Patriot Act, The "Sentinel" and Beer Can Chicken II

We arrived in Garden City Tuesday afternoon, and went through our pile of mail.  One of the items in the mail was a note from the bank, informing us that our address could not be changed because the bank needed proof of our citizenship. Mind you, these are accounts that we have had for over 15 years.  We had to go into a banking center to change our address.  We did that and had trouble because the "patriot act" does not allow you to have a P.O. Box as your primary address on banking accounts. We have a physical address in Garden City. But, mail does not get delivered. So, it is not in the postal system address files, which is what everyone uses for verification of an address. The banks computer would not accept our physical address. In the end, we had to put down Catherine's parent's address. Very annoying.....I have trouble understanding how this keeps me safe from terrorists.... enough said.

We have been enjoying the peace and quiet of Garden City.  The only real action is the hummingbird wars.  We have quite a few in the area now and this guy is my favorite.  I call him "The Sentinel".  He sits on this branch and then dive bombs anyone who comes close to "his" feeder.  It was empty the other morning, and he hovered at the screen door until we got out there and got it filled. 

We cooked a beer can chicken again for dinner.  This one was not the usual BBQ.  I put fresh rosemary and minced garlic under the skin all over and some in the cavity. Then I rubbed it with olive oil, salt, and pepper and  cooked it on the beer can.  It was really good.  We served it with the grilled romaine salad Laurie posted about in June.  Thanks Laurie, we love this!
We will be watching the deer and humming birds in Garden City until August 9.  Then, we head north to Branson, MO for a rally.  See you down the road...