Washington DC, NE KOA Millersville

... you for them. In return, you receive a soft comforter and wall art. They think "Oh, you must be rich. You must be willing to pay for breakfast." "Oh, you're rich. Here's a refrigerator to keep left-overs--for $15. But then again, why would you even eat leftovers? You're rich."

Sorry, Sheraton.

We did have a lovely stay, however out-of-place we may have felt. We stayed three nights while touring our three Baltimore schools ...

So this is it, our last few hours in the U.S. for quite a while. We leave this evening for Paris where we will sit in the airport for 12 hours before departing to Bangui, Central African Republic. Last night we repacked the trunks for what seems like the 100th time. It's pretty amazing how much stuff we have been able to squeeze into 4 trunks and that this will have to last us almost a year. At 70 to 80 lbs apiece ...

... But one of the coolest headstones I have ever seen is this carving at the cemetery in Eklutna, Alaska. I want to know the profession of the man whose marker is this carved moose! Was he an artist, or a hunting guide?? The flowers are all in full bloom, all across South Central Alaska right now . . .truly beautiful.

... priced. As for libetry, yes she was impressive, but sadly the ferry didn't go that close so we decided we'd have to actually to the proper tour to see her later, and as for Sten Island well hmm. Very quiet, very quaint and a bit sureal after manhatten. You cna picture some tumbleweed blowing down an empty Street, a few old folk out walking slowly along. Not to much was going on in Staten Island. It wasn't long before sanity was returned and we hit ...

So, I've been home for a week. It's amazing the kind of perspective you get once you're home. My trip back to New York was easy - great movie selection (finally, the choice of Virgin Airlines comes in handy), the lines at customs easy, and my taxi driver excellent. I even managed to see a brilliant red sunset driving into New York. How often does that happen? I'll admit, I love being home. I loved being ...

... art the world has ever produced. and that only of the 20th century. i didn't even get strated on the milennia before that. but here is starry night by van gogh and the persistence of memory by dali, and a hundred other names and titles. sure it is plundered art: bought at exorbitant fees and shipped from its cultural homeland to sit side-by-side with strangely congruous or incongruous art from other places, and sure the presence of ...