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August 20, 2006
live free or die!
as if my posting wasn't already spotty enough, i'm now in the middle of The Great Road Trip of the Grandmas, and an internet connection is quite hard to find. T.T. and i are zipping around various Eastern states, visiting a whole slew of my blood relations, including both of my aforementioned grandmothers. we've already enjoyed several days on the lovely island of Nantucket, eating more (and thankfully, better) seafood than a pair of greedy seagulls.
we're currently stopping for the night in New Hampshire, where every license plate sports the in-your-face, ultra-patriotic motto above. it's kind of refreshing; in comparison, so many state mottos have the uncomfortably namby-pamby feel of mediocre tourism ad copy. examples: "Unwind; Hope" (Rhode Island), "Smiling Faces. Beautiful Places." (South Carolina), or "Full of Surprises" (Connecticut). then there's the ones that make me wonder if a convention of real-estate agents were involved: "The Stage Is Set For You!" (Tennessee), "Come See For Yourself" (New Jersey), or "Feels Like Coming Home" (Mississippi). and then there's the one that sounds suspiciously like begging: "Stay Just a Little Bit Longer" (Wisconsin). realising that i have now invited a whole bunch of angry, state-pride commenters to come flame me into oblivion, i say bring it on! come up with a better state motto for yourselves! don't let those goobers in your state tourism office figuring out how to lure Americans into dropping dollars into faded postcards or collector spoons emblazoned with some smudgy coat-of-arms have all the fun!
in the meantime, we'll be seeing Grandma of Dad Side in "So Much to Discover" before heading to "More Than You Can Imagine" to plant kisses on Grandma of Mom Side's weathered cheek. we might be back home in "Find Yourself Here" before i can get to the computer again...
Posted by hadashi at August 20, 2006 7:37 PM
Comments
what? has your blog been spammed by Dick Olson? weird! anyway, I have no desire to defend "Land of Lincoln"; it's not like Illinois is the only state that can make claim to Abe, right?
Posted by: ukognet at August 25, 2006 9:29 PM
weird indeed. see, this is what happens when you've been deprived on internet access & can't be diligent about checking your comments! ack... in any case, who knows...perhaps one day your state will be "Land of Obama?"
Posted by: hadashi at August 29, 2006 10:53 AM
Saw these on our drive back to LA (precisely on the Jersey Turnpike):
DC: "Taxation without Representation"
(we love this one!)
PA: "VisitPA.com"
(lame lame lame)
Posted by: malaria boy at August 30, 2006 2:40 AM
ooooh, malaria boy! you and h.b.g. have been so sadly AWOL...and now this tantalising bit about being on the Jersey Turnpike? where are you?!
Posted by: hadashi at August 31, 2006 9:48 PM
three (3) of us (plus two kitties) are back in 91030!
btw: speaking of hadashi, our feet were getting dirty walking around our wood floors AND realizing that we are a couple of bungholes who wouldn't really clean the floors, we got an iRobot-scooba to do the dirty work... It's sooooooo nice!!!!
OMFG our floors are clean!!!
:-)
Posted by: malaria boy at September 8, 2006 7:29 PM
welcome back! saw Shino the other day & she gave me the update. looking forward to the eventual return of TAoHBGaMB!
Posted by: hadashi at September 12, 2006 9:31 AM
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