For anyone who's interested, the subject title is from Daffy Duck as Robin Hood. Yikes and Away and all.

Also: HAPPY PEARL HARBOR ANNIVERSARY!!!

Well, my mom has offered to take me anywhere in the US for a trip! Because she and her new hubbie took a long cruise to the southern Caribbean without me, she seems to feel guilty for leaving me at the house all alone for eight days. So to prove that she still loves me, she wants to take me anywhere I choose.

Hmmm....decisions decisions. I honestly don't know where to go. Technically Hawaii is part of the US, but I doubt she'll agree when there's that amount of money on the line. As will probably be the case with Alaska.

This is a very rare opportunity I have, and I don't want to waste it on some dumb trip to Mackinack Island or Gatlinburg.

I don't care much for Florida (the humidity is killer...as are the crocodiles), and the Grand Canyon is too hot and dry.

I'm thinking along the lines of California, Montana, or Colorado. I've never been to Montana or Colorado, and I like the terrain being mountainous...although it is extremely cold. That's why I'm also considering California. Nice climate, nice beaches, but not much to do if I don't want to go to Disneyland or Seaworld. I know most people will scream after reading that last bit. Let me rephrase: There's not much to do that I would enjoy. It's horridly expensive, too.

I love horseback riding, so perhaps I should simply go to Texas or some other horse-riding state. We could stay at a ranch or lodge. Or perhaps we could just take long trial rides that last a week or so. That would be fun. I've also always wanted to go for a long hike on the Appalachian Trail. But that's a little too rugged for my taste.

Oh the inhumanity of these decisions! What ever shall I do?