Blogging from the Trail, Day 4

1-21-09

5:17 pm

Well, it’s good to be home. Here is what I missed most, in order of priority: my kids, my own organic coffee, my own shower, and my own bed. But even though it was an epic challenge of a trip, I am glad I went…not so much for the big moments but for the little ones.

But the farther we got from Washington, the more things seemed to return to normal. I remember that from living in DC back in 1986. When you are inside the Beltway… more

Blogging from the Trail, Day 3

1-20-09

2:55 pm

Be glad…

If you are safe and warm and on your couch watching it on TV–preferably high def. Here it’s cold, crowded, and total chaos…yet eerily quiet.

3:11 pm

I said to Lou on the long walk back to the hotel that this is the kind of experience that gets better the farther away you get from it.

We never did get in with our blue tickets—three hours of waiting in bitter cold. No Port-o-lets!  I had to find a police station… more

Blogging from the Trail, Day 2

1-19-09

1:17 pm

We breezed into DC realizing right away it would be a T-shirt festivus. It was too early to check into the hotel; besides, the lobby was in a veritable frenzy from a gay leather convention checking out all at once. We parked our Prius and hit the streets. 

In front of the White House they were playing a combination of John Phillip Sousa music and the… more

Blogging from the Trail

1-18-09  

5:45 pm

I’m going to washington!! I have to admit I was reluctant to go—the cold, the crowds, the chaos. But now that we are on the road I’m getting excited. We listened to the big concert on the radio. Most important, we stopped at a… more

Farm Show Freak-Out

Miss Pennsylvania(?) meets Lucia.

It’s crazy. It’s wild. It’s out of control. It’s the Pennsylvania Farm Show.  This… more