LA/XC-2 DAYS SIXTEEN, SEVENTEEN, AND EIGHTEEN: SANTA MONICA, L.A., SAN DIEGO
Let me set the stage for you. It’s 45 minutes before kick-off . . . Falcons vs. Chargers . . . on a sunny, super-hot Sunday in San Diego’s Qualcomm Stadium. We’re enjoying all sorts of access to the Falcons via …
Santa Monica
LA/XC-2 DAYS FOURTEEN AND FIFTEEN: LAGUNA BEACH; SANTA MONICA; LOS ANGELES
The first time we stayed in Santa Monica back in the spring of 2010, when Robby was in town for his first look at USC, I pegg…
I was thinking yesterday in the vet’s office (oh, and btw: Nice job with that revolving door, B-Man) that I’m really glad we were able to pay the vet the $119 we owed, and that we also pay our taxes. No way I’d want to be part of that 47% who don’t pay income tax and who feel they’re entitled t…
Santa Monica
LA/XC-2 DAYS TWELVE AND THIRTEEN: PACIFIC COAST HIGHWAY; L.A.; SANTA MONICA
Day Twelve mileage: 464
[NOTE: While I’ll continue to tally miles during my stay in L.A.-Santa Monica for the next w…
San Francisco
LA/XC-2 DAYS NINE, TEN, AND ELEVEN: NEVADA; OAKLAND, CA; PALO ALTO; SAN FRANCISCO
Day Nine mileage: 509
Day Ten mileage: 27
Day Eleven mileage: 33
Total LA/XC-2 mileage:…
Elko, Nevada
LA/XC-2 DAYS FIVE, SIX, SEVEN, AND EIGHT: DENVER, THERMOPOLIS (WYOMING), YELLOWSTONE AND GRAND TETON NATIONAL PARKS, IDAHO, AND NEVADA
Day Five mileage: 289
Day Six mileage: 420
Day Seven mile…
LA/XC-2 DAY FOUR: IOWA AND NEBRASKA
North Platte, Nebraska
Yesterday’s mileage: 467
Total LA/XC-2 mileage: 1,639
Road Music: NFL Football: Jets game; NFL “Drive Time”; Denver-Pittsburgh game; for a short music…
So two nights ago we meet Luke and his roommate Hayes for dinner at the Grinnell Steakhouse (now there’s a place that has “Ricky” written all over it), and Hayes starts telling us about seeing Obama speak in Iowa City the day before. Iowa City — we just finished driving through there, but a day …
Grinnell, Iowa
LA/XC-2 DAYS TWO AND THREE: CHICAGO, ILLINOIS AND GRINNELL, IOWA
Friday’s mileage: 560
Saturday’s mileage: 322
Total LA/XC-2 mileage: 1,173
Road Music Friday: XM “regulars” (Fox, CNN, ESPN);…
Yeah, I know it was a week ago, but I still find myself thinking about Clint Eastwood’s speech at the RNC. Kind of weird. Kind of creepy. And then I hear on CNN yesterday that Scarlett Johansson would be speaking up for Obama. Sure, I’m a dog, but I’d take Scarlett over Clint in a heartbeat….