no room for anything

D-day minus 1

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August 24th 2009
D-day (departure day) is tomorrow and I'm trying to cram all my stuff in the Miata. It's obvious at this point that it would be virtually impossible for two people to do this trip in a Miata (unless you pulled a trailer). I decided that I wanted a "no fuss" haircut for this trip and ended up with a "buzz cut". When I was 25 (and had shoulder-length hair), if I could have looked into the fut ... read more

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Britain's American colonies broke with the mother country in 1776 and were recognized as the new nation of the United States of America following the Treaty of Paris in 1783. During the 19th and 20th centuries, 37 new states were added to the origina... ... read more