You're lookin' at the newest Guiness World Record Holder (at least I'm pretty sure it's close...). Today I drove 43 miles on EMPTY even after the warning signal came on! ...not by choice. I had no idea that there would be no civilization until my next destination!
I had a college fair at Elizabeth High School, CO (40 miles east of Denver) & then there was a caravan of us Admissions Counselors on the way to our next fair in Limon (50 more miles east). Well, I didn't grab any gas before leaving town cuz I assumed I would see something along the way. Pssshhh, stupid me! I saw endless miles of brown prairie & a ranch every 10 miles until I got to Limon! Thankfully, I had another rep behind me, so if I actually did run out, I could ride into town with her. I rolled into the gas station in Limon on fumes... - LOL!
I filled up & all of us reps ate lunch at the local Denny's (the only option). After that fair, I drove 90 miles back west to Boulder for my night fair.
Right now I'm chowin' down a tuna salad sandwich & chocolate milkshake at this restaurant called Which Wich? while watching America's best Major League Baseball team, the New York Yankees!! I'm a huge fan & that's an understatement. :) They're playing the Indians in the Division playoffs (thankfully not the Red Sox). I'm gonna miss the 2nd half of the game though.:( My next fair isn't until 7:00, so I'm gonna catch up on some work e-mails & write some notes to students. ...okay, & possibly check out a few of the little shops here on University Hill of the U of Colorado. ;)
I did hear something at one of the fairs that I had never heard before:
A student approached my table & I asked him if there was a particular program he was looking for...he responded (in complete seriousness) "I'm lookin' to be a pro mascot." I thought that was an interesting goal, but continued on with the conversation...
Did You Know?
This week is Simpson's Homecoming Week & it's FULL of sweet, exciting activities! The theme is "Pickin' Tulips & Takin' Names" since we're playing the Central Dutch from Pella, tulip country. Students have been busy streetpainting, creating skits for a contest, getting ready for "Yell Like Hell," playing Powder Puff football, decorating campus & competing in the campus Olympics. Saturday is the big Homecoming football game after the tailgate & then Stormy Nights events to follow.
"And in the end it's not the years in your life that count. It's the life in your years."
- Abraham Lincoln
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