Denny G's Road Trips

Cyber Hiccup

Tue, 27 Jul 2010 12:57:24 -0400

It seems that gremlins may have been sneaking in behind me even as I shooed them from in front of me. I just now discovered that a key file was missing from the Willie Pooch Memorial page. Perhaps this was somehow connected with the DNS thrashing that was occurring a couple of weeks ago. The site's little used forum also reverted to something slightly down level but I don't even have a guess at how that happened. Hopefully all is (once again?) well and I apologize to all who thought the benefit page disappeared or maybe never existed.

Following Jims

Sun, 25 Jul 2010 11:39:48 -0400

I left for a Friday night concert a little (about 13 hours) early so I could visit some spots that I learned about from a couple Jims and maybe even answer a question of my own. I was successful on all counts. Cool bridge, cool diner, great concert and -- an extra special bonus -- the answer to my question was "brewery".

Cyber Recovery

Wed, 21 Jul 2010 19:36:42 -0400

I believe the website was once again made whole today. Following the server move, routing issues made the site seem to come and go. Once those were resolved, it seemed to be gone consistently. It was actually almost completely intact but problems with home page loading made it tough to see that. The home page problem was solved on Monday and all appeared well except for the forum. I now believe everything is alive and well and possibly faster than ever.

Cyber Troubles

Sat, 17 Jul 2010 09:32:04 -0400

Server problems continue though they are now of a different sort. A new server is in place and most of the site is working but you would never know it since one of the things that isn't working is normal home page access. There are also hints that this RSS feed may have issues but thought I'd try spreading some news anyway.

Willie Pooch Memorial Benefit

Tue, 13 Jul 2010 07:04:07 -0400

From the AMA Hall of Fame, I continued on to Roadhouse 66 where an impressive line up awaited. Five great bands, incredible weather, and cold beer. Who could ask for anything more?

AMA Hall of Fame

Tue, 13 Jul 2010 05:47:37 -0400

Sunday morning, while on the way to a blues show, I stopped at the American Motorcycle Hall of Fame east of Columbus,OH. I've noticed the signs many times and have long had thoughts of checking it out. It's a quite impressive museum. Glad I finally stopped and wish I had earlier.

Happy 234th America...

Mon, 5 Jul 2010 10:36:33 -0400

...and Happy 125th Ohio Historical Society. I celebrated Independence Day in Columbus at Ohio Village just like folks in many American villages would have done back in 1885. We had a parade, speeches, singing, a medicine show, ice cream sundaes, and a wonderful base ball game with no gloves, no walks, and no disputed calls.

Looking Back

Thu, 1 Jul 2010 09:57:11 -0400

I've just uploaded postlude entries for my recent Route 66 and Lincoln Highway trips. Among my limited observations is a short and cursory comparison of the two events.

The server hosting this website came under attack starting around the 28th.Short but all too frequent outages have been the result, Hard work by the server support crew has things largely under control but issues might still arise now and then. Apologies for the problems and appreciation for the patience.

One More Basket

Mon, 28 Jun 2010 14:18:41 -0400

When you end one day and start the next with a 'burger basket, you might be on a road trip. I did and I was although the road trip was about to end. Besides the basket, I had some pie in a reopened diner and a cool drink in a 165 year old house.

Starting Home

Mon, 28 Jun 2010 14:16:57 -0400

After the general membership meeting, I picked up some local sights I'd missed then headed home on US-52.

Education and More

Sun, 27 Jun 2010 09:08:39 -0400

We heard several informative talks today plus got to visit a museum, a president's home, and a veterans park. A nicely done awards banquet closed out the day.

Windmill, Riverboat, & Root Beer Floats

Sat, 26 Jun 2010 08:45:16 -0400

Today's weather was beautiful as we visited the windmill in Fulton and the John Deere home in Grand Detour eating lunch on a boat and dinner from a basket.

Rain, Sun, RAIN

Fri, 25 Jun 2010 09:15:41 -0400

It was raining as we boarded the tour bus in Dixon and the rain continued as we took the expressway to Joliet. It started to clear as we turned west and we were dry through several interesting stops. Then, as we approached Ashton, we hit some pretty heavy rain and some intense wind.

Conference Kick Off

Fri, 25 Jun 2010 09:13:46 -0400

It was a short pleasant drive to Dixon where the welcome banquet was also pleasant... and entertaining. I got to say hi to some folks I knew and to some I was meeting for the first time.

Reaching the Lincoln

Tue, 22 Jun 2010 09:18:58 -0400

Another hour of expressway brought me to Ames, Iowa, and the road to Dixon. Then, in a truly serendipitous meeting, I picked up some stranded medicine from an LHA Consul. Niland's, Youngsville, and the Lincoln Cafe in Mt Vernon were closed but I did get inside a store and a mill that I'd only seen from the outside before. There was a little rain but it wasn't all that bothersome.

Festival Interlude

Mon, 21 Jun 2010 06:47:31 -0400

This was my last day on Route 66. I should reach the Lincoln Highway sometime tomorrow. Today I stopped by the Truman Library & Museum and benefited from free admission on Fathers Day.

Awards Day

Sun, 20 Jun 2010 08:46:50 -0400

This day had egroup breakfast, car show, local museum, and Will Rogers Award Banquet yet I think the best part was meeting an old guy driving an old car on an old road.

Ghost Town in the Making

Sat, 19 Jun 2010 15:42:48 -0400

I visited the brand new ghost town of Picher, OK, then hung out at the festival site.

Bum Assumption Revealed

Fri, 18 Jun 2010 08:52:45 -0400

Yesterday I referred to a building as Oklahoma's first capitol building. Today I learned that was very wrong and I learned a lot more, too. I hope I've properly disarmed this serious error on my site. Thursday's doings include a trolley tour and a Ozark Trails obelisk.

Back on the Route

Thu, 17 Jun 2010 07:46:12 -0400

I dashed directly to Stroud on the interstate then took Sixty-Six through Arcadia before turning north to Guthrie. This is essentially what was planned you yesterday.