Hi all. This is an experiment. I'm going to try blogging as Mary and I drive across country from Portland, Oregon to Pinehaven, our summer residence in Bridgton, Maine. It's an experiment in blogging on multiple levels. First, it's an experiment in the sense that I haven't mastered the downloaded blog software, so it can't be predicted whether and to what degree I'll be successful in emailing material to you. You'll likely get to see me flail around in my attempts. Or maybe I'll just lose stuff in the ether, and you won't get to see me flailing. Who knows? Second, I have no experience in blogging. If I lose interest, my entries may be few and far between. Or I may be a boring writer or choose boring subjects. In that case, you get to
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