Going Back to Indiana
Although our destination isn’t the most exciting of places, I have fond memories of Indiana. Both of my parents grew up there, my dad from Wabash and my mom from Logansport. The two towns only separated by the town of Peru.
Wabash is the more famous of the two (you know, the Wabash Cannonball and the Wabash River). As you can see, it was also the first electrically lit city.
It is the type of town referred to as “fly over country” and would be a poster child for Middle America. People love their country, and celebrate it as often as possible.
It is also the home of the Ford Meter Box Co.. If you ever look down, on the street, and read the water meter (which most people don’t, I imagine), you are likely to see this.
I spent many a Summer in Wabash, and have very fond memories of life there. When my family returned from living in England, for 5 years, I lived with my grandparents for a semester of school. It was during the winter, and we did a lot of ice skating, ice fishing and sledding. It was also the first and only time I ever saw a demonstration by the KKK (which, unfortunately, was founded in Indiana). My cousins and I did not know any African Americans, but we knew we didn’t like the KKK. We spent the afternoon strategically firing snowballs at the 5 or 6 racist fucks that were spewing their hatred from street corner. We weren’t alone, either.
We will also be visiting Lake Maxinkuckee, which is a very large and beautiful lake. It is where the Culver Military Academy is located. Last time we were there, we were able to watch the Notre Dame football team practice, as this is where they do their preseason practices.
We will also be visiting Logansport, which is a little bit different from Wabash. Years ago, it was a lily white town. When the meat plant opened, a lot of Mexican immigrants made their way to town to work. You can even find Bimbo products, in the local grocery store. We will probably go to Sunday Mass, in Spanish.
A lot of time will be spent in WalMart, K-Mart, Target, Sears and any other stores we can find to buy clothes for Playa. As it is the end of Summer, in Indiana, we hope to score some cheap summer clothing (year round wear, for us). The kids are excited to play putt-putt, and I am looking forward to eating some good Indiana corn on the cob. In any event, we are off this Saturday. Nowadays, I feel like a foreigner when I am in the US. I automatically say “gracias” at the check out line, and get nervous going through immigration with the family. Despite this, I want my kids to get a taste of Americana and to see their bisabuelas, before God calls them home.
Report when I get back.
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