Planning future expeditions....

Currently in the metro Providence/Boston area, visiting Peter, Sam and Mary. This if the bunch most likely to head off into the wilds of Africa, so discussions revolved around the impossibility of border crossings, the varied and horrific diseases one might encounter and whether or not we should bring a basketball.

Otherwise, Friday night was a wonderful time when Zephir got to meet the interesting folks from Jeff's past. Set at the Battisons, gracious hosts now and forever, much food, wine and beer was consumed in an effort to catch up on things and display once more that good people love good company. Off to Boston!

Back to...

"money is why we work"

Life in Connecticut begins as Zephir and I attempt to save some money and pay off some of our lovely credit card debt. The first couple of days after my mother's wedding have been rather ho-hum, with grey skies dominating and general distemper abounding. I hear this is normal for people returning from a traveling lifestyle, so I won't get too bothered. We're living with my father in Huntington, CT for the next couple of months, although we're going to be traveling about New England in order to catch up with friends and family from days past. Traveling through Conn? Let Jephir know and we'll cook you up some tasty food or bring you to a newly discovered coffeeshop.

Please understand if blogging slows the next week or so due to holidays and readjustment (although I probably could have put that up 2 weeks ago). Oh, and our camera disappeared recently with about 250 pictures, so when it shows up we'll be posting them like mad...

marraige time, baby...

in CT, watching my family get drunk amongst a myriad of friends.

good times, stories to tell when the jephir doesn't need to shower and change...

The saying goes, "distance makes the heart grow fonder." In this lovely duet to long distance romance, Zephir and the setting sun long for a union, or at least a vacation together in Vegas.

Picture-taking skills I can happily blame my mother for. Notice the subject in the foreground? That's Mrs. Battison (who's happily achieved the height of 5'2"). So the question is, "Jeff, how did you manage to cut off her head when you're a full 10" taller?"

I register my excitement at the next joke...

Somethin' fishy (euwwwwh)

One month and counting!

Yep, our little baby (roadtrip) is a whole one month old! Damn shame I'm commemorating it with this rather less than funny ditty.

Currently in Madison, WI. Will post more soon...

Lacrosse, WI

We've been under the radar for a bit now, having not posted for several days (almost a week!). Apologies around, but internet access has been difficult to find and frankly, we've both been in shock as of late given the results of the recent election. To make matters worse, the truck's flywheel finally gave out here in Lacrosse and we needed to decide whether to fix it or find a new ride. But first, some of the places we've been...

Grand Forks, East(?) Dakota. Swinging through the high plains isn't something one thinks of as a require part of any cross country trip, but when you've got friends in odd places you might as well stop by and say hello. Camel Matt is a friend of mine from college who gets paid to do obscene things to rats while sucking down ether. An accomplished saxophonist, he's got plenty of wit to pass around, such that even in a land of grey clouds and windy plains one has quite the time in good ole GF. Activities included election watching (in recent years the affinity between US presidential elections and cricket has become rather striking), drinking, eating and more drinking... pics soon on our other site.

Minneapolis, MN. An evening affair, we sped in, swung through a rather nice part of the city and then took off. Interestingly enough, without prior knowledge of the city we managed to somehow land two blocks away from the local coop. A few steps away was the local vegan hangout where Zephir and I caught up on our veggie intake after three days of meat in Grand Forks. Soon enough we were off to a camping spot on the Mississippi, where temperatures were down in the high 20s.

Lacrosse, WI. After the car decided to die at the airport (where we were picking up Mrs. Battison), we headed to one tasty meal after another at the Gundersen household. Who are all these people and when will there be anything interesting to read on this weblog? Probably sometime soon when I'm not being razzed by Zephir and Mrs. Battison...

Car to be fixed on Mon, hopefully putting us back on track.

Question:

Why have none of the commentators made a big deal about all the gerrymandering that has taken place? When it comes to difficulties in creating a political discussion today, this should be at the top of the list, at least in my humble opinion...