I make the trip to my home town of Atlanta, IL as often as I can over the Memorial Day weekend to attend the annual high school alumni banquet and Memorial Day celebration. This year the journey was especially satisfying because I was able to go to the Cahokia Mounds historical site which was the heart of the mound building Mississippian Indian culture. Also I went to my cousin Jan Brandt's Art Gallery in Bloomington, IL where I saw cousins I hadn't seen in years. My twin brother, Gene, was the main speaker at the Memorial Day celebration. All in all, a most successful trip.