Well, I made it back to Rapid City successfully. The city's changed quite a bit since I was last here in December. I was quite pleased to see the number of barbecue restaurants had risen significantly--shoot, there are more small businesses in general. There are more chain stores too, though; a second Wal-Mart is going in, along with an Olive Garden and a couple of yuppie deli-type things. And for some reason all the Mini Marts have changed over to the delightfully named Loaf 'n Jugs. But all in all, it seems like the town's on the way up--there are more things to do, more places to do them, and more people getting out of the house in general. HOMETOWN: REVIEWED AND FORWARDED FOR APPROVAL.

While I'm here, I'll probably be spending some time clicking through Chris L. Seebe'oh's website now that it is functioning again. I don't know where he finds stuff like the Ninja Bake Sale, but it is proof enough that his blogamarole is worth bookmarking.