I needed a day off, as demonstrated by the fact that I woke at about ten o'clock. I took some time and faced the 50 degree temperatures and 30 mph winds to take a walk to downtown Kingman, which is probably about a half mile west of my motel. It is a typical Kansas small town, with a 'main street' made of brick, coming perpendicular off the main road through town, in this case, US 54. I walked past all the mom and pop shops, and I found the grain elevator on the outskirts of town, near the Ninnescah River, which I have been following since Pratt. Then after returning, to my room, I watched a depressing movie about growing old on HBO, even though I didn't catch the name of it. Then I channel surfed until I came to CNN, where there is what I have to call historic coverage of riots in downtown Baltimore. The reporters were right in the middle of the action, there was looting and burning, and there was no police action. I think this is going to be in the news for quite a while.
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