Sometimes, It’s fun to play hooky

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Today I decided to play hooky and take advantage of the beautiful summer weather. I’m a major summer person, and each year, I promise myself to enjoy it every chance I get. I never want to abruptly slide into autumn, realizing (and regretting) that I completely missed out on summer.

Given that I work from home and have flexible hours, it really wasn’t playing hooky as I simply rearranged my working hours from morning to evening.

So what did I do today? I hopped on my scooter and had lunch at a drive-in about an hour away, called K.C.K.’s Crazy Corner.

Last year during the pandemic, I decided that I would only eat out at drive-ins, so I began what I called my “Crazy Wisconsin Drive-in Tour,” where I would scoot to a different one each week. I visited close to a dozen drive-ins last summer.

I had so much fun doing it that I’ve decided to do it again this year, except with new ones. So today was the beginning of season 2 of my drive-in tour.

By the way, the food at K.C.K.’s Crazy Corner was fantastic. But what especially made this place a new favorite for me were the employees. Super friendly and super sweet. Plus, they have homemade pie! I’ll definitely be back.

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A Visit to the DMV

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Earlier last month, I received a postcard in the mail with the most dreaded sentence in the English language:

It’s time to renew your driver’s license.

All you need to do is mention “DMV” to elicit a shudder from others. Years ago, I had some pretty heinous experiences at the DMV. On two occasions, I spent a good part of a day there, being shifted from line to line by often surly employees. I was hoping that I’d be able to renew my license online — which is an option these days. But I was dismayed to discover that I need to convert my license to a Real ID, and you can only do that in person at a physical DMV location.

Obtaining a Real ID is not required — I could have simply renewed my license online without getting one. But without one, I would be unable to fly in the US. Supposedly, a Real ID will be required by airlines beginning in October of 2021, I do believe.

A few years ago, when I was getting reading to obtain a motorcycle license, I mentioned to a friend how much I was dreading going down to the Milwaukee DMV office. He said, “Oh, I always go to the one in Saukville. They’re friendly there, and it’s rarely ever busy.” Saukville is a much smaller town than Milwaukee, about 25 minutes away. I decided to take his advice, and sure enough, the employees were delightful, and there was hardly any wait.

So I chose to go the same route for my license renewal and drove up to Saukville on a Tuesday morning. I walked in, and I was the only customer there. I filled out my renewal form, brought it to the first open window, and I was in & out with 15 minutes. Maybe even more like 10. That has to have been my fastest experience at a DMV ever.

Perhaps it’s not fair of me to assume that the Milwaukee DMV is still a nightmare. After all, the last time I was there was well over a decade ago (maybe closer to two?), and things certainly could have improved since then. But since I had such good luck with the Saukville office prior, I stuck with them.

So the next time it’s time for you to visit the DMV, maybe try an office in a smaller city/town, even if it’s out of your way. It might be worth it.

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Blog Update

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I used to post a lot of book reviews on this blog — so many, in fact, that I decided to create an entirely separate blog for them called “Roger’s Reads.” So for the past couple of years, I’ve posted reviews several times a week on that blog.

The result, unfortunately, was that I ended up ignoring this blog except for a few updates here and there. After some careful deliberation, I decided to scale back on reviews. I was spending an inordinate amount of time on them when I felt I should be putting my energy into other things. Given that I sometimes read close to 200 books a year, that’s a lot of reviews!

So I’ll only be doing reviews for Advanced Reader Copies that I receive, and I’ll be turning my attention back to this blog – though I may chat about some favorite books here from time to time. As usual, I’ll be writing about things that interest me: writing, photography, tech, and musings about everyday life.

I’m considering doing a challenge where I publish a blog post every day for 90-day. Let’s see how it goes.

I’ve you’re not interested in my daily ramblings, note that I also have a weekly newsletter in which I share news about my novels as well as links to articles that I shared on Social Media over the past week.

So stay tuned. More posts are coming.

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