Perhaps, it’s because I’ve been so busy with school work these past three years that instead of flying to my niece’s Bat Mitzvah in New Rochelle, New York later this month, I have decided to drive. Or maybe it’s just that, to paraphrase Keats, as one who has been too long in the urban mess of LA pent, I long for the open road.
In any case, I set off on Sunday for my cross country excursion and hope to blog the journey, presuming I can find motels with wireless on my way east. And I’ll buy listening to books and “courses” from Barnes and Noble’s “Portable Professor” Series. And given my studies, I will of course be bringing along Ian McKellan‘s (most excellent) reading of The Odyssey. Seems pretty appropriate for the journey I’m undertaking.
On my trek, I hope to meet with blog readers where possible. My first stop will be Charlottesville, Virginia where I plan to stay with my friend blogger Rick Sincere and breakfast on the best bagels in the Old Dominion. After lunching with my favorite law professor, I’ll be heading up to Washington, D.C. on the afternoon of October 10 and hope to arrange, if there’s enough interest, a gathering of GayPatriot readers at a local watering hole on that or the following evening. Please e-mail me if you’d like to participate in such a celebration.
From there it’ll be up to New York, then onto the the village beautiful to visit my alma mater, the nation’s finest liberal arts college (if U.S. News is to be believed).
On the return journey, I’ll be visiting my home town, then stopping to visit family in St. Louis and Colorado.
Please let me know if you live anywhere along my route and would like to meet. As I’ll be really pushing it on the way east, (passing through Arizona, New Mexico, the Texas panhandle, Oklahoma, Arkansas, Tennessee and into Virginia), it may be tough for me to stop. But, I will need to take some breaks, so let me know if you live near I-40.
Dan, I’d welcome the chance to meet up with you in Phoenix, if you can spare a stop in the Valley of the Sun.
Let me know when you start heading down I-95 and hit I-4 westbound and I’ll meet you. There’s a Hooters or Steak & Shake at Exit 32. Or there’s a Cracker Barrel and Sen. John Kerry’s Waffle House at Exit 33.
BTW, my dad’s from “Cincinnatuh”. Land of Kroger, Skyline Chili and the other Coney Island.
(sniff) TGC Never wants to meet me when I’m in Florida. 😉
LOL….sorry GPW, but I have to tell this story on you.
The last time GPW was up to visit in the Peoples’ Republic, he, ILC, and I decided to get together for breakfast in the Castro. When I started to give him directions to the Muni station (just a few blocks away), he interrupted me with, I quote, “I’m from LA. We drive.”
Best of luck, my friend!
Hmmm. It depends on how you’re going from MA to OH. Passing through Pennsylvania?
You’d believe US News? Really?
Come on. You know its second best at the most. The best is in Middletown, CT.
If you loop down thru Texas on your way back, holler. We’ve on 35 tween OK City and Big D.
Passing through Columbus, Ohio? Right on the 40
Yeah, I’ll be passing through Columbus, but it’s not on the 40, rather on the 70. And I’ll be crossing the Buckeye State on I-71
#4
Maybe if you visited a decent and closer part of Florida?
#9 either way, let me know when and I’ll treat for lunch at bob Evans.
Ok, I’ll let you know and we’ll figure out a place to meet. 🙂
#10: Unfortunately, I have little choice in the matter. Just as a I have no choice in the matter of being stuck at TPA International Airport for the next 3 hours (minimum).
Frakking United.
Hey Dan, have a safe trip. Sounds like you’re headed through Flag on I40 so Phoenix would be a bit out of the way. Another time perhaps.