Bozeman, MT

On July 2, I drove from Lee Creek over to Bozeman, MT, to stay with Mike See for a night. Mike is a guy I met in Kokondo, when he was a student in Richland, WA. Here's a picture from his black belt test several years ago:

After I arrived in Bozeman, Mike showed me around town, and we saw the big empty space where a bunch of stores used to be. Apparently, last summer a restaurant exploded, taking out half a city block with it, and breaking windows all over downtown. Here's a picture I found on the internet:

Is that crazy or what?

For dinner, we headed to Old Chicago for $1 pizza and beer night, truly one of the best ideas anyone has ever had. After dinner, we headed back, talked Kokondo for a while, then watched a few episodes of The Big Bang Theory. I am ashamed to admit the level of empathy I felt for the main characters.