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By: The Great Whatsit » Americans in Paris, part I

The Great Whatsit » Americans in Paris, part I — Mon, 10 Sep 2007 12:05:09 +0000

[...] entry. It just happened that our friend Slade had swapped out her apartment in DUMBO and her country house in the Berkshires for two apartments in Paris — enough room for her and half a dozen [...]

By: Dave

Dave — Tue, 31 Jul 2007 02:15:03 +0000

Wow, that story about Dylan and his posse is great. Marty Lederman has some new, informed speculation about the wiretapping/data mining issue for anyone who's interested. The political fireworks right now are about whether Alberto Gonzales perjured himself when testifying to Congress about this, but remember the real issue is that it sure looks like the highest levels of the administration authorized acts that are clearly felonies under federal law and gross violations of civil liberties.

By: lisa t.

lisa t. — Mon, 30 Jul 2007 18:39:16 +0000

hi everyone! what a cool post-- and i agree with steph: if you're not reading this now, hopefully you're outside enjoying the summer. we just got back from an equally so-green-it-seems-digitally-enhanced week, part of it on the oregon coast and part in southern oregon at crater lake. our photog pal josh took some pics you can check out here. john and i rode tandem around crater lake in a day, which took its toll on my hamstrings, but the views and breaks for goat cheese, crackers, and corn salad made it well worth it. probably my favorite part of the week was the whales breaching and grazing for dinner right off the cliff from where we watched them, barnacles and all. oregon is fantastically gorgeous. no white whales, though, bry.

By: Rachel

Rachel — Mon, 30 Jul 2007 18:10:44 +0000

Ha! Steph, I was wondering where everyone else was too. But to answer your question, I’m doing the same thing I did all weekend: sitting in my office banging out an article, while the sun shines outside. Agh. Please take me with you to the Berkshires!

As for the Appalachian Trail–I did some serious research into hiking it before realizing that going more than a day without a shower was going to be an utter impossibility. Me=bad through-hiker. Most people start in Georgia in April, where it warms up early, and try to make it to the top of Mt. Kitahdin before the first snow flies at the end of August. So what do you think? Great Whatsit great-roughs it?

By: ssw

ssw — Mon, 30 Jul 2007 17:54:20 +0000

i think summer is fun once it starts. if it starts. grown-ups in our country don’t choose enough to simplify life and just take a break from it all–it feels like a privelege for the rich, rather than an expectation for the majority. what is it about us as a culture that we have deteriorated to the point that we think 2 weeks off of work is normal? that’s a terrible value–ever since I visited Europe, I’ve changed my mind about what a reasonable vacation length should be. Taking breaks is critical. Yikes. Like right now. What am I doing here?
No more thinking. Or Analysis. Or Discussion. Greatwhatsit? Where are you? It’s 2:00. On the East Coast. This is so weird. I, um. Well…I guess I’m going to go outside now.
But, dear readers, if there are any–I have one last summer comment that cracked me up from last year. I was listening to NPR, and this story came on about how if you’re listening to NPR, you should turn it off now and go read something. Unplug. Turn off your phones. Don’t call people back, etc. etc. I guess you had to be there, but it was so funny–it just made me realize how hard it can be for me also, to get away, relax and unwind from it all. But, this past weekend was a good start–your post was dreamy Bryan. We should find more of that trail..I’ve never been to Georgia.