I am reading all these posts about a New York City Xanga Meet-Up and I am jealous.  Sometimes it feels like I am the only person in Wisconsin on Xanga.  I know that this thought is a fallacy but the other Wisconsinites are hours away from me.  Even the Minnesotans are a long way from where I live. 

As you know I claim Wisconsin Dells as my home.  A Wisconsin Dells Xanga Meet would be so cliché because Wisconsin Dells is the happiest place in Wisconsin and with the tourist prices it would be pretty expensive for people to visit and see the attractions, which is why I am purposing a Xanga meet-up in the small town of Wonewoc, WI.

Why Wonewoc?  Why not?  Wonewoc has a population of 848 people.  There are 3 churches in Wonewoc and 4 bars.  The residents of Wonewoc, Wonewocians, have their priorities set.  Wonewoc also contains a bike trail called the 400 Trail.  The trail, a converted railroad, gets its name from the former 400 line of trains that went through the area.  You can rent bikes in Wonewoc, the midpoint of the 400 Trail, and explore the area. 

Another aspect of exploration that is possible in Wonewoc is that of canoeing the Baraboo River.  Right now it might not be proper canoeing conditions since the Baraboo River is in flood stage however at a later date we could canoe the shit out of that river.  And how’s this for business, the same place where you can rent bikes, you can rent canoes.  If Wonewoc isn’t the epitome of the American Dream, I don’t know what is.

If we choose to have our Xanga meet in the winter, there are plenty of snowmobile trails.  Little do people outside of Wonewoc know that snowmobiling is a year-round activity.  Yes, you can snowmobile without the snow in the summer.  Residents of Wonewoc are known to use their snowmobiles to skim the Baraboo River.  Snowmobiling is quite exhilarating and nothing says exhilarating like snowmobiling through Wonewoc and the Baraboo River to get to a fine establishment like Bernie’s Wagon Wheel or The Mayer’s Office or The Wooden Nickel or Degner’s Corner Bar.  Bernie’s offers competitive prices and stiff drinks.  A double Jack and Coke will run you $1 during happy hour and $2 any other time.  Degner’s Corner Bar may be the best place to hold a Xanga Meet-Up since so many of Wonewoc’s high school reunions are booked at that fine establishment.

Also if any Xangans belong to the Masons, you will feel at home in Wonewoc since they have a Masonic Lodge.  You might find yourself asking "Is there no releif for the son of a widow?"  And then a member of the Wonewoc lodge will say "in the darkness as well as in the light" or something like that.

The biggest draw to Wonewoc is not churches, bars, snowmobiling, bicycling, or Masonic lodges.  It’s the spiritualist camp.  You can stay at the camp and have a psychic reading or a past life regression.  There are also special days when séances are conducted.  Every Wednesday night there is a healing service…whatever that means.  After the service they have the best spiritualist camp ice cream social in western Wisconsin.

So how about it?  A Xanga Meet-Up in Wonewoc?  I’ll start the booking process…

Then after we meet up in Wonewoc, we can drive to my house and drown our sorrows with scotch while we listen to Tom Waits.

Maybe I'm getting out the Tom Waits because today I spent some time in a hospital and feel that I am entering the autumn of my life.  My legs were horribly swollen this morning and when I was examining them I pushed a little too hard and sprung a leak.  So I went to the hospital and my blood pressure was too high and they figure the swelling is because of that.  On blood pressure meds and the one is making me go to the bathroom every 30 minutes.  I guess it was destined to happen sooner or later but I wish it was later rather than sooner.  Anyway, I'm fine.  I've been letting it leak.  The swelling is way down.  Fun times.