As many of you are aware, I live in North Idaho. It's a beutiful place with mountains, lakes, rivers and streams with the associated boating, skiing, hunting and fishing, and, as such, is quite a tourist destination.

Yesterday, my (Thai) wife and I took a trip to Coeur d'Alene, 45 miles south of Sandpoint, to do a little shopping. We were idly chatting, as married couples often do, until about half way, where the State Police had closed the highway, and were re-reouting everyone to a smaller, county road that paralleled the highway a half mile west. As we slowly drove by the trooper that was flagging everyone on to the detour, I rolled down my window and asked 'What's the problem, officer?", and he replied,

"A bunch of tourists down the road got in a wreck"

So I drove on, concentrating on not missing the next detour turn, and didn't notice that my wife was being unusually quiet. Finally, she couldn't stand it anymore, and in a little tiny voice, said

'My love.....why Iraq terrorsits in Idaho???"

It took me a minute, but then it dawned on me, that reason the trooper gave for closing the highway was:

'A bunch of tourists down the road got in a wreck'

she heard

'blah blah blah terrorists blah blah blah Iraq.'

We both got a chuckle out of that one! (After I explained the real situation).

Life is fun.

-whatever

-Lou