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Thoughts on Travel, Part III
Posted by: Archimedes on Sunday, October 05, 2008 - 03:27 AM
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Somewhere near Provo, Utah
So night falls on the California Zephyr as the train winds its way up into and back down out of the mountains. The last stop we made was a small town called “Helper”, so named because the upcoming trail for those trains that were westward bound often needed an assist from a “helper” locomotive to push the train up through the switchbacks up the mountain and down the other side. Given how infrequently I've had cell phone coverage, I can only assume that the terrain must have been REALLY rugged. I've traveled pretty much from one side of this country to the other now and the only instances when I've lost signal were in those places where the terrain was particularly harsh and unfriendly to both populated areas and to cellular providers such that they couldn't put up towers.
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Thoughts on Travel, Part II
Posted by: Archimedes on Saturday, October 04, 2008 - 11:43 PM
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Denver, Colorado
With the sun coming up behind us and the mountains in front of us, we roll through the burbs spotted with trailer parts and junk yards, testaments to the poverty that clings to the edges of our industrialized, commercialized and “civilized” nation.
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Thoughts on Travel, Part I
Posted by: Archimedes on Saturday, October 04, 2008 - 08:13 PM
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As I am now on my second trip to Utah and seem to be prolific when I do these kinds of things, I thought I might put down a series of writings as they come to me along the road and entitle it, "Thoughts on Travel". It really is about a lot more than just travel, but that was the name that came to mind when I began writing in my journal and on my computer, so that's what it's called...
Enjoy. :)
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What part of "NO" don't they understand?!
Posted by: Archimedes on Thursday, October 02, 2008 - 02:44 PM
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As reported on CNN this morning, it appears that our representatives still haven't figured out that, well, they're supposed to be representing us. And from the sentiment expressed by the masses, it's become clear that this is NOT what American's are looking for - a solution provided and maintained by the same government that brought us here in the FIRST place!
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An Open Letter To Our Maine Federal Representatives
Posted by: Archimedes on Thursday, September 25, 2008 - 09:54 AM
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I doubt very much that anyone is paying attention other than the handful of Maine readers that come to my site...but if they are, then please, by all means, put this to our federal representatives. This time of neglecting the constituents of the country must come to an end. It's time that the people of this nation made an effort to make our representatives aware that they are just that - our representatives. And we cannot be ignored. Not just ignored, but dismissed as we obviously have been with relation to this proposed bailout of Wall Street. So in case Mrs. Collins, Mrs. Snowe, Mr. Allen and Mr. Michaud are not listening, and I doubt very much that they are, then by all means disseminate this open letter as widely as possible and let at least OUR representatives know that we are against this, we cannot afford it and it is NOT representative of our feelings in this and NOT in our best interest.
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