I received an email with the subject line "OOPS!" This email told me that there had been a mistake. I didn't get a scholarship at all.

Oops.

George C. Wallace portrait
"In this hall the ordinance of secession which withdrew Alabama from the Union of Sovereign States, was passed Jan. 11, 1861."
dome
yum

I'll post pictures from my road trip this weekend later. But first, an important announcement:

I NOW HAVE HIGH-SPEED INTERNET!!!

This moment has been far too long in coming. I gave up on AT&T ever getting DSL lines on the mountain, and got a Verizon PC card. I think it'll be well worth the investment.

So don't call my home phone line, because I don't have one anymore since I don't need it for dial-up. Just send me an email and I'll now be able to respond quickly!

Guy: I work for a mulch and landscaping company.

Me: Oh.

Guy: What about you?

Me: I'm an editor.

Guy: Actually, I do a lot of writing for my company.

Me: Uh huh.

Girl 1: Eeek! A spider!

Girl 2: If you'd give him a chance, you'd see that he's just like you!

Sorry--I was too lazy to Photoshop out the telephone pole. You can imagine it's not there.

Chapters written so far: 3
Words written so far: ~37,000

Total chapters to be written: ~8
Total words to be written: ~100,000

In all things of nature there is something of the marvelous.

-Aristotle

Girl 1: I brought a book about South Africa today. Here's a picture of a cave there. These things are called stalactites.

Girl 2: Cool.

Girl 1: If you touch them, you'll die!

Leader: Does anyone have something they want to share with the group? Or do you have any prayer requests?

Girl 1: My tooth came out!

Girl 2: My grandfather had surgery.


~LATER~

Leader: So what do we need to pray for tonight?

Girl 3: Her grandfather.

Girl 4: Her tooth!

100 years ago, the average American consumed less than five pounds of sugar per year. Today, the average American consumes about 150 pounds of sugar per year.

Girl: I was sick last week!

Leader: I'm sorry to hear that.

Girl: Yeah, I had CONSTIPATION!

If you spent ten seconds with every American, you'd be meeting people for 100 years without a break.

Today I heard some type of bird chirping outside my window. I instantly thought, "That bird sounds just like a cell phone ring!"

Me: ...So Jesus healed the man. Jesus is very powerful! Can we heal people?

Girl 1: No.

Girl 2: No.

Girl 3: I can!

Me: Oh, really?

Girl 3: Yeah! When someone has a hurt place, I can put a bandaid on it!