Wednesday, July 04, 2007
A Capitol Fourth
I just wanted to share this with everyone. It might just be my last opportunity to see the DC fireworks in person. It was fabulous ... synced up to the 1812 Overture and Stars & Stripes Forever broadcast on the local classical music station (being played live by the National Symphony Orchestra on the Capitol Steps).I couldn't help but think to myself that ... here I am on the bank of the Potomac River, looking across at the Lincoln Memorial and Washington Monument, on July 4, watching fireworks, listening to the 1812 Overture and Stars and Stripes Forever, being fed fabulously delicious food by an Afghani family who happened to be sitting next to me and decided to "adopt" me. Only in America ... and only in DC! It was really very cool!
Happy Fourth of July (missed it by a few minutes ....)
Conde Nast Traveler
So, about three months ago I got a call from a writer at Conde Nast Traveler who said that she had stumbled across my website about my trip to Alaska back in 2003. She was going to be writing a piece about the Alaska State Ferry system and wanted to do a telephone interview with me about my experiences. So, after two different telephone interviews, the piece is currently in the July 2007 issue of the Conde Nast Traveler, which I have actually seen in the grocery stores. And they even use my name! :-) It's a short piece, not really an article, but more of a side bar (but with two columns!) ... and they really did quote me several times. LOL!! They said that I'm an elementary school teacher ... and it should say "Middle" ... but so what! It's just fun to see my name in a magazine! Next time you're at the grocery store, take a look! :-D
Sunday, July 01, 2007
Did I mention...?
Did I mention that I'm going to Africa? :-) Yup ... I leave on July 13. That's less than two weeks. Of course, my mind is rapidly approaching the mode of over-processing about this trip. And I want a separate place to ponder the things that I'm pondering. So I've started a new blog in honor of that trip. You might remember that our group has a group blog. Now you can go to either the group blog (which will deal with more and bigger events in regard to the whole group of us who are going) or you can visit my personal Africa blog. Both blogs have site feeds, so you don't even have to click through more than the first time.
I will still post to this blog, periodically, so keep checking back here when you want. (Did I mention that I have a site feed here, too?) LOL!
