Amerika - Force of Occupation

I woke up around 10:00 AM on Sunday for some reason. No bad dreams. Just woke up. As I think I mentioned already, Baby came home on Saturday with her new bottom bracket, but I didn't have time to go for a ride. So on this first day of the new year I felt there could be no better beginning than to go for breakfast downtown at the last best local eatery that serves mostly standard U.S. style food with my best friend and my bicycle. I initiated the exchange with my bestie, Doty, with this:

Good morning! Think Darby's is open/packed?

Our plans were set a couple of messages later.

I arrived at Darby's downtown just in time to get a good spot on the seating list with only about a 15 minute wait. Typically, Darby's is packed on the weekends. It was rather surprising to get such a good spot on the list. I've waited for well over half an hour before just to be seated. Even then one can wait another half an hour to order. Today was not much different, with the exception of the aforementioned seating list. Of course, it's worth it! Doty and I have been friends for at least eight years now. I'm not sure we've ever had an adventure or an outing where she's been on time. She puts up with my flaws. I put up with hers. We did, however, discuss for future reference what I should order for her the next time I am seated 20 minutes before she arrives. Ladies and gentlemen, my best friend (BFF!) Doty:

She wouldn't pose for me, so I had to take what I could get. You see a bit of our New Year's fare in this picture. The best images of brunch are below. It was great! I had the vegan tofu scramble with hash browns and swirly rye toast, Doty had some manner of non-vegan breakfast sandwich that is the default meal I am to pre-order when needed. We also shared what are the best homefries in probably the world.

Darby's Tofu Scramble	Breakfast Sandwich
Darby's Best-In-Class Homefries
I love my bestie, even if she does take uninvited samples of my toast. She would argue that that is precisely why I love her, though.

I spent the rest of the afternoon riding around town until I had to go to work. I pigged out so much at Darby's it was hard to breathe. The weather was totally gorgeous. The notable thing about the pictures I took is what does not appear in them. There is no snow on the ground. Also, there were dark areas emanating from objects all around town. I am told these are called, "shadows." They are produce by something called, "sun." This, "sun," is said to exist all year around.