Saturday, In the Park

Remember how I mentioned that my dad was up in Newberry, playing with fire? Well it seems as if the venerable Gov. Granholm made a PR-driven visit to the fire to observe and encourage the "troops."

(What I mean, of course, was that she was there to help out. Because we all know that politicians visiting sites of natural disasters and tragedies are never there for approval ratings)

Needless to say, my dad the safety officer ended up being in one of the two photos released to the AP from the governors office. Watch out world, he's an up and coming celebrity!

In other news, I visited an allergist for the first time in 5 years and learned that, in fact, a decade of allergy paid off. I am now only allergic to dust mites (come on, who isn't?) and of course, things that involve hard labor. And NASCAR. And Coldplay.