Audra Jennings

This week I have to blog the show in a weird sequence. Paige had a basketball game tonight, so I got home after the show started. However, I started watching 45 minutes in so that I could live Tweet after my big retweet from Chris Harrison last week. Once I get to the end, I have to start over. Tonight's show starts off where we left off last week with Kelsey laid out in the floor having a panic attack. As dramatic as she is being, I think she may be faking it. Kaitlyn thinks she is taking advantage of the situation too. Becca thinks she may be manipulating things. Whitney the nurse doesn't go check on her. After some oxygen (she's not in pain), she asks to talk to Chris. Ash Kardash makes a snide remark. Kelsey laughs to the paramedic that she better get a rose. Jade hopes he doesn't keep her just for a panic. Kelsey gets affirmation that she did the right thing by talking to him about her ah-may-zing story. Her annunciation is very proper as she retells...

In addition to my blog being a source of entertainment and ranting, hopefully, I can share some actual knowledge from time to time. Today's lesson is about Mt. Rushmore. Have you ever wondered about the answers to the following questions? Why is it called Mt. Rushmore? Why did they decide to carve this mountain in middle of South Dakota? Why Teddy Roosevelt? Does he seem just a little random of a choice to you? Well, thanks to the Park Ranger that lead our tour, I have some answers for you. (You may correct me if I have any details off.) First of all, just who or what was Rushmore? Well, Charles Rushmore, a lawyer from New York was on an expedition to the Black Hills in 1880 looking for new mining possibilities. He asked his guide what the name was for the mountain, and when he was told that it didn't have a name, he decided to name it after himself. Why South Dakota? Well, state historian, Doane Robinson, knew about a project that sculptor Gutzon Borglum was working on in Geor...