With his feet on the ground and his head in the sky

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This is one of many Paul Bunyan statues around Brainerd, MN.

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I still think the statue of Robert Wadlow in Alton is cooler (but that may have more to do with my family's involvement).

Burnin' with determination

It's been mentioned that I promised new posts a while back, yet have done anything. Please bear with me. I'm working long hours everyday, and the last thing I feel like doing is fighting with the internet here in my hotel.
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So, to go back a few weeks, I was in search of some local fare of which I'd heard. It's called the Jucy Lucy. It's nothing like the Chef's Pride at Barrel Head in Springfield, IL. The waitresses and short order cook at Matt's wore T-shirts that said, "Don't Fear The Cheese." I should have.
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The sandwich is two burger patties sealed around cheese. It's cooked very well done and the cheese is basically boiling on the inside. My waitress asked me if I knew what I was about to bite into, and I told her I had read about it. I waited a while for it to cool, but it wasn't long enough. As soon as I bit into it, molten hot cheese slid out onto my lower lip and right hand. It burned my hand and blistered my lower lip. I had to play it cool, since she had warned me. When no one was looking, I felt my lip and rubbed some mayonnaise on it to help it cool. The blisters broke and stung. Take my word that eating salty french fries with a broken blister on your lip is not advisable.
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I suffered to finish this sandwich. I survived it, and I didn't even cry. However, it did give me a split lip for about 2 weeks. I don't have any immediate plans to try one again, but I feel that I want to conquer it. I keep telling myself that I am the master of all cheeseburgers.

Bippity... Boppety...

BOO!

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I'm still around with more to come. I've got a few in the queue.