The "Land of Lincoln, Part 4 - The End", edition.

iPad shuffled to Dynamic Three, "Request Line". Old school rap!  So this is the clean up on the trip to Springfield. Odds and ends. I posed the question to my facebook peeps .. "What is a horseshoe". In Springfield, Illinois,  a horseshoe is a dish served almost everywhere.  It's an open face sandwich which consists of a hamburger ( or any type of meat ) smothered with french fries smothered in a cheese sauce.  The cheese sauce apparently varies by location.  A horseshoe also comes in a small version called a Pony.  There are also breakfast horseshoes. We went a restaurant recommended by Shawn's boss...he resides in Springfield. There was a wait to get in.  I ordered a Pony. The first few bites were pretty good. The burger was good.  It was a big ole plate of comfort food. Then I quickly had enough.  My body started hollering at me. "If you eat one more bite, I'll make you pay dearly!"  I put the fork down. Lol.

I got a fairly reasonable version.  Mine had grilled onions. Shawn and Brian's had bacon bits and spicy cheese and a side of Frank's Hot Sauce.  I think scallions, also. Shawn and I weren't able to finish, so we boxed what was left over....a couple of meals for Shawn - lol.  I've tried the local specialty and I don't need to eat it ever again....give me a coney from American any day!  Lol. Oh yeah. If I get a hankerin' for a coney in Las Vegas, there's an American Coney Island in The D hotel and casino...and an Andiamo's. :)

The Tavares, "More Than a Woman". Man, I'm hooked up to the machine and my arm itches...right at the access site, which has the needles and is covered with tape. ;-(   Sunday we went to the Lincoln Home National Historic Site. Lincoln's house and the houses of his neighbors. I didn't see outhouses, but I didn't look too hard.  The houses were pretty large for the time period. After Shawn gave us a tour, we went to Obed and Isaacs Restaurant and Microbrewery.  It is an historic restaurant in an historic building and across the street from a really old Episcopal church.  It also offered horsehoes :(   Heh. I had a turkey and cheese panini. Lol. Yeah I spent some time outside. Got a little tan. 

 Aaron Neville, "Tell It Like It Is". Great voice. Monday was dialysis day. I was actually looking forward to it. I hadn't dialyzed in over 72 hours.  Shawn picked us up. We were going to use her car while she was at work.  The first 2 weeks she worked at the Illinois State Museum Research and Collections Center. Oh yeah, the curator (her boss), is keeping her cat while she's in Springfield. Lol. Her boss took  me and Brian on a tour. The building was like the one you see in the end of the first Indiana Jones movie!!!  BUT. Do not reference Indiana Jones to an archeologist. The movie doesn't represent archeology well. At all.  The archeologist will not be amused. 

The Dramatcs, "Door to Your Heart". Been a while since we've shuffled to the Dramatics. Welcome back!  We marveled at the whale bones exhibit in the hall,  the skeleton of an animal with a Cat in the Hat hat on, with Christmas lights running through it. Lol. The curator explained about decontaminating artifacts before they can be stored.  We passed by some African combs.  The facility stores items and collections from research done all over the world.  A lot of the items are from Projects from University of Illinois, Illinois State University, Illinois State Museum (which is not a part of the Illinois universities) and many other sources.  It was a great tour!!  He is quite passionate about his work. Shawn iis fortunate to be working with him. And she is enjoying the experience. 

"Let The Good Times Roll", Quincy Jones...with Stevie Wonder, Bono and Ray Charles.  "I got a dollar a quarter and I'm ready to clown. Ray Charles steals the show!   After we left, we went to look for the dialysis center. Yeah, we overshot. I should have remembered the map was deceiving. The center was about a mile away.  I watched my fluid intake and I hadn't gained a lot, but I had had a little trouble breathing.  The nurse told me to let her know if I needed oxygen.  I didn't, but I felt so much better after treatment. I was just scared as hell about going so long between treatment.  I'd rather not have a lot of treatments while out of town. It breaks up the trip. However I really don't want to go so long without treatment. It turned out ok, but felt like I was gambling with my life. 

The Dramatics (again!), " Ocean of Thoughts and Dreams". We left Springfield Tuesday morning. Had a delay. A truck ran into a rail bridge in Springfield. Had to wait for the Amtrak inspectors. Took about 45 minutes. Got to Chicago. Our layover was 45 minutes!  Metro Lounge staff took care of us and we departed for Detroit. Got into Dearborn after 9:00 PM.  Go to bed. Got to go to dialysis at 6:00 AM. It was a great trip. The best part was spending time with my baby!!!

Signing off with The Guess Who, "Undun". One more link of Shawn's interview. I watch it a lot. I can't help it!!  Have a great day. :) 

Shawn's Interview at the Dig Site