On the Road

(originally written on Sunday, May 25th)

It's Memorial Day weekend, I'm in the car on the way home from Nebraska, and I'm thinking about my topic.  I could either go with something from my previous list, or expand my search to something more unique and try to find a Minnesota connection.  The problem with expanding is the HUGE EXPANSE of people and events throughout ALL TIME.  Where to start?!?!  Time to make more lists:

Things I Care About:
faith
music
art
education
science/environment

Periods in History I Like:
WWII
Jazz Age
Ancient History?!
Renaissance
Pioneers/Westward Movement

Cool Place I've Been:
Greece (Santorini, Parthenon, Delphi)
London
Italy (Florence, Rome, Venice)
Grand Canyon
Boundary Waters
Mad King Ludwig's Castle in Bavaria
Notre Dame Cathedral in Paris
St. Peter's Cathedral in Rome

I also need to choose a topic with a significant impact on history-the SO WHAT?!-got to keep that in mind!  Narrowing this down feels like launching a major expedition, and I'm not sure I want to go there now...more fun to try with a giant piece of butcher paper and multi-colored sharpies on my porch.  So, back to staring out the window at the farmer's fields...