Left at Climax, onto 69

To get to Lansing, Mich., from Chicago you travel across Indiana and when you get to Climax, Mich., you get onto I-69 going north. The way I drive, I get there in about four hours. I visited my friend John H. over the past couple of days and we spent time catching up and giggling at his YouTube downloads of bad (and good) American Idol auditions. With a news season coming up (and the second half of Top Chef), 2007 looks very promising.