It was an answer to a question on a back to school questionnaire in the first few days of 2nd grade. I don’t remember what the question was. The teacher was the fantastic Ms. Treutler. I won’t say which beach urchin it was. Y’all can guess.

I didn’t need a boat to get to work today but I sure couldda used one getting home. I drove the All the Way Down to the Bottom (say it in a British accent) route because getting to the I94 18-Wheel Clogway with all of the new roundabout construction at State / Ellworth could take an hour. Or two… Or not. Butchya nevah know…

I drove in and out of very heavy rain showers until I got to within a mile from home, when things got precipitously worse. I wish I had a picture but I cannot drive a stick and take a picture at the same time unless I am on a clear dry road with absolutely no traffic. I could not see a blooming thing! I had to keep my left hand firmly on the wheel and my right hovering near the gear shift, shifting between second and maybe fourth if I was lucky enough to get over 20 miles an hour.

At the bottom of the “bowl” between Jackson and Dexter, there seemed to be enough water (but I couldn’t really see) that I wasn’t sure whether or not I’d be floating. My life wasn’t exactly flashing before my eyes but lots of thoughts were: “What’ll I do if I start to float?” “Will anybody else hit me while I’m floating?” “Will it ruin my engine?” “How long will it take to fix that?” “Will I need to buy a new vee-hickle?” (Don’t really want to…)

It’s okay. I didn’t end up floating. I made it home and then I got totally soaked running the approximately 10 feet from the Ninja’s driver side to the front door. Hmmm, I couldda backed in… Then I’d be right next to the door… At that point, I just didn’t want to be floating. Home! Whew!

If you want to imagine the view out of my veeeendsheeeeeld this afternoon, imagine yourself behind the falls there at Tahquamenon.

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