Y8 D51

I really wish people would back off Pokemon Go. For most of my life I have had to listen to people talk and post about sports and stupid sports related things. Nobody has burned down their city, killed another human being, injected themselves with illegal drugs, etc in the name of Pokemon. Sports, can you say the same? At least people doing this have to actually go outside unlike people who watch sports and sit their lazy asses on the couch for 8 hours.

We had a really fun day yesterday and it involved a lot of outdoors time. We went to the Oregon Zoo. I like to do research on zoos before I go to them and the Oregon Zoo has some pretty good programs. Hence our decision to to join as members. I know my money is going to good things. We didn't like the layout of the zoo as it is very linear which bugged us both for multiple reasons. By linear, I mean once you start down a path you have to stay on that path. Not freeform exploration. This wouldn't have been so bad if we hadn't gone on what I can only assume was small child field trip and all the nannies want out of the house day. Too many small children for our tastes. But the zoo itself was cool. Saw penguins and big cats and elephants and giraffes and monkeys oh my. Plus we got like oodles of pokemon. The other nice thing is you can take the train. It drops off right at the front gates. No parking, no hassle. Only about 15 minutes once you're on the train. That was nice. We left around 8:45am and got home about 2:30pm. A long day at the zoo. B ended up taking a nap until after 5 and then we went on another adventure to a new city nearby. She has been craving BBQ and I found a place not too far away but somewhere we haven't been yet.

The food was pretty good. Cafeteria style ordering. We had dinner, then drove around. We ended up on a "Main" street where there were dozens of Poke players walking around. We too started walking. Did a couple of miles and saw some neat new stuff.

Got home around 9:30 and just relaxed. B went to bed around 10:30 and I followed shortly behind her.

Today will consist of laundry and then a trip to the mall. Get some more walking in and I need a new pair of shorts.