Velvet

    I made what might possibly turn out to be the best purchase of my Springfield tenure last night. That's right, I got myself a one point seven five quart container of Blue Bunny red velvet cake flavored ice cream. And yes, it tastes exactly like red velvet cake. Let the fattening up begin. Lol yeah right. But seriously, cream cheese frosting swirled in. My mouth is very happy.
   Yesterday my sister graduated from college. This means she gets ten days to take a deep breath before continuing to go to college. I don't understand it either. I didn't come here to tell you that. While we* were packing up here stuff, my father found a box of stuffed crab cakes or the like and brought it up to show us. He then pointed out that it was unopened and still cold so he tossed it in the cooler and they took it home. I now realize where I got my affinity for keeping things I discover on the wayside. I need to put this ice cream away. I am going to be sick here soon. I wonder why eating ice cream makes you thirsty. Actually I do not know if it makes you thirsty, but it always makes me thirsty. I wonder why that is. Luckily just drinking a glass of water fixes the problem.

Watch this video, its funny.

We all know that the moon is not made of green cheese. But what if it were made of barbecue spare ribs, would you eat it then?

"We need more monkeys!"
"There aren't any more. That's the whole barrel!"

*Just about everyone but me I realized later.

Medium

    I went to Wendy’s after church this afternoon. It just sounded good when I drove by on the way in. I got a medium combo. When I ordered a medium, I was expecting a good amount of fries and a decent sized drink. What I got was about a gallon of sweet tea and a few fries. If my car was a boat, I could have dug a canal, poured my drink into it, and floated all the way home. It was a good meal. I don’t know how people can eat fast food all the time though. I feel a little off after eating it once.

    I have been thinking about buying MLB.TV now that they have it for XBOX. It is a little cost prohibitive though. On top of the cost, I just realized I can watch recaps of all of the previous day’s games for free. So I can either pay a whole bunch and watch maybe a game a day or I can pay nothing and watch all of the best parts of all of the games. We will have to see how the Tigers play the next few weeks. If my team isn’t winning, there is really no point in spending the money.

    Is it just me or are there a lot of line drive home runs this season? It seems like every one I see is over the fence on a line. Maybe they made all the ball parks smaller.



“His spirit is gone but his stench remains.”

A Quick Thought

   When someone tells me I am putting the cart in front of the horse I say "Its a push cart!"

"You know what my grandfather says? Get back to work!"

Observation

    I dislike all the other drivers on the road. It is a rarity that I see another driver and think “those people really seem like they know what they are doing.” Far more often I think “geeze, I need to get away from those people before I am involved in a motorway altercation they caused.” One thing I have noticed drivers doing a lot lately that I find very aggravating is pulling up past the stop bar. I mean I think it is a pretty easy thing to do. There is a two foot wide white stripe on the ground that you merely have to stop behind. I had to go way wide around this person today because they were half way into the intersection. I have seen this vehicle before. It is a tan Honda Odyssey with the front bumper hanging off, clearly indicating that this clueless woman has hit things in the past. One reason why it is upsetting is that I am a very economical driver. I like to take the best line around corners so I do not have to waste gas speeding up again on the other side. People who pull past stop bars at intersections are costing me money. I hate them. This is not happening at intersections with low visibility either. There are a lot of i’s in visibility. My goodness. But if there was low visibility, pulling out would be understandable. I am not unreasonable.

"There is no 'I' in team, but there are a whole bunch of them in invisibility."

How Does This Happen?

    How does sour cream go bad? Its already sour! When milk goes bad you say it goes sour. This distresses me greatly. I also have a rather extreme aversion to the flexible membrane sour cream develops when it is left undisturbed. It reminds me of something an alien would grow when it is morphing into its more advanced form. Whelp, time to peel it off and chow down. Enjoy your dinner. I know my chimi topped with extraterrestrial transformation goo is going to be delicious! Cheese and salsa help greatly.
    I can't decide if I am very judgmental or if the people around here really are disgusting. All I know for sure is that the lady across the street is one BIG reason I am not looking forward to summer.

    P.S. Adam, you will be relived to know that I got Forza 3 over the weekend. I will get Forza 4 sometime after the fifth iteration is released.

"Thank you toilet bowl for being cool on the side. You're my only friend."

Small Victories

    I was tearing it up during my run today. I totally blew the doors off these two old guys who were out jogging. Granted, the one had already started walking by the time I passed him. He was all done up with running gear too. Head to toe, shoes, pants, hat, and shirt. Maybe when I am old I will run in a hat too...and pants. You know what one of my least favorite things to happen while running is? Well my least favorite thing is having to go to the bathroom three miles from home and debating on whether to hold it or go behind a bush and hope no one calls the cops. Slightly preferred to that is this: I hate when I am running along and smell someone grilling out. It just kills all motivation I have. I go from "yeah, run fast, let's do this" to "I could really go for a hamburger." And then the best I can muster after that is something along the lines of "let's just get this over with so I can eat something."
    Does anyone know why fingernails get ridges in them? I have heard it is linked to stress. I don't know if I buy that, but I have heard stranger things. Whatever the cause, I have a few that are not so smooth. I suppose I am the only one who would notice that. I'm ready for a nap.

"These are not the people I grew up with! These are old people who are trying to get into heaven now!"

Miracle

    I went to the store today because I was running out of food I wanted to eat. That’s right. I was not running out of edible food. Far from it, actually, I just didn’t have much left that seemed worth the amount of work it would take to prepare. I was also out of butter, and that is just not acceptable. I don’t go through a lot of butter, but when I do want some it is generally on like Paula Dean. I really wanted some Kraft mac and cheese last night, but I only had one tablespoon of butter left, which is like a tenth of the amount I usually use. It’s more like mac and butter and cheese the way I make it. Has anyone noticed that I hardly ever keep these posts on track? This is how my mind works all the time. It’s a wonder I am as successful as I am. If that is even a good way to state how I am getting along. How about this: It’s a wonder I have not failed more spectacularly than I have. Maybe find somewhere in the middle and we will call it fair.

    I was going to tell about my trip to the store. Now before you make a disgusted bored noise and slam your computer shut (or just walk away if you have the non-“opening” variety of computer) hear me out. So I wanted to get some Miracle Whip. I just like it, okay? Give me a break. Anyway, I don’t use much of it, so I wanted to get a small size. Sucks for me then that the 30oz size is cheaper than the 12oz size! So I had to get an enormo jar of the tangy zip! HAHAHAHA! You totally should have walked away making disgusted noises! That was the whole story! Oh man, are you a sucker! This is rich. See if you come back ever again. Now if only my computer was plugged into the internets so I could unleash this killer post on the world wide wicket. That is what the third W stands for to me. Judging. I don't care what any of you think. I just made a very satisfying fried egg sandwich with my ten gallons of Miracle Whip.

"I'll forget the world that I knew, but I swear I won't forget you"

Clean Clothes

    Apparently, even if you have not worn them in months, jeans can still smell dirty if they have not been washed after being worn several times. This is distressing news to say the least. I was sure I was reaching the statute of limitations on jeans still being unclean. I also found out today that slapping bologna into a frying pan with hot oil in it is not a good idea. Just today, isn't that amazing? Can anyone tell me why frying lunch meat makes it dome in the middle? I would really like to know and then put a stop to it. I want the whole thing fried, not just some weird rings in the middle.
    So remember that last post when I was talking about the guy from Castle? Well he is the voice of the main character in my new video game. Oh, and his name is Nathan Fillion. I broke down and looked it up. I know, weak.
    If you want to drool over an awesome car, click here.

"I only dog paddle."

May 4th

    I can literally not wait until May 4th. If I had known a while back how desperate I was going to be to get to that date, I would have taken a serious look into time travel (it is too late now and going back in time would be counterproductive). The Avengers opens wide that day if any of you didn't know. This is going to be the most fantastic movie experience of your life if you choose to participate. To satiate my hunger for Avengeful moving pictures, and to ease the pain of waiting, I like to go on the movie's website and watch all of the trailers and TV spots. Over and over. I especially like "Head Count." I am especially amped now that I have realized the film was written by Joss Whedon. Never heard of him? My sister is familiar with his work. She recently watched all of the episodes of Firefly, which he also wrote and created. I think this is interesting, because I recently saw a commercial for the Avengers that was the guy who plays Rick Castle and Robert Downey Jr. talking about the movie. Castle is also the main character on Firefly. At least that actor plays both roles. You know what I mean. I could just look up the actors name and make things easier for everyone, but that is not how I roll.
   
    I feel I have to point out a sad fact about my little vacation Tuesday. Going back to Oxford made me very sad. I love that place in the spring. I saw more people I would deem to be quite attractive in the first five minutes I was in town than I have in three months in Springfield. There has got to be other places out there where beautiful people congregate. A place that is somewhat connected to the real world perhaps. Oxford is not the real world and maybe that is the problem.

"We've got a hulk."

I Love Weddings!

    So this thing hit me in the arm while I was driving...just kidding.

    Oh my. Rednecks across the way talking about how they are starting to get hair on their chests. Come on guys, save that for when you have had too many at the bar. I won't have to hear it that way.

    I got the rare opportunity to go to a Tuesday morning wedding earlier this week (Tuesday morning to be more specific). It was different for sure. My buddy John got married and I was one of only thirty people who were invited to the ceremony. One of only two people who were invited in the capacity of friends. So if anyone else who is friends with John is reading this, just know he likes me better. The ceremony took place in Kumler chapel at Miami. I had never been inside Kumler, but it was about what I expected. Lovely enough for a building that had been stripped of as much overtly religious symbols as possible. The wedding was so small that everyone there sat around the sanctuary. None of the pews in the main seating area were used at all. The ceremony took about ten minutes. John was dressed in full Scottish garb because he is a doofus like that. And because when else are you going to be able to wear a kilt and be acceptable? After the ceremony we all took a group picture then I took off to try and see some people before lunch. Apparently I was called several times for other small groupings. Oh well. Lunch was delicious. Flat iron steak and mashed potatoes. The second best steak I had this week, but by far the cheapest. Now the happy couple are off to two weeks in Europe while I go back to my hum-drum week. At least it will feel short with a mini vacation in the middle.

"I have no gate key."
"Fezik, rip his arms off."

It's Too Windy

I swear this post is not going to be about the weather. I was driving my car with the top down on the freeway yesterday and I had my arm out the window, as I am prone to do, when something hit me in the arm. I have been hit by bugs before and this was completely different. Bugs just bounce off, this thing literally exploded. I think it was a seed pod of some sort blown out of a stand of trees on the other side of the highway. Something green flew past my face shortly after impact. I about lost control as I frantically check to make sure my arm was still mostly intact. Thankfully the doctors were able to sew it back on. Actually there was not even any blood, but I did get a crazy welt. I can not remember having a welt before. I took a picture, but it is not really pleasant. Fine, here it is.

"The hospital made us take it home."

Keep Your Arms In the Vehicle

    I like to put my arm out the window when I am driving. Earlier today, that habit became rather painful. I was driving down the highway and something that must have been like a stick or something hit me in the arm. Then exploded on impact. I was very surprised that I was not bleeding. It was pretty intense. I did have one of the biggest welts I have ever gotten on my arm afterward. The swelling has gone down, but you can definitely still see where it hit me. I took a picture. Maybe I will post it on Facebook later.
    Why is it that you never see attractive women stranded on the side of the road? Is it that attractive women drive reliable cars? Or is it that attractive women get stranded and the first male who is paying attention stops to help them because it will make their day? I don't know the answer, but I am leaning toward the latter. All I know is, the only people I see on the side of the road are not attractive women. And heaven knows, I am not stopping for some fatty. Yeah, that is probably terrible.
    Went to see Ron White last night. He puts on a very funny show. Not for those who do not like things on the vulgar side though. If you think he is funny and want to go see him, I would not wait around. I don't think he is going to live much longer. He drinks a bottle of scotch every night he performs and smokes like it is his job.

"I need him to avenge my father dead these twenty years!"
"You're first story was better."

New Shoes

    My car got new shoes today. They are incredible. I was warned beforehand that they are performance tires, so they will not be super comfortable. The catch is that I went from worn out poorly balanced tires and rims to brand new perfectly balanced tires. It is amazing. It's like I am driving on a silk road. Seriously, it is like there is something wrong, that is how perfect the ride is. I am very pleased with my purchase. So pleased in fact that I am going to go enjoy it some more. Catch ya on the flip side.

People I Just Saw On TV:
Gary Senise is a really cool dude. Great character on a good show, loves to support the troops, played lieutenant Dan in Forrest Gump. There is nothing negative about this guy.
Mia Hamm is a pretty middle aged woman.

Great Day

    Today was a great day...after I got out of work. The work day just didn't seem to go well. We had a conference call this morning where a project manager was frustrated that I did not know the status of a job. Of course it was not my fault. I had been given that particular job the previous afternoon and the information associated with it was incorrect. The guy who had been handling the job is not so good at keeping things right. He also didn't make it in to work today. He was on the conference call though and was completely making stuff up about certain jobs. It is pretty obvious why most people like me more than him. I am better at my job and far less obnoxious. More stuff happened in the afternoon. People acting like the world is ending, blowing small things out of proportion, generally being unpleasant to work with.
    One thing is certain about today. It started looking up as soon as the top came down. There is nothing like having the sun on your shoulders and a small powerful engine screaming in front of you. I need to find a new route to work. There is only one short stretch that the speed limit is above 40. I need somewhere I can get through more than two gears before I am in danger of being arrested for excessive speeding. Oh no, its the coupon suzy commercial again. Must change the channel! I just closed my eyes and plugged my ears.
    Tomorrow is Friday. I may make it through this week yet. Unfortunately tomorrow is Friday the 13th, so I am not making too many big plans for the weekend. Also, I am getting new tires on my car tomorrow and have to burn up the ones I have as much as possible. Safety last!

"Thank you for bringing up that painful memory. While you're at it, why don't you give me a nice paper cut and pour some lemon juice on it!"

Not Perfect

    The Tigers had their first loss of the season today. It was pretty depressing. Leading most of the game behind a dominant performance from Justin Verlander only to have four runs scored against them in the ninth inning. Bummer. On the plus side, I heard today that Victor Martinez doesn't need a second knee surgery, so he might be back playing before September. This could potentially be incredible. Our lineup is already doing ridiculous things. With another big bat we would be unstoppable!!! Prince Fielder didn't get any hits today. He was my pick in Beat the Streak for today, so I am back to zero. I was so close too. I only had 51 more consecutive correct guesses to go.
   The game had two balks. One of those balks scored a run. I love a walk off balk. It is almost as good as a walk off walk. Or maybe better. I forget which one I liked more yesterday.
    The weather needs to get nicer. Before it got warm in March I was running pretty regularly even when it was chilly. Now if it isn't lovely outside I sit here and write sad blog posts while watching Jeopardy! Speaking of which, some dude just risked seven grand on a daily double to go from way last to first. And the category was about Tony awards! What a lucky dog. I think he guessed.

"I'm on the brute squad."
"You are the brute squad!"

Weening

    Well I really did it. I cancelled my cable. Apparently they can do just about anything remotely except stop service, so I have tv until this weekend. Saturday morning a man will come to my house and take away the lovely little box that provides me unsatisfactory levels of entertainment. Rather than doing the reasonable thing and weening myself from cable, I am going to watch as much as possible the next three days. Then I will be in withdrawal and everything will be terrible. Those jerks taking my cable box.
    Just saw a commercial for America's Next Top Model. I am now ready for them to take my cable box. I might disconnect it and set it outside right now actually. Tira Banks is a model because she is not intelligent enough to be heard. That goes for most models. The male and female versions. I bet a conversation at a photo shoot would just make you want to shoot your ears off.
    I am pretty sure there was something else I was going to write about. The Tigers are 4-0. So that is pretty cool. I say keep the A.L. East coming.

"The beatings will now begin!"

Not A Bad Start

Unless you are a member of the Red Sox or Yankees. This is the first time since like 1966 that both of those teams have started the season 0-3. That year they ended up competing for last in the American League. I hope they do the same this year. I could play the Red Sox all year. 26 runs in three games. They should be ashamed. They also allowed 7 home runs in the same three games. Both of those numbers put the Tigers on top of baseball in those categories. They have a cuss-ton of offense. That is probably a good thing. Someone who thinks they know a lot says that the Tigers will score eleven runs in a game and still lose once a month this season. I tend to disagree. Even sub-par pitching doesn't give up eleven runs very often. I have no problem with the tigers scoring that much. I would be surprised if they didn't. Regardless, it is going to be a heck of a season.

How about those Masters? Yeah, that's the extent of my golf knowledge too. Some guy named Bubba won. What does that say about the hallowed tradition and pomp of Augusta? I get Augusta and St Andrews mixed up. Whatever.

"This is for posterity, so please, be honest."

Officially Spring

    It is officially Spring. I know this because this weekend is Easter and I got my car out of storage. There are many many reasons why I am happy for this event and I am going to list as many as I can possibly think of below. Get excited.
1) Keyless entry. I hate having to put a key in the lock and turn it just to get into my vehicle. All that work just to gain access? This is especially handy when carrying things. Plus my car has a button that pops the trunk. Life is good.
2) Acceleration. The acceleration of my Passport was something on the scale of glacial. My S2000 on the other hand is very quick. It has been months since the vehicle I was driving has thrown me back in my seat. I happen to love this feeling.
3) Gas mileage. My SUV gets something like 17mpg average. That hurts. My car gets almost 30. Sure its premium fuel, but 20 cents a gallon does not put a dent in the savings of an extra ten miles per gallon.
4) Prestige. My SUV was almost fitting in at my apartment complex. My car will not, and that is a good thing. It will have a friend in the BMW Z4 a few doors down though, so I don't look too out of place. It is perfect really. Now there are just two people who give a crap about what they drive living there.
5) Open air. Sure all the windows on the Passport go down, but it still feels very enclosed. That is not the case with the top down on my car. The feeling is just different. With the windows down you just get air blowing on one side of your head, messing up your hair on one side (which looks way worse than just all around messed up hair) and it is just a bother. With the top down, the rushing wind becomes part of the ride rather than something you have to deal with during the ride.
6) Value. This may relate to prestige, but I think of it separately. This car makes me feel like I have accomplished something. It is the only really major purchase I have ever made. It is a personal sign that I may make something of myself yet. Not gonna lie to you, that may be the biggest reason I am excited to have it back. It means a lot more to me than just a quick impractical car. To me it says if you have this now just think of what you will be able to do in the future. And it is really really quick. I can't wait to show it off to the guys at work.

I forgot one thing. Comfort. Sure the SUV is not particularly uncomfortable, but the car hugs you like an old friend in the corners and doesn't smell like an old musty truck.

"Are you still trying to win? You have an overdeveloped sense of vengeance."

Opening Day

    Today is a great day. Opening day is the starting line of the greatest sport in the world. Baseball is fantastic. They play a bazillion games every season, but the first one is the most important. If you lose the opener then you can't sell any beer. I love baseball. It makes opening day even better when your team beats a tough opponent. It gets everything started on the right foot. Tigers over Boston on a walk-off single.
    Yesterday was pretty great too. The new Viper was revealed at the New York auto show. I like it. You can read about it here. It is pretty nice apparently. As they say in the article, the cow peelings are soft and sumptuous. Cow peelings. I was going to post a picture, but you can all follow the link. I am going to bed.

"I'm sorry Inigo, I did not mean to jog him so hard."

Coming Along

    I want to meet Bill Nye. I think he would be very fascinating to talk to. We would also have a degree in mechanical engineering in common. I didn't come here to tell you that.

    I saw a dead bird on my run today. Right next to the bird was a baseball cap. What a dumb bird wearing a baseball cap while it is flying near a road. I killed a bug with my elbow on my way home. That is debatable actually. Some might say that I killed a bug with my SUV. Regardless, the bug died. I had my arm on the window sill like I usually do when it is nice out and I felt something hit my elbow. A while later I pulled my arm in and noticed a green splat.
    My training is starting to show results. I am finally getting up to distances where I get a second wind. That is such a great feeling. I have been getting it around the 4.5 mile mark, just when I think I should be about spent I find myself speeding up. On the one route I take, this even means picking up the pace as I get to an uphill section. Just a few weeks ago I could barely run three miles. Today I hit eight minute pace for over five and a half miles. A few more weeks and I will be ready to meet some real competition.
   You know what show I actually really like? Only In America With Larry the Cable Guy. It is informative, funny, and surprisingly entertaining. The guy can be dumb as a rock, but when he wants to he can recite some very intelligent lines. It is one of the more palatable shows on History. And that is the shock of the year.

Coupon Suzy freaks me out.

"Are there any rocks ahead?"
"If there are, we'll all be dead!"

Lazy Days

    Today was a long day at work. I was somehow busy and bored at the same time all day long. I was about falling asleep driving home and now all I want to do is sit or go take a nap. Running is about the last thing I feel like doing, but I know I should. What will prolly end up happening is I will manage to procrastinate long enough that I get hungry then I will eat and use that as an excuse to not run. Writing this post should get me a good start on the procrastinating. I could also pay some bills. My twelve dollar electric bill is due in two days. This has got to be the most exciting blog post that has been written in the history of time. Did I tell you what I saw yesterday? It was the weirdest thing I have seen in a while. Are you ready for this? I saw a furry horse. I cuss you not. It looked like any other horse only wearing a form-fitting brown bath mat. I pointed and laughed at it as I went by. Pretty sure it felt foolish after that.
    I need to see this Hunger Games movie sometime. People seem to think it is good. I was going to read the books first, but that would likely ruin the movie. I can't believe it. A furry horse is really going to be the highlight of this post. I apologize for this travesty, I will try to do something worth talking about tomorrow. I am not going running.

"Why won't my arms move?"
"You've been mostly dead all day."

Hope

There might be hope yet for this town. Sunday morning I saw not one, but two fit ladies out running. The downside to this ray of light in a dark place is that they were numbers one and two all time. Gotta start somewhere I suppose. I did discover Springfield has a running club that meets every Saturday morning. I need to get out for that sometime. It would be nice to find some like-minded people in this town. I ran 5.6 without stopping today on a route that has some pretty serious hills, so I am feeling good. Need to find a race to get into and see what I can really do.

I have heard some grumbling the past few days about not getting a day off for Easter. Well I do get a day off, but I like to think that I get Friday off because it is Good Friday. It is one of the most important days of the year for two simple reasons. Jesus had to die to rise, but He didn't have to die. I think that second fact can be lost in the shuffle for some people. Don't be one of those people! Celebrate for the right reasons then put yourself in a sugar coma.

"You were this colossus. You were this great legendary thing, and yet he gains."

Palm Sunday

    Its Palm Sunday. You know what that means? Only 4 more days until I get my car! And it also means that we should prolly start getting excited for that whole Easter thing. Its a big deal. Candy up people. Just kidding. Palm Sunday is the time to realize that you better stop slacking on your Lent goals because you have one week to do enough penance to deserve someone dying for you. No pressure. Well better get to it, times a-wasting. Fast and pray. In other news, Palm Sunday mass is about three years long. I love the 1.5 mass feel with the two gospels. A lot of parishes do an outdoor procession too, that is a nice touch. Gets the parish out into the neighborhood a little bit.

"You just shook your head! Doesn't that make you happy?"

USAF Museum

    I got a rare treat this weekend. I got to go to the USAF Museum on Wright-Patterson Air Force Base. This is actually not a rare feat at all. The darn thing is free to get into. It is a little tough to find though. The way my phone took me sent me half way around the base (which is huge) on a road that only has a 35mph speed limit. This served to build anticipation. The museum is very cool. They have it divided up into sections by era, so if you only want to see one time period you just have to go to that hangar. Or you can make a marathon out of it and see the whole shebang. I went with the marathon shebang. I highly recommend going yourself sometime, but I will relate some of the things I can remember here. Some of the designs of early aircraft were pretty wild. They put together any combination of engine and fuselage design they thought might work better than previous iterations. Airplane design has really progressed right along with engine advancements. The Wright bros were pretty awesome, but a big reason they were able to fly was the development of a small gasoline engine.
    One thing that was very cool to see was the stuff that is currently in service. They have an F-22 Raptor the latest and greatest air superiority fighter. They also have a Global Hawk, an unmanned recon drone. Some of the most impressive planes in the collection are the bombers. Several of these planes are so big that two or three smaller planes are displayed under the wings. Speaking of bombers and wings, they have a B-2 stealth bomber on display. It is an actual fuselage, but it has never flown. It was used in testing wing loads. One of its wings was broken off during testing, so it was no longer fight capable. It was donated to the museum, where the wing was reattached using steel plates. You can barely tell the difference... The highlight of the afternoon was getting to see my personal favorite plane and the best plane in the world. The Lockheed Martin SR-71 Blackbird.

    Record holder for fastest and highest fixed-wing jet. Cussing awesome.

    One bummer of the day was not knowing that there is another two galleries on the controlled access portion of the base. These two areas house the presidential aircraft section and the R&D section. There is a good reason why these planes are not out for just anyone to see. These are the priceless, one-of-a-kind examples of cutting edge aircraft. These include the only surviving North American XB-70 Valkyrie (the other one crashed during a publicity display. not good for business) and one of two surviving X-15 rocket planes. I am going to have to go back and see these areas. Too awesome to pass up.

"Never go in against a Sicilian when death is on the line!"