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USA Today reported today: “Visitor counts at the Smithsonian Institution’s museums have rebounded to more than 30 million visits in 2009 for the first time since a slump following the Sept. 11, 2001 terrorist attacks.” The Smithsonian doesn’t charge admittance fees, so the economy… Continue Reading “The Good News”
Franklin, Tennessee. I mentioned that it sounded like a good road trip after I read the Robert Hicks book The Widow of the South this past summer. It is south of Nashville on I-65 – about an eight hour drive – and has a… Continue Reading “Road Trip: Franklin, Tennessee”
I had seen the Colgate Wisp advertised, but hadn’t tried them. I thought it was a brilliant idea but I don’t like the price. I think it was $2.50 for a 4-pack. But I forgot to pack toothpaste on this, of all trips, when I… Continue Reading “Colgate Wisp”
I was in The Big Boss’ Office in Washington this morning. He looked at something online and told me to get gonig to the airport right that second or I might not make it home. I had put myself on the standby list when… Continue Reading “Representing O’Hare”
I left the house at 0 dark-hundred to catch the earlier flight to Washington. Traffic was great, I parked in my regular area at O’Hare, the security line was short and the flights ran on time. I was flying with all of the regular… Continue Reading “The Airport”
Here’s something that I hate to see: An empty gate. Actually, my flight wasn’t late. It was early. It was just a later scheduled flight than I normally take. So late, in fact, that I parked nowhere near my normal spot in remote parking. … Continue Reading “Random Travel Train of Thought Post”
USAToday.com had a good article called, “Ten tips to ease the hassles of holiday flying”. It listed the usual stuff, but won me over with two gems. First, “If you’re planning to drive, remember that this is one of the busiest times of the… Continue Reading “Holiday Travel”
You know that I am in Washington DC a lot. I have stay so regularly at the Holiday Inn that I am fairly certain the room service staff recognizes me. The location is great, but it is a Holiday Inn not a Ritz Carlton… Continue Reading “One Step too Far”
I realized this morning, when I started to create my expense report, that I hadn’t even printed out my flight itinerary. I hadn’t even been able to check into the flight from home because the printer is buried under things in the construction zone.… Continue Reading “More Notes from the Road”
My allergies were bugging me and my ears went insane on the airplane. I had such a bad headache on Monday that I left the office early, canceled dinner with Holly, ordered room service and did some homework. In front of the television. Because… Continue Reading “Eh.”
The Next Dark Age 