My Kentucky book report

Well, we are nearly completely unpacked and becoming acclimatized to Louisville. Kentucky is, according to the lady at the Louisville tourist center, known for three things: beautiful horses, fast women, and bourbon whiskey. I've been researching the last one. A long and interesting history there. Bourbon has been distilled here since shortly after America won Independence and this area was considered the far western portion of Virginia. Over 95% of the world's bourbon is distilled and aged in Kentucky to this day. By the way, whiskey is any alcohol made from distilled grain mash. Bourbon whiskey is made of 51%+ of corn. Straight whiskey is aged in a new, charred, oak barrel for at least 2 years. You often see these two combined on labels. The photo that I included in this post is actually pretty typical of most of rural Kentucky. It looks like a Microsoft Windows desktop, all green and pristine. Kentucky grows beautiful grass without even trying. In Virginia, the soil is so hostile, that you have to expend a great deal of effort to get a mediocre lawn (it is no wonder that those poor suckers in Jamestown starved). Louisville is the 42 largest metropolitan area with just over 1.2 million people (Richmond was the 43 largest). I learned something new just today. It would seem that there is a deep rivalry between fans of the University of Louisville Cardinals and the University of Kentucky Wildcats.

The boys are out for summer and since I can not seem to get a job it looks like we will have more opportunities to get to know the area. I have put together a schedule that includes a field trip every Friday. This Friday we went to see where Col. Saunders is buried, Cave Hill Cemetery. I expect to upload lots of pictures of those excursions.

I finally finished the video of our trip. It changed from my original idea. Check it out.


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