Of Fish and Chips and Drivers Licenses

My son Donald on his blog pointed out that he had a bit of writers' block, thus explaining his failure to post frequent blogs. I don't think I will ever have this problem. I can think of so many things to write about that I could do three blogs a day and still not run out of ideas.

However, since I am humble enough to realize that no one would read this plethora of bloggage I will try to keep my musings to a managable amount.

In our neighboring city of Richland there is a nice little park by the Federal Building slash Post Office. Now as I said it is a pleasant little park with benches, trees, grass, flowers, various park type wildlife and occasional people. Usually business type people on what I assume to be lunch breaks. I enjoy driving by this park whenever I have occasion to be in Richland and on GW Way {the street that runs by said park}.

Several months ago I noticed this quaint little yellow old-fashioned trailor was set up alongside the park with a sign announcing it was a fish and chips stand.

I was intrigued. First of all the only thing like that I've ever seen in the Tri-Cities are taco trucks. I have nothing against taco trucks and there was probably a time when they also seemed exotic. But my point is you seen one taco truck you seen them all.

I was facinated by this new fish and chips vendor though because it was so different and because I love fish and chips and because I really like things that are out of the norm.

Well imagine my dismay when I should happen upon an article in the paper the other day saying that the bossy, bossy, bossy City of Richland whom apparantly had already given the guy a contract and had been happily taking his money has now decided that his being there is probably illegal and they will have to study the problem and come up with REGULATIONS.

I am absolutely outraged by this!!! The article pointed out how popular his little fish and chip establishment is and how the park is seeing more use than it ever has because of him, but is that good enough for the City of Richland??? It is not. I hope this will all be resolved and that he will be allowed to stay where he is. I have even thought about writing a strongly worded letter to the editor. I'm just afraid it wouldn't carry much weight since I live in the slightly more rational City of Kennewick.

Now the next thing I am thinking about is my Driver's License that expires in June. I recieved a notice in the mail yesterday that I can now renew my license on line.
I thought this would be great. But then I started thinking of the drawbacks.

The biggest problem that I can see is that we have been in our new house for almost three years now and all that time I have had to make do with my new address written on the back of my current license. THIS IS REALLY ANNOYING.

Now for the good points.
Obviously anything that stops me from having to actually go into the DMV is a good thing.
Also I like the picture on my current license, {at least as much as a very chubby 50 year old woman can like a picture of herself}. and it would be nice to spend a few minutes on the internet and be over and done with it.

Quite a dilemma right? Well i have about a month to decide what to do so I gues I will just have to give it more thought.