David, a Vietnam vet, has done about 150 "peace walks" since late 2002, carrying his sign three and a half miles along this rural stretch of US 14. We walked side by side for a while, chatting. A bunch of people waved to David or honked in support, but he said people used to throw things at him when he first started.

He is also the editor of the local paper and a painter (both canvas and mural).

This isn't the first time I've seen this version of Raising the Flag on Iwo Jima with firemen, but with the flag missing it just looks like they're having a fistfight.

has a story to tell

While I was futilely trying to get a good photo of an emu, I looked down and saw this image on my phone screen.

Great quotation at the end

I'd always wanted to know but been too embarrassed to ask.

These horrible monsters are all over southern Wisconsin right now. I bet I literally saw half a million of them smushed on the road today.

Gotham, WI

27 miles! Also, 92 degrees!