(Continuing from the earlier part 2) That was not the end of that exceptionally pleasant day. I went down several streets in the French Quarter…
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Rollin’, rollin’, rollin’…!
Now I’m safe home, I’m having occasional amusing muscle-memory lapses. Driving my housemates’ cars, for example (both of which are significantly smaller than Dark Star),…
Continue ReadingLaissez les bons temps rouler! part 2
As several folks know by now, I’m home again — yay! Home is wonderful; I think it’s truly where those you love are, rather than…
Continue ReadingNew Mexico: very weird! part 1
New Mexico is a very strange place! It has been consistently so through the years, as far as I know. Many years ago, when I…
Continue ReadingArizona: a slightly silly place
New Mexico may be distinctly weird, but Arizona has its own distinct “flavor” as a place with a sly sense of humor. Freshly escaped from…
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Texas has somewhat of a bad reputation in the rest of the country. For example, I told some of the folks I know that I’d…
Continue ReadingLaissez les bons temps rouler! part 1
I think I’m in love. :) I have never been in a city like New Orleans before, or seen a neighborhood like the French Quarter.…
Continue ReadingFlorida & ideological violence
Jumping back in time, some thoughts from a few days ago while in Gainesville: It’s a lovely morning in Florida — yes, I made it…
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I’m in N’Awlins! It is… an astonishing mix. Dignified antebellum grande dames draped with Mardi Gras beads on their wrought-iron upper balconies sit cheek-by-jowl with…
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Pausing in a McDonald’s just outside Beaumont, TX on Sunday the 15th; driving progresses well, & I should be safely in Gainesville, FL at the…
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