Where does one draw that line? The easiest way to meet people is to talk to them (I know, there’s a Nobel Prize in my future), and it is a lot more accepted in the South than it would be back in New Jersey (thank goodness!), but I still feel myself wondering when I’m being [...]
Also tagged arkansas, going solo, history, lecture, philadelphia, photographsDay two was a day of driving. We left Pittsburgh by 10, just as people were coming into the city decked out in green and shamrocks for the St. Patrick’s Day Parade. The alcohol and green had both started flowing the night previous (or earlier) but by Saturday when we left it was in full [...]
Also tagged chicago, driving, illinois, indiana, midwest, ohio, pittsburgh, universityDay one of driving wasn’t too bad. We left during drizzle and wound up driving in the highway equivalent of a bathtub fight with tractor trailers standing in for the sumo wrestlers. But the Pennsylvania Turnpike is a relatively straightforward road to drive so even with limited water-in-the-eye vision it was an easy drive. Unfortunately, [...]
Also tagged driving, pittsburgh, university, weatherAt the end of January my housemates and I took a Saturday trip to Easton, Pennsylvania and visited the Crayola Factory. Yes, one of us got called “Mom” because the Factory demographic can be divided thusly: children and parents/guardian. We were neither, although given our unbridled glee I’d say we qualified more for the former [...]
Also tagged museum, photographsI got home yesterday from Philadelphia, leaving an hour later than I should have and arriving about 15 minutes ahead of my GPS’s schedule. That two hour trip, coupled with the 2,000+ miles I’ve driven this summer have yielded some gems of wisdom: After an hour of driving your ankle and knee will start to [...]
Also tagged driving, philadelphia