Today...

I wearing my "ugly" flannel shirt. I forgot I had it. It's beautifully ugly and comfortable, actually. I bought it at a Farm and Fleet... somewhere outside some town not far from here. I bought it when I had this outrageous idea to throw a themed party. The idea was called: "REDNECK PARTY".... I started collecting things for the party such as the flannel I am wearing.... I had several people contribute ideas as well as pledge time to transform my sister's home into a beautiful mimic of the South.... Sadly, it never happened. The summer we decided to throw the party, my sister was diagnosed with cancer. Pretty much killed most of our summer plans... Anyway, the other day I found in my sister's garage the "Lawn Jesus" I bought for $5.00 at a Wisconsin FleaMarket.... Damn was that thing funny..... It is now sitting proudly on a shelf ready to be lawned at a moments notice.... Come to think of it, I should bring "Lawn Jesus" here to Central Illinois... Maybe then I will actually not be considered and treated like such an outsider. Then again, people here in Central Illinois may ship me off to Tennessee. Hmmmm.... To make a short story shorter... here I come world... Ugly flannel and all.... But, no "Lawn Jesus."