Archive for October, 2009
Rotisserie Chicken, Potatoes, Pears, Broccoli, Coconut Milk Ice Cream, and ¡Soup!
Owen being fed by Alexa last night at Alexa and Kelly’s place in Maplewood, New Jersey. In a classic missed photo opportunity, I got several Owen pictures, and one Owen/Alexa picture, but completely failed to take any Kelly, or Lynn Curren pictures.
Posted: October 26th, 2009 under Uncategorized.
Tags: Alexa Dietrich, broccoli, chicken, ice cream, Kelly Kleinhandler, Maplewood, New Jersey, Owen Vincent Dietrich, pears, potatoes, soup
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Non-linear blog narrative.
Danielle, George, and William at Sloan-Kettering I’m now in NYC, not by bike. The bike was ditched in the mothballed milkroom of my uncle’s dairy in Vermont. The bulk of my gear stowed in the closet of a guest bedroom at my aunt and uncle’s house. I arrived in West Halifax (where my aunt and [...]
Posted: October 22nd, 2009 under Uncategorized.
Tags: Aunt Laura, Brattleboro, Danielle Kuczkowski, George Kraynak, NYC, Port Authority, Sloan-Kettering Cancer Center, Uncle Barry, Vermont, Vote Reverend Billy, West Halifax, WVRB
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Shout!outs
Meep: To Ahna “Kreegs” MacDonald and Roberta “Squeaky” Maize, Okanagon Level contributors to this trek. They have kept me in bananas and carrots. They have sustained me with their goodwill, light-hearts, and generosity. The Okanagon does not begin to describe the valleys through which Squeaks and Kreegs have carried me. They are vast canyons of [...]
Posted: October 20th, 2009 under Uncategorized.
Tags: Acadia National Park, Ahab, Ahna MacDonald, bananas, carrots, dad, Erie Canal, Joe Jones, Kreegs, Megan Sykes, Moby Dick, mom, Okanagon, Pequod, poker, Rachel Jones, Roberta Maize, Sean Clark, shoutouts, Squeaky, tires, Warren Gilles, West Quody Head, white whale
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Farmington, Maine westwards…
Have been dodging rainstorms of various sizes for the past few days…from great big menacing storms to wee pocket-sized storms. Allegedly this rain is receding and sunny, colder weather is in store through Monday. I hope this is true as I make the push from here, through Bangor, and out to the coast of Maine. [...]
Posted: October 11th, 2009 under Uncategorized.
Tags: Aunt Laura, Bangor, Bar Harbor, Farmington, healthcare, Maine, public option, Quody Head, rain, Uncle Barry
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Just crossed Lake Champlain by ferry…
…from Port Kent, New York to Burlington, Vermont. My bike is in the shop getting a new chain and cassette (these things stretch, wear), and a new right/rear shifter (unbelievably my bar end shifter began to emit pieces of metal a couple days ago. It still works, but why? I don’t know and don’t dare [...]
Posted: October 5th, 2009 under Uncategorized.
Tags: Burlington, chain, free breakfast, New York, Port Kent, Tupper Lake, Vermont
Comments: 1