Armadillos...Lessons from the road and a list of roadkill

Lessons from the Road

1. Armadillos are by far the ugliest roadkill you will ever see.  I don't find them repulsive in any way when they're alive, and in fact, I think they're sort of ugly-cute...like Bull Terriers and manatees.  But something about them being squished is just repulsive (see end of post if you dare).  And they must be awfully stupid also because there sure are a lot of dead ones on the road once you hit Arkansas.

2. Your eyes can transform any shred of tire into any animal you want... "Oh look, a turtle, a deer, a bird, a snake, an armadillo, a bear...no wait, it's a shred of tire."

3.  No matter how bad you think you'll have to pee in the middle of the night, don't camp near composting bathrooms with a vent.

4.  Truckers must have weird tan lines because I sure do and we've only been on the road for a week.

5.  If you ever visit Oklahoma City, go to the Cowboy and Western Heritage Museum for lunch.  I don't care if you do or don't like cowboys, they have the best buffet lunch I've ever tasted.  The museum is really cool, but the lunch is worth it in and of itself.

6. New tires are essential before you go.

7. Treasure the air conditioning whenever you can.

8. Don't talk about Deliverance or Jeepers Creepers before camping.


List-o-Roadkill - This is just because I feel like it and because it's been somewhat interesting
1. Raccoons
2. Deer (and the one that just about jumped over the hood of the Impala in Ozark)
3. Young bear (I think)
4. Armadillos
5. Badgers
6. Rattlesnake
7. Cow (well that wasn't really roadkill, but it was dead on the side of the road in a pasture)
8. Almost prairie dog (he ran out in front of us and then right back to the shoulder)
9. Hawk
10. Fox
11. Skunk

To be continued...

SO MANY GROSS ARMADILLOS!