dispatch from an Indiana freeway

In Indiana, McDonald's does have Asian salads, but does not have "Premium Iced Coffee." It does have an adorable, too-much-eyeshadow wearing teenager behind the counter who looks at me like I'm crazy when I ask about it. I didn't want to be a total snot. "They have it in ... other states," I said. "Nevermind."

On 50-W, I passed a church that's having a "Back to School Crusade." Don't these people remember that the Crusades were kind of a bad deal? Ever seen a Monty Python movie? Doesn't anyone remember the Spanish Inquisition? Nothing like a good ol' Indiana auto-de-fé.