HERE'S THE WRAP UP:
STATES VISITED: 27
CANADIAN PROVINCES: 2
HARD ROCK SHOT GLASSES: 19 + 1 (BOSTON GAVE US A BLANK)
MILES DRIVEN: OVER 10,000 (WE'LL KNOW EXACTLY, WHEN WE ACTUALLY GET HOME)
OIL CHANGES: 2
LOTS OF FAMILY VISITED
A FEW FAMILY MISSED (SORRY GUYS)
AVERAGE MPG: 40 (!) THAT'S WITH THE WINDOWS OPEN (NO a/c) AT AN AVERAGE SPEED OF 70 MPH. GOTTA LOVE HONDA.
NIGHTS OF CAMPING: 1 (TOO HOT, TOO BUGGY, TOO WINDY, ETC.)
ANIMALS KILLED: 1. IT DIDN'T KILL HIM OUTRIGHT, BUT PROGNOSIS NOT GOOD. I (HUSBAND) FEEL BAD.
OTHER DEAD ANIMALS: ABOUT A BRAZILIAN (THAT'S A LOT)
ITEMS CROCHETED: 2 BATHPUFFS, 1 MINI BAG, 1 MARKET BAG, 1 SMALL PURSE, 1 SHAWL, AND JUST STARTED A BABY BLANKET.
GALLONS OF H2O: ABOUT 20
GALLONS OF GAS: 208
THAT'S ALL WE CAN THINK OF RIGHT NOW, BUT IF YOU WANT ANY OTHER NUMBERS, LET US KNOW!
Wednesday, August 27, 2008
Tuesday, August 26, 2008
Fargo
Since Fargo is on the way home (from Connecticut?), we decided to stop and visit with George and Sarah Andersch, who run Brazilian Jiu-jitsu Fargo. They're really great people and they both know their stuff, so if you're into Grappling, and in Fargo (and really, why not?), stop in and say "hi", take a class, and sign up to get your butt kicked in a friendly way. Help them out and have some fun.
Sunday, August 24, 2008
It's been a while
Even though we're not always funny or entertaining, we're back.
Well, we've been out of the loop for a while, between exploring New England, getting lost in Boston, eating giant sea-scorpions / cockroaches, getting pwn3d by the HRC (one blank shot glass, and many foot-miles in Manhattan and still no glass), checking out Renzo Gracie's Academy, not visiting relatives in Canada, lots of driving, border crossings, Monster Coffee Energy drinks (try the Russian and Irish: Yum!), and much other crazyness.
Big deal. But what have you been up to? Just remember, Life Begins... When You Get One.
Oh yeah, We also passed the Baskettball Hall of Fame, the National Fresh Water Fishing Hall of Fame and... The Canadian Football Hall of Fame. They have a football league?
Well, we've been out of the loop for a while, between exploring New England, getting lost in Boston, eating giant sea-scorpions / cockroaches, getting pwn3d by the HRC (one blank shot glass, and many foot-miles in Manhattan and still no glass), checking out Renzo Gracie's Academy, not visiting relatives in Canada, lots of driving, border crossings, Monster Coffee Energy drinks (try the Russian and Irish: Yum!), and much other crazyness.
Big deal. But what have you been up to? Just remember, Life Begins... When You Get One.
Oh yeah, We also passed the Baskettball Hall of Fame, the National Fresh Water Fishing Hall of Fame and... The Canadian Football Hall of Fame. They have a football league?
The Lady in the Box
For those of you thinking about getting a GPS for the car:
BEWARE! The Lady in the Box is not only annoying, but she can be really wrong and get you very lost or even killed.
We borrowed Mom and Dad T's GPS while we were visiting them to help us get around in Boston, NYC and various other localities.
A few people have asked us along the way if we were using a GPS system to naviguess our way across North America on our little jaunt. We've said no, and have expressed that we prefer to do it the "old fashioned way", that is with a map, a compass when necessary and good old wanderin' around until we figure it out.
Turns out that our way is still better, as the Lady in the Box often tells you to "Turn Left" on a one way street that only goes right, or even tries to give you directions in Waterbury CT, when you're really in Milford. Or was that the other way around? Or it sends you to Friendly's for icecream when you really want Carvel. May sound minor, but the wife is picky about her icecream.
Plus, if you do get to your desired destination, you were so wrapped up the Box, that if the battery dies or something goes wrong, you are THOROUGHLY lost. Then guess what? Map time with less of a clue than you started with.
Verdict: Box = the suck
Map = still works
BEWARE! The Lady in the Box is not only annoying, but she can be really wrong and get you very lost or even killed.
We borrowed Mom and Dad T's GPS while we were visiting them to help us get around in Boston, NYC and various other localities.
A few people have asked us along the way if we were using a GPS system to naviguess our way across North America on our little jaunt. We've said no, and have expressed that we prefer to do it the "old fashioned way", that is with a map, a compass when necessary and good old wanderin' around until we figure it out.
Turns out that our way is still better, as the Lady in the Box often tells you to "Turn Left" on a one way street that only goes right, or even tries to give you directions in Waterbury CT, when you're really in Milford. Or was that the other way around? Or it sends you to Friendly's for icecream when you really want Carvel. May sound minor, but the wife is picky about her icecream.
Plus, if you do get to your desired destination, you were so wrapped up the Box, that if the battery dies or something goes wrong, you are THOROUGHLY lost. Then guess what? Map time with less of a clue than you started with.
Verdict: Box = the suck
Map = still works
Thursday, August 14, 2008
Stupid Games to Play When You're Tired and in Delaware
In this episode: When smart people with big vocabularies go bad...... and the wife gets corny.
What do you call person who is 100 years old, former military, who works on animals and doesn't eat meat, who is neither a Republican nor a Democrat and who graduated at the top of his or her class?
A Centenarian, Veteran, Veterinarian-Vegetarian, Libretarian Valedictorian.
Stupid? Yes.
Corny? You Betcha.
Kept us from being bored out of our skulls? Well, we didn't fall asleep and die, so we can't complain too much. But you still can.
What do you call person who is 100 years old, former military, who works on animals and doesn't eat meat, who is neither a Republican nor a Democrat and who graduated at the top of his or her class?
A Centenarian, Veteran, Veterinarian-Vegetarian, Libretarian Valedictorian.
Stupid? Yes.
Corny? You Betcha.
Kept us from being bored out of our skulls? Well, we didn't fall asleep and die, so we can't complain too much. But you still can.
Thursday, August 7, 2008
Stoopid guy in Smithsonian today:
"I don't see what the f*#k Egypt has to do with Africa."
...Um well, Egypt is IN Africa for one thing... Not to mention the SUV-sized map not two feet away from us when we heard him say this.
Dumbass.
...Um well, Egypt is IN Africa for one thing... Not to mention the SUV-sized map not two feet away from us when we heard him say this.
Dumbass.
Wednesday, August 6, 2008
Highlights, Lowlights and Dim Bulbs
Favorite places etc:
Florida scored well except for the heat etc. Panhandle was better than south, but the drivers are nuts.
Back woods Georgia is still nicer than one might expect, but it does help to have family there.
Kansas City was nicer than I remember it, but humid and hot as all get out.
Not so much:
Texas was hot and I'm biased against it, being from Colorado and all.
Columbus GA still sux, and I'm glad my mom left. Nuff said.
South Carolina has even worse drivers than Florida, and not nice at all. Couldn't wait to leave.
Key West; long drive and hot. (do we detect a theme with the weather?)
Favorite things:
Boiled Peanuts! Gotta love 'em.
Granma's Bisquits. We won't be able to have them much longer, and that goes in the least favorite things category : (
Seeing my favorite Aunt and Uncle and Grandma and a couple of the cousins.
Wife. Greatest. Person. Ever. Nuf Said.
Not so great things:
Heat. (Surprise!)
Humidity. (Duh!)
Not being able to visit long.
Not being able to see Aunt Sue.
Missed going to Ranger Joe's on Victory Dr.
Stupid people.
Car making funny noises.
Sugar ant infestation of the car. Did the whole hive move in? Damn! It could be worse, they could be fire ants.
More to come soon.
Florida scored well except for the heat etc. Panhandle was better than south, but the drivers are nuts.
Back woods Georgia is still nicer than one might expect, but it does help to have family there.
Kansas City was nicer than I remember it, but humid and hot as all get out.
Not so much:
Texas was hot and I'm biased against it, being from Colorado and all.
Columbus GA still sux, and I'm glad my mom left. Nuff said.
South Carolina has even worse drivers than Florida, and not nice at all. Couldn't wait to leave.
Key West; long drive and hot. (do we detect a theme with the weather?)
Favorite things:
Boiled Peanuts! Gotta love 'em.
Granma's Bisquits. We won't be able to have them much longer, and that goes in the least favorite things category : (
Seeing my favorite Aunt and Uncle and Grandma and a couple of the cousins.
Wife. Greatest. Person. Ever. Nuf Said.
Not so great things:
Heat. (Surprise!)
Humidity. (Duh!)
Not being able to visit long.
Not being able to see Aunt Sue.
Missed going to Ranger Joe's on Victory Dr.
Stupid people.
Car making funny noises.
Sugar ant infestation of the car. Did the whole hive move in? Damn! It could be worse, they could be fire ants.
More to come soon.
Tuesday, August 5, 2008
Infestations are BAD
Did you know that if you park your car on an ant "highway", they won't go around your car? They'll just go THROUGH your car.... and take up residence.
Unfortunately for us, we now have a colony of ants travelling with us in the back seat..... Yuck.
Unfortunately for us, we now have a colony of ants travelling with us in the back seat..... Yuck.
What the Hall?!
Hall of Who? Hall of Huh??
So far we’ve encountered an interesting phenomenon that is probably only found in America: The Hall of Fame.
My personal opinion is that you shouldn’t be inducted into any hall of fame if I’ve never heard of you. My reasoning is that your inclusion should have nothing to do with your stats or abilities or achievements since it is, after all, a hall of FAME, not a hall of achievement(s).
So, since I don’t follow any particular sport, even the ones that I’m interested in, if I’ve heard of you, you’re somehow, for whatever reason, famous. If not, then not. I can’t even name 5 professional athletes from the sports teams in Denver (John Elway, Ed “The
Advertising Whore” Macaffery, Joe Sakic, Carmello Anthony (?) and…. The few that I can name should automatically get in, since they’re famous enough that I at least recognize their names.
Now that I’m done ranting, let’s take a look at some of the halls of fame that we have encountered along the way during our North American “You Drive Me Crazy” Tour:
Teaching
Agriculture
Astronauts
Wrestling
Jazz / Blues
Swimming
Fishing
Chess
And last, well, hopefully, but not likely, last: The Official South Carolina Hall of Fame.
I’m sure there are more, and we’ll add them as we go, but to see what I mean about not allowing people in if I haven’t heard of them, think about how many people you can name who might belong into the ones YOU don’t give a crap about. Agriculture? WTF?!
P.S. Dan Gable for Wrestling!
So far we’ve encountered an interesting phenomenon that is probably only found in America: The Hall of Fame.
My personal opinion is that you shouldn’t be inducted into any hall of fame if I’ve never heard of you. My reasoning is that your inclusion should have nothing to do with your stats or abilities or achievements since it is, after all, a hall of FAME, not a hall of achievement(s).
So, since I don’t follow any particular sport, even the ones that I’m interested in, if I’ve heard of you, you’re somehow, for whatever reason, famous. If not, then not. I can’t even name 5 professional athletes from the sports teams in Denver (John Elway, Ed “The
Advertising Whore” Macaffery, Joe Sakic, Carmello Anthony (?) and…. The few that I can name should automatically get in, since they’re famous enough that I at least recognize their names.
Now that I’m done ranting, let’s take a look at some of the halls of fame that we have encountered along the way during our North American “You Drive Me Crazy” Tour:
Teaching
Agriculture
Astronauts
Wrestling
Jazz / Blues
Swimming
Fishing
Chess
And last, well, hopefully, but not likely, last: The Official South Carolina Hall of Fame.
I’m sure there are more, and we’ll add them as we go, but to see what I mean about not allowing people in if I haven’t heard of them, think about how many people you can name who might belong into the ones YOU don’t give a crap about. Agriculture? WTF?!
P.S. Dan Gable for Wrestling!
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