Country Inn & Suites By Carlson, Smyrna, Ga

... to the people and the country that they have found.

Prior to leaving for this trip, I received an email from a good friend that wanted to wish me well and safe return. One thought struck me in particular - "Gods will will not take you where God's grace will not protect you."

Looking forward to a glass of wine, maybe an ambien and a flight we will not likely remember.

15 hours to Johannesburg.

... or annoyed;

· As the morning light was breaking, the one-legged beggar slowly making his way across the plaza to take his place on the steps of the Barcelona Cathedral.

· Chris sprinting up the city wall in Toledo, with camera and tripod fully extended, working to frame the sunset against the turrets of the ...

Before I depart for the great land to the South, I made the wise decision to remove the Great Dane that had taken up residence on top of my head.
Now sleek, cool, and low maintenance, my new do is ready for prime time, and skipping regularly scheduled showers...
This is how I look before the trip, hopefully my appearance does not alter too much, and I return much the same, with all limbs intact.

Stay tuned for my first days in Bs As...

Cheers

Mikey James Barnett

... we didn't realize when we landed was that we had 30 minutes
before our next flight took off. Our gate was 3 terminals away. Had to
get on a shuttle and commute to the other side of the airport. We got
there with 15 minutes to spare, but they had already closed the door.
FANTASTIC! We immediately went to the ticket counter where we learned
that the next available flight from Atlanta to LA was at.... 6:45pm
TOMORROW ...

... boating and fishing, as well as trails for walking and biking. It's a perfect park for a few days to let me get over jet lag and get back into GA time!

10/1/09

After a couple of days of getting caught up, biking and walking the trails, we packed up and got ready to head out when a "teenaged" cat came meowing up to me (Andy) for the 3rd or 4th time since we've been here. Jack, a 79 yr. old motorcycle riding fulltime RVer came ...

... in GA was, unfortunately, not quite enjoyable. I could easily talk about "domestic disputes" (key word: family problems), but here I’d rather much focus on the biggest problem I had, which was my visa processing.

I swear, I must have seriously done someone wrong in a former life to deserve this amount of drama.

What can we blame this on, shall we? Did I not give them enough time? Did he not respect me by constantly responding ...

Weird: that's how I felt as the plane touched ground at the Atlanta Hartsfield Jackson airport. It had been about one full year since I last stepped on Georgia clay, the single step on the ground seemed to be more meaningful and different as opposed to the ordinary steps I took years ago...

It's not that I just was gone a year, but in total I marked my 2 years away from Atlanta (remember, I went to France and ...

... normal for Roswell (or any suburban city in the US), whereas in Europe they’re more suited for highways…

Roswell is full of suburbs with cookie-cutter houses, 3-4 bedrooms per house plus other rooms equipped for "normal" American standards…big bathrooms, living room, computer room, kitchen, laundry room…a simple European style living area is made just for the basic needs…an American style living area is all about luxury ...

... them many a time to visit my favorite Techies in their Frat houses and at work...

This time walking around Atlanta, I couldn't feel these things at all; I felt like a stranger who had abandoned this city a decade ago, memories long lost.

It's not that I've been away for 2 years, but I also felt different because I was showing Atlanta to my boyfriend, therefore I felt more obligated to show him ...

... house he was born in. Heading East we come across the site of the longest natural bridge east of the Rockys. Quite the rock formation. Some pics then we head further East to the William B. Bankhead National Forest Corinth Recreation Area in the mountains of Alabama for the night, Wednesday we continue on our way East through the mountains of northern Alabama heading to Georgia. Stopping at the Clarkson covered bridge, a 275 foot structure ...