I posted this to Instagram last week and the comments were fun.
Both Ally Bean (hey, remember her?!) and Ilsa Rey found it amusing that I have a favorite cornfield. My first inclination was to say, “Doesn’t everyone?”…though upon further reflection, I suspect it’s just a Midwest thing.
Or maybe I’m the only Midwesterner with a favorite cornfield. I haven’t done a lot of stalking (ha) to find out whether there’s even a kernel of truth (ha-ha) to my presumption.
Regardless, I do love this particular cornfield. It’s a few minutes from my front door, so I pass by it frequently on my morning walks. It’s on a gentle slope, surrounded by trees, and because it’s located on the east side of County Road K, I frequently catch nice sunrises over the corn. What’s not to love?
I’m a little concerned that it’s May 11 and the field has yet to be tilled. Late April to early May is prime corn-planting time in Wisconsin, so ear’s hoping they’re just getting a late start this year.
Zoom, Zoom! Backyard Edition
Tara was recently showing off pics of our property to her boss, whose backyard is similar in size. She told Tara they like to race RC cars around the yard.
Did this spark an idea? You betcha. Days later, a brand new RC car arrived on our front porch. Unfortunately, Tara doesn’t research every product to death like I do before purchasing. The car she chose looked cool but was pretty slow.
“If we’re going to race cars around the yard, I want to them to race!” I declared. So, I googled Best all-terrain RC cars, pulled up some articles, scouted Amazon reviews, and found a couple that received high ratings. They were advertised as 60KPH High Speed Waterproof All Terrain RC Vehicle for Snow, Sand, Beach & Rocky Surfaces. Pretty much everything we were looking for, so I bit the bullet and ordered a pair.
In case you don’t live and breathe the metric system (‘Merica! Fist bump!), 60 KPH is equivalent to about 40 MPH. The first car Tara bought maxes out at 12 MPH. The difference is night and day.
(And yes, I added a flamingo sticker to mine so we can tell them apart. This shouldn’t surprise anyone.)
I even bought a set of miniature orange traffic cones for obstacle courses that Tara laughed at because they’re only an inch high and will probably get lost in the grass.
Whatever! Racing them around the yard is going to be a blast. They arrived yesterday, and we wasted no time testing them out. Just like Zoey, these bad boys have some serious zoom, zoom! And a 300′ range. We’ll be able to control them from our upper deck, leaning against the railing, a cold beer within easy reach. Does life get any better than this, guys?
You might think the whole thing is silly. We’re grown-ass adults who just bought a couple of toy cars. They weren’t cheap either (though not as expensive as top-of-the-line models with brushless motors that cost hundreds of dollars). We’re at a stage in our lives where one of us qualifies for an AARP membership and the other isn’t far behind, so you’d think we would be stocking up on old people products like jar openers and grab bars and reading glasses and Metamucil, instead of things marketed to people “ages 14 and up.”
What can I say about Team MarTar? We’re both just a couple of kids at heart.
“It sure is fun having adult money to spend,” Tara said while racing her car across the grass, and I totally echo that sentiment.
Mark My Words 
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