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... of finding whatever it is I am looking for :) I leave you with this most appropriate quote by Bilbo Baggins (thanks David for sharing) The road goes ever on and on, Down from the door where it began. Now far ahead the road has gone, And I must follow, if I can, Pursuing it with eager feet, Until it joins some larger way, Where many paths and errands meet. And whither then? I cannot say.

... found out about our Gettysburg visit, the respect she is shown was apparent with people immediately happy to put down important tasks to say hi, even interrupt a book review meeting to come out and invite us in, to say hi! We were shown around the book and magazine section of the paper, a room full of books waiting to be reviewed, up to the newsroom, it was reasonably quite but was beginning to rumble a little, interesting as you walk past desks and hear ...

... our reading material (while minimizing luggage) by bringing books we're both willing to read. A lot of the hotels we're staying in also have book exchanges, so we'll probably swap some out along the way. We've amassed a small collection of "classics" that we never got around to reading, and ...

... excited. But, true to my word, I have not cracked the guidebook open yet. Its still fresh. I am not loaded down with plans and reservations and things booked, we are free to do whatever the hell we want, hopefully. Anyway, that's about all for now, I'm just jittery in anticipation. Next post will be from Rome! Hopefully my flight will be nowhere near as exciting as the last one I went on by myself (to Moscow). Bloody Heathrow.

... hot and we got the summer gear from our cases. We seem to have hit the jackpot again ... our hotel is delightful. It's a small boutique hotel with no room service/food outlets but great rooms and facilities. A huge sitting area leads via french doors to the bedroom and a spacious bathroom between. The staff are delightful and so friendly and Georgetown is a fascinating area. We walked the main drag and saw lots of ...

... killed in Iraq & Afghanistan are. Exhausting! After a sit-down back at the apartment we headed off to 18th St and the biggest reastaurant we've ever seen - Lauriol which is a TexMex and really buzzing. We were seated right at the top on the roof terrace area which was really nice as it's very pleasant in the evening - it got REALLY hot during the day, it's very humid too. Makes a nice change to be worrying about sunburn!

... in the Army so kindly reminded me that that's the way to get things done. Again, Spoon answered our call! He also faxed a letter to the Passport Agency in Washington, D.C. to issue me an Expedited Passport that day. By the time the talks with FedEx wrapped up and I got all my paperwork & Passport photos taken care of, my dad and I headed into D.C. We arrived at 4PM, just enough time to at least put the application in and have it ready for a ...

... end right now - he wanted to shoot holes in the RV!!!!! Have I piqued your curiousity enough? Well it started out as a great day. We got out pretty early and we really didn't have to be anywhere fast - we were still a day ahead of schedule. We were planning on getting to mesa verde around 2:30. We thought we knew what we were getting into - we thought we visited this with my mom and his dad 12 years ago - well we definitely visited cliff dwellings ...

Hi there, Welcome to my first entry. I'm leaving for Syndey, in 2 days. I will be keeping you updated of my journey using this site. I have been invited to watch the New Years Eve fireworks at a beach party while I'm in Sydney. I'll keep you posted. Merry Christmas and Happy New Year! -m

... seen. My Ranger instinct kicked in and within seconds I had established a mind-meld with the beast and it was under my control. I jumped on and rode it for all that it was worth. The others hadn't seen me do the Walker mind-meld before and were a little concerned. Trude, fearing for my safely, whipped out one of her spells. With a jolt the bull came to a halt, it's skin twitching violently with the force of the spell. Starting at the tail the beast started to become cold and ...