A-Number One

My Lady Friend and I have been mulling vacation options for July.  The urchins' father will have them for a week, so we'll be on our own.  The natural selection for a childless-vacation would be Las Vegas, but we were just there in spring, so I've been trying to sell her on the idea of Mackinac Island instead. 

Mackinac Island is a lot like Las Vegas, except it doesn't have gambling, whores, or motor vehicles.  And it's surrounded by water instead of desert.  I suppose that makes it more like Gilligan's Island, but with more horses, and a better chance of getting home.

I think she's mostly sold on the idea, but still harbors some reservations due to her unfamiliarity.  The latest conversation was triggered by the question "Is it...um, you know...lame?"  I replied to the negative.  There was some further talk, and it was determined that she was really just struggling for a grasp of the island's atmosphere.

"Well, " I quipped, "have you ever seen Escape From New York?"