To watch the Brewers continue their implosion.
Back next week.
Hopefully Kevin will start pulling his weight around here again while I’m gone. 
I was going to ask Kevin and tgirsch this, but then figured why not throw it open? So here’s the task:
You’re driving across the country from LA to Philadelphia with your 10-year-old son, near the end of August. You have about 7-10 days to make the trip, and not a vast amount of money, but enough to do some sight-seeing. (And you’re my brother, if that matters.) The kid likes sports, science, and World of Warcraft, and is pretty well-behaved. You intend to pass through Washington, DC, but otherwise don’t have a firm plan as to what to do along the way.
Which route would you take: Highway 40 through Memphis/Nashville, or Highway 35/20 through Houston, New Orleans, and Atlanta? Other than the obvious (Graceland, BBQ & seafood joints, Civil War battlefields), what’s worth seeing? Other than the Grand Canyon, how do you fill up that vast wasteland between Death Valley and Houston (I mean the desert, not Bush’s head)? Any must-sees? Any must-avoids?
UPDATE: Well, they’re on their way, taking the Vegas/Grand Canyon/ . . . Memphis route. I think they’re just making it up as they go in the middle section. I passed along all the suggestions in the comments, and they were gratefully received. Thanks to everyone for your input.
Royalty was like dandelions. No matter how many heads you chopped off, the roots were still there underground, waiting to spring up again.
It seemed to be a chronic disease. It was as if even the most intelligent person had this little blank spot in their heads where someone had written: "Kings. What a good idea." Whoever had created humanity had left in a major design flaw. It was its tendency to bend at the knees.
-- Terry Pratchett, Feet of Clay
