Miscellaneous

We followed the Yellow Brick Road…

December 2, 2008
By Mara Gordon
We followed the Yellow Brick Road…

...and ended up in St. Louis, Missouri. Wow, what a beautiful place. We went up to the top of the Arch – all 630 ft! Do you know not a single person was killed during the building of the Arch, and there was no OSHA (i.e., no harnesses, no safety features at all)! My...

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Happy Birthday, Prince Charles!

November 15, 2008
By Mara Gordon
Happy Birthday, Prince Charles!

After much rushing around, we finally made it to the UK. Just in time, it seems, for the Queen’s eldest son to celebrate his 60th birthday. There is much speculation here as to whether HRH will step aside for Charles, but I’m afraid our stay here will be long over before that decision is...

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President Obama!!

November 7, 2008
By Mara Gordon

Stewart and I came back down to civilization in order to contribute in our own small way to the democratic process. We walked precincts up in Wellington knocking on doors making sure that those who said they’d vote, did. It was so exciting to listen to people, proudly wearing their “I voted” stickers, tell...

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Name Our T@B!!!!

October 29, 2008
By Mara Gordon
Name Our T@B!!!!

Stewart and I have decided to name our little trailer. The problem is we can’t decide on a name. I like the name Peregrine, which means wanderer. Perry for short. My case for this name also invokes the image of Peregrine Took, or Pippin from Lord of the Rings, who was certainly a wanderer...

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