Blogs from Massachusetts, United States, North America - page 119

HOME!!! The cats are waiting to be fed, Maya has gone to the Riverview to pick up pizza. Tonight we sleep in our own bed. Our Excellent Adventure, a summary: 9,265 miles 326.2 gallons of gas 28.4 mpg 23 states + the District of Columbia 1 Canadian Province Accommodations: Family - Jane and Billy Friends - Andrea and Jim Inns - Old Faithful Inn Moffat Inn 3 B & B's Bent Mountain Lodge, Copper Hill, VA Aberdeen Inn, Asheville NC Cali Conchitta, Moab UT 5 Hotels 7 Motels 3 underground elevators Chimney Rock NC Seal Lion Caves OR Wind Cave SD 3 Home Tours Mount Vernon The Biltmore Graceland 8 National Parks 1 National Monument-Mount Rushmore The Baseball Hall of Fame Numerous State Parks 2 Concerts 2 Art Museums 4 Major League Baseball Games 1 Minor ... read more

As football season approaches, my mind turns to competition and achievement. And while, in the NFL, the greatest individual accomplishment is the league MVP, there is another award that outshines even that prestigious title. Of course, I speak of the glorious Team Handsome MVP Award. No other accolade speaks to an indiviual's total lack of regard for their mind, body, soul and criminal record than this award. Past winners include: Brady ('04); who can forget the infamous Brady-Fall-Down segment of our video on the porch of the old BeachBreak? Brion grabbed '05's rookie of the year honors, but since we haven't added a rookie since, he is the only one with that distinction. Then there is Dave ('05 & '06). He's the reigning MVP, but never has he faced such stiff competition coming from the field. ... read more

Ok. It's been awhile, so let's try to sort this out. We haven't logged on in a while 'cause both Dave and I just got out of rehab. Not really, but it's plausible. Actually, this webpage's server crashed for a couple of weeks, lost all of our entries and scrambled the photos. I think it's all sorted out, with the exception of Mike's journey to Mexico, which I still think I can repost somehow. Anyways, it's been about a month since a posting, both because of the technical difficulties, and some reckless drinking. Anyone with an office job will know what I'm talking about, when it comes to trying to type with a hangover. It'll make you puke. I've got a bunch of pictures from the time in between, which is good, because they help us ... read more

Our two week holiday in August started off in New York for 3 days, then we hired a car and set off up the coast to New Haven, the home of the prestigious Yale University. We stayed there for two nights with a friend, Lumor, who attends the University. We met Lumor while we were volunteering in Peru in 2005. From there we headed for Boston via a cool little place called Mystic. In Boston we stayed with Dennis, an old family friend of Gerry's family from Scotland. He married Karen, an American, and emigrated out there and now has three children. While in Boston we met up with another old friend, Solomon, from Uganda. He lived with us in London while he pursued studies in accountancy, then he won the Green Card Lottery which allowed ... read more

17Aug07 - Boston - I score an excellent deal to stay in the Westin downtown Boston. It was within walking distance of the Freedom Trail and Boston Common. I spent the day walking around the beautiful city. The pictures says it all.... read more