Bessie and the Muffler Man of Crystal Lake, Illinois

Muffler Man Alert!

If you're a fan of the website roadsideamerica.com like I am, then you know what a muffler man is. For everyone else, they are fiberglass statues made to advertise mufflers originally. Over the years they have been modified to sell any number of things. I crossed paths with one while driving through Crystal Lake, Illinois,

Bessie the Snowbound

Winter Doldrums

Jenny has announced her boredom. The website hasn't had anything exciting on it for awhile. There haven't been any adventures in long time. People don't go out for Ice Cream with me, even if the outside temp is cooler than dessert. The roads are generally slippery making driving dangerous. The problem: snow. It just doesn't