Had a much needed break from reality. One day road trip to Des Moines, IA. Went to watch Pro Bull Riding. That was fun. Stopped and got something to eat at a place called Buzzard Billy's. For some reason that my cousin and I still haven't figured out, they cut our bill in half. The only thing I remember even being wrong was they forgot to bring our nachos out before our food. Thank you Buzzard Billy's.

Sunday Funday ensued. We stopped at an outdoor Irish pub that was literally a tent set up in the middle of downtown. We met 3 guys who seemed very nice and had a few drinks with them. Found out one of them was a cocaine dealer from Davenport. Really?, how do I find these people. From there we checked out a couple of other places but they were mostly more restaurant type places that we didn't even bother to order a drink at. Then we found a really interesting place almost by accident. I don't even recall seeing a sign with the name of the place on it. Several people were standing on the staircase smoking their cigarettes. The staircase led down to basically a basement with just a small bar in the corner of a small room. I quickly grew to love this place. The people were very friendly and an interesting mix of characters. I had a great time talking and laughing. They were awesome. There was this 7 ft. tall guy who reminded me very much of an old friend and who immediately came and talked with us. He sat with us the majority of the night and introduced us to just about everybody who came through the door. I could not tell you one of these people's name but they were great and treated us like old friends.

Went back to the hotel around 11:30, had a piece of pizza and went to bed. The next morning we got up and went down to the hotel restaurant for breakfast. They had a small but wonderful buffet. Our waiter was from India and was a complete character. He would just come up out of the blue and tell a random story and run off. He was hilarious. He brought us a berry smoothie shot with a "rumour" of vodka in it. Not a "scandal" just a "rumor". Subbu you are the man! After breakfast we just packed up and headed home. Not bad for a 24 hr. vacation.