redwheelbarrow

Apr 15, 2012

Heading out to the Carolinas and Savannah this trip. Will post more soon.

Apr 1, 2012 Hartford CT

Just walking around downtown Hartford today and while waiting for the light to change saw this on the side of the building.

Baltimore Airport hottest coffee in the world.

Congrats. I bought this thing 30 minutes ago and still can't drink it. I'm pretty sure it would be wrongful death lawsuit if you spilt this on you. Maybe I am drink it before I land in Hartford.

Niagara Falls, NY

We had a few hours in the Buffalo area before catching our flight and decided to go by and see the American side of Niagara falls. It was really beautiful and very few people were actually there. Included is a photo of the rainbow. That is probably there every sunny day. We had been to the Canadian side of the falls years ago, that side probably has the better view of the falls as a whole but you can really appreciate our side since its where the water begins its decent.

Most of the places we go have some historical value. Our country is full of places with such beauty and significance.

Feb 6, 2012

Feb 6, 2012

Had to visit doc in the box today for sinuses. It was quick. Really quick. A shot of steroids and a z pack and I'll be hustling in no time.

The area south if Oklahoma City is an urban sprawl with no distinguishing features save a uniquely low profile trained from years of bombardment from wayward tornadoes.

Tomorrow, we fly to Kansas City. Then to Chicago. Then drive 200 miles to Iowa City. Hope the snows not to bad.

'til then.

Jan 31, 2012

The last day of the month finds me still in D. C.

It's been a nice place to visit but there is something so fake about it too.

I'm staying next to the Watergate building and it is as if it's laughing at the facade of what Washington is supposed to be about.

Kind of like when you've seen a report regarding Cuba. . . and the official government says everything is peachy and the peoples are happy and they have video footage to prove it. But you can see in their eyes that the people are sad and forced to look happy.

I suppose you can't please everyone, but in D. C., the floor is polished while the subfloor is rotting away.

There was an exhibit of the Titanic disaster at the museum the other day and the most interesting part for me was how the paper headlines per-sinking touted how magnificent and unsinkable the ship was. Hubris at its best. Thinking something doesn't make it true.

I admit I'm biased here. The Internet is slow thus tainting my feelings at the moment and I'll be back in a few weeks to be amazed at the wonder that is D. C.

Thad

Smithsonian

Dc is a huge place with so very much to see. Today jenn and I went to the American history and natural history museums. It was amazing!!!!!! It is easily possible to spend years here looking at all this stuff. Tomorrow I hope to visit some art museums.

Cheapest alcohol in the country?

The Hoosier state. Lots of farmland and corn fields. A vast openness that tugs at ones inner desire to drink heavily and smoke whatever is around. Where hotels vie for customers by advertising their complementary "drink and social hour". And why not? Liquor is so readily available and affordable here. So much so that at the checkout aisles in stores where normally candy bars and gum reside there are combo packs of handles of bourbon coupled with two-liter coke for $12.99.

That's ridiculous. I wonder what the mean drinking age is around here.

It is confounding to think about how I've been getting ripped off all these years.
If I just had that money back.

I realize there are differences in the quality of alcoholic products in general. The "best value" I observed was a GALLON of vodka for $9.99!!!! What a deal. Now the higher end libations were more expensive but still far less expensive than back home.

Happy New Year!

The new year is upon us whether we like it or not. Resolutions are good on any day of the year as long as one really is sincere on changing habits. Just saying something aloud or writing it down won't make any significant change in my life.

These are my resolutions for this year.

1. Build a more meaningful relationship with my family and friends.
2. Write something everyday.
3. Stop being afraid of what people think.
4. Make better decisions when choosing what to eat.
5. Do some kind of quality physical activity everyday.

A short but sweet list I pray you good luck in 2012.