wow, my town is boring!

It's a very "blah" Tuesday afternoon. Chilly, rainy, high of 58. As I walk out of my house I get the sweet smell of those fall leaves, the beautiful colors or orange, yellow and red. I hear my crazy Polish neighbor yelling at her dog once again. The streets are not as busy as they usually are this time of day. The cul-de-sac is full of young kids playing in the puddles. I wish I had time to play in the rain with them. It's a fairly clean place, well kept houses and lawns. Usually, when it's sunny out, there would be families left and right walking their pets or riding their bikes. I like to think I live in a safe area.
Pulling out of my subdivision in my crappy '98 ford contour; I run into a busy street. New construction, kinda crazy. Speed limit is way too slow for this street. On my way to work, Starbucks that is, i hit a lot of red lights. As im staring off into space i notice a family in the van next to me. the kids look bored out of their mind! finally it turns green, pass a few cops; they dont have to do much around here. maybe just bust a few parties and pull people over for speeding...maybe they should change the speed limit! I noticed the old wooden picket fence has been painted in Chicago Bears blue and orange sporting the Bears symbol dead center...pretty cool. anyways, this is "downtown Bourbonnais". A few small neighborhoods, a grocery store or two, too many gas stations and banks. On the outskirts of town all I see are cornfields. in the adjacent town, Hersher, they even have "drive your tractor to school day". Please tell me that isn't sad! Kids have to find their own entertainment around here. The old movie theaters, which we have three of, get real boring, real fast. The bowling alley is about 55 years old, I haven't gone in a while. Passing the elementry school, it looks like schools out. little ones loading onto the buses. Turn the corner, here we are. Starbucks! One of the best hang out places in town...pathetic. Across the street lie a Beef o Bradys and a martial arts studio that my cousin went to back in the day.
Pretty slow night, mostly Olivet students (local Nazarene university). The rain is letting up, birds are chirping near the drive thru window. See some friends, well we all know just about everybody. gotta love the regulars. They always have some crazy story to tell. always up in everyone's business. I guess that's what you get for living in a small town. closed up shop. Driving through the utter darkness, sadly safe and peaceful darkness. Never any excitement. My town.