I was in the US... And now I'm not.

Hi all.

Been a little while since the last post, and I promised people I would post, so here we go...

As many of you know, I was in the US for a couple weeks. No wine or women, but there was song. And family, and friends, and good food, and clean air... Good times.

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For someone like me, who is basically a Left Coast Kid, the mention of Arkansas brings to mind images of bad teeth, Monster Truck Rallies, NASCAR, moonshine, road kill stew, etc.

I was pleasantly surprised to see it isn't really like that. (At least, not in the parts I saw.)

Lots of trees, lots of animals (road kill and otherwise), and not many people. 2000 census shows 2,673,400 people in the entire state. For comparisons sake... the city I live in right now has more than 13,000,000 people. It was very nice to not see 5000 people as soon as I walked out the door.

And, I saw the Milky Way. I've seen it before, but it's a been a loooooong time.

Had frog legs for the first time ever. Pretty good actually. And fried kale. I liked it. I hear that boiled kale isn't quite as good though.

Went fishing for the first time in years. Huge lake. I saw a grand total of 4 people the whole time. And two of them were me and my Dad. Didn't catch anything, but no problem. Just gives me an excuse to go back.

And, I got to see my parents. Best part, needless to say.

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Did SF too.

Didn't get to see everyone I would have liked to have seen. But, considering that almost no one knew I was coming, I actually saw quite a few people. (Hello to everyone that I did and/or didn't see.)

I timed it good too. If you have a chance, the Hardly Strictly Bluegrass Festival is a great excuse to visit SF.

One thing very nice about SF that can be easy to forget... I had Indian food, Thai food, Italian food, Mexican food, and, yes, even Chinese food. I miss the variety of food available in the US.

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I got to see LA too. Well, the part of it near the airport, at least.

And my sis and nephew. Good times.

Note to Sis: Let him come for a visit next summer if he wants to. It would be a great learning experience. Stories to tell his friends, kids, grandkids, etc.

Note to Nephew: Stop growing. You get any taller, and I won't be able to find things to fit you.

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Anyway.... There's a brief summary of my trip to the US.

Next time, I'll tell you what's been happening since I got back. For example...
-TSA opening my luggage at the airport
-New house
-The double date
-IDF babe