Just hadda post this...

I'm going to be out and about again today, and I'll be doing a ride-along with a friend of mine who's a cop. Should prove for an interesting day.

BTW--gas prices here in the Chicago area are hovering at around $4.25 per gallon (I probably wouldn't have been able to afford this trip if I didn't have my motorcycle); I'm wondering if Illinoisans' good will toward their favorite son diminishes somewhat as they hear him say things like this:

(click on pic for full size)