Sometimes, I'm just not smart

For some odd reason, the light bulb in my bathroom gets a bit loose and doesn't illuminate the room when I flip the switch. Every once in a while, I end up peeing in the dark. All that needs to happen is for me to twist the bulb and, voila, "LUX SIT."

However, to reach the bulb, I need to step up on the edge of the tub and then stand on the sink to reach the bulb. Here's the result from yesterday's attempt at getting light into my bathroom.

This is as good a time as any to upgrade my bathroom, eh?

Historical Bathroom

Flying back from the Minneapolis/St. Paul airport, I had to check out the infamous bathroom in which Senator Larry Craig (R-ID) was caught soliciting sex from an undercover police officer. Ironically, the airport was plastered with signs welcoming delegates to the Republican National Convention to be held in a matter of days in St. Paul. What can we say Republicans and gay sex scandals.......

The busy restroom is located along the main concourse behind the ticketing gates just past security.

One of the seven stalls (5 to the left of the 2 pictured), but I'm unsure which one was the scene of "the crime."

Chequemegon Bay, WI

Where? How do you pronounce it? Answers respectively are that part of Northern Wisconsin that lies along Lake Superior and Che-Wa-Me-Gon.

A couple days before my trip ended, Keith and I parted ways in Minneapolis. I rented a car and drove north with no real idea as to where I would end up. I wanted to drive to the NE corner or Minnesota and take a boat to Isle Royale, but since I've always wanted to go there, I decided to save that for another time when I get to the island, hike and camp. So, I drove to Duluth, MN and headed east about an hour and ended up in the area around Bayfield, WI located on the said bay and peninsula.

The Apostle Islands National Lakeshore, beautiful but the San Juans of Washington State are more dramatic.

The charming town of Bayfield, WI

The Lighthouse at Devils Island

The tip of Devils Island is the northern most point in the state of Wisconsin.

The Bayfield, WI area, like many places in the North, takes full advantage of the warm summer months and packs in as much celebration and culture as possible. There is a big top set up all summer at the base of a local ski area and they have performances all summer.

I missed the Capitol Steps political satire group by one night but I did get to hear a tribute to Nat King Cole.

Next up was sea kayaking along the shore of Lake Superior. The weather perfect and the Northeasterly wind was a perfect tail wind to make the paddle home quick and easy.