Apologies

Sorry for the lack of updates; my laptop decided to die, which means that I didn't have the ability to write overnight, and I've been doing the lion's share of the driving, so no synopses from shotgun. Still. We're in Mountain Home, ID. We have pictures.

A few musings, to keep you jackals satisfied:

• Vail Pass is neat. You'd think 2" of ice on the road, and any acceleration making you go sideways more than forward would be kind of scary, but it's not really, because we had many distractions of the "How do you think that car got upside-down?" kind.
• Illinois, why do you hate us so? If the slippery descent into Grand Junction, CO can have a 75mph speed limit, why can't the long stretch of boring between such markers of civilization as Terre Haute and St Louis?
• The Blue Springs Cafe may or may not serve "Foot-high Pies." Kathryn was asleep, so we were not obliged to visit. The resulting lack of sugar-driven manic-depressiveness is the only thing keeping us alive so far.
• What, exactly, is "God's Oasis of Love"? And why does the sign for it display a dancing leprechaun? We were tempted to visit, but the sign was right before the exit. Apparently "God's Oasis of Love" is only for people with extremely fast reaction speeds.
• We can see why the COJCOLDS (Church of Jesus Chris of Latter Day Saints, you heathens!) is growing so quickly. They have a good sales pitch, really cool architecture, and COSMIC JESUS! I believe the decline of mainline Christianity is due to the lack of Cosmic Jesus.
• This Salt Lake City adventure has made me want to learn more about the COJCOLDS. We bought a Book of Mormon and, more importantly, the Book of Mormon Battles Card Game.

We'll be in Portland today. We have pictures, I promise.