Smackie the Frog

- Driving in the rain is not a lot of fun. The drive from Louisville to Charleston was through the rain for about 60% of the time. The drive from Atlanta to St. Louis was about 85% through the rain. I didn’t realize how difficult it would be to drive in the rain, but with all of the big trucks there were times that I had difficulty seeing. And I’d hit patches of water on the road. I’m really glad that I bought new tires before I went.

- Matt’s wedding was a lot of fun. I am really happy for Audrey and him. They are among my favorite people and I’m glad that they found each other. It was a little warm in my suit, but not too bad. I think one of the best parts was wandering around city right before the wedding with Matt, Kelly, and Matt’s brother. I think it is a new tradition.

- Kelly and I had a lot of fun in Atlanta. We went to the World of Coke, which will give you high blood sugar just thinking about, and I tried an awesome French white peach soda. Then we took the behind the scenes tour of CNN, which was even more awesome.

- And finally, thanks to Matt’s sister, Jill, we discovered a fried chicken restaurant called Bojangles’. It is similar to Popeye’s, except better. (Maybe, I’ve never had Popeye’s.) But they had the best biscuits that I’ve ever had. Sadly, they are only in the South.