tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-41983474330759197322024-03-06T00:47:24.679-08:00Where Is Legoman?Concerning the adventures of a little Danish plastic guy who just wants to get out of the house and see the worldLegomanhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14186174078145329860noreply@blogger.comBlogger53125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4198347433075919732.post-83116498747705344012013-08-04T19:37:00.004-07:002013-08-04T19:38:08.008-07:00Going homeAfter many days of sun, surf and catching tan, it's time to head home.<br />
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But first, a visit to the outlet stores because come on, you have to.<br />
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That adventure was a blast! Thank you, host family!<br />
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(Hmm. Where to next, I wonder?)Legomanhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14186174078145329860noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4198347433075919732.post-51998407645671626452013-07-28T22:04:00.002-07:002013-07-28T22:04:20.585-07:00The Outer BanksToday, after a lot of driving, we are in <a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Corolla,_North_Carolina">Corolla, North Carolina</a>. This area is part of what's called the Outer Banks, on the Currituck Banks peninsula. They're a series of long skinny islands and peninsulas on the far eastern edge of the state.<br />
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Corolla has some awesome beaches. Plus this sand is perfect for construction work. This is my domain! I am king of the castle! I just hope the tide doesn't sweep me out to sea.<br />
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South of here, on <a href="http://www.blogger.com/Ocracoke,%20North%20Carolina">Ocracoke Island</a>, is where the pirate Blackbeard used to hang out. (Arr matey!)<br />
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Having loads of fun here. I hope we don't leave any time soon. Legomanhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14186174078145329860noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4198347433075919732.post-92160675157342899342013-07-26T23:08:00.001-07:002013-07-26T23:08:43.837-07:00Washington, DCWell, now I know where I am: our nation's capital! This is so exciting. I wonder if I'll be the first Lego person to meet the President.<br />
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That monorail-looking thing behind me is a Metro train. We've stopped at a station that says "Smithsonian." Wonder what that could be?<br />
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Well, I'll tell you, it looks like this. At least PART of it looks like this. The Smithsonian turns out to be a very big place, especially for a little Lego guy.<br />
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We went into the National Museum of American History and looked at the inaugural dresses and other gowns for First Ladies. (Tasteful choice, Edith Wilson.)<br />
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I wonder what will happen tomorrow. Do you wonder too? Let's wonder together, shall we?Legomanhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14186174078145329860noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4198347433075919732.post-67691568661703518652013-07-25T09:05:00.000-07:002013-07-26T12:12:05.964-07:00It's an adVENture!And the first one I've had for some time, too!<br />
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This time I'm going with my host family to... um... hey, where are we going? Nobody told <i>me.</i><br />
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I guess I'll find out when we get there.Legomanhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14186174078145329860noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4198347433075919732.post-59750436821934866352012-03-11T17:55:00.003-07:002012-03-11T18:21:01.614-07:00Time to come clean...Some time ago <a href="http://abcnews.go.com/blogs/entertainment/2011/10/giant-lego-man-washes-up-on-florida-beach-police-take-it-into-protective-custody/">this story crossed the newswires</a>. I think it's time you knew what it was all about.<br /><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh1GvBJxSMXM31zVkl9ft7UeGHjo30pdAvbGj_rDOuPOHy4JMGnpF036cZXd5Bz_lw1fyparTA9R-fLcsQ3hz-PxtfSWGHb9KmDD4RtXU44-bWy_FFpPxqVinol95j-4V03pSweL3ne4Ko/s1600/norealthanyouare.jpg"><img style="cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 320px; height: 230px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh1GvBJxSMXM31zVkl9ft7UeGHjo30pdAvbGj_rDOuPOHy4JMGnpF036cZXd5Bz_lw1fyparTA9R-fLcsQ3hz-PxtfSWGHb9KmDD4RtXU44-bWy_FFpPxqVinol95j-4V03pSweL3ne4Ko/s320/norealthanyouare.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5718814266642336274" border="0" /></a><br />It's called the Siesta Key Project, and it's one of many related projects designed to raise awareness about the plight of captive Lego people everywhere. Just because we're 1 1/2 inches tall and made of plastic doesn't mean we don't have a BIG desire to get out there and see the world!<br /><br />The Ministry of Minifigure Travel and Tourism urges you to free your Lego minifigures today and let them have a much-needed vacation. Remember: if you love your Legos, set them free. If they come back to you, they're yours. If they don't, they're probably enjoying the weather on a white sand beach somewhere, so don't take it too personally.Legomanhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14186174078145329860noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4198347433075919732.post-26274930411314892112011-12-12T16:13:00.000-08:002011-12-17T04:24:52.520-08:00Christmas shoppingHmm. The other day I kept hearing someone shouting, "Put your Mickey ears on, we're going to Disneyland!" and then suddenly my family was gone. So I did what I usually do under these circumstances.<br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgbzrx2ljrEi26iq9tap6ckIzHBGCbh3f4AkMLysx1UMEdgbWan1OFK4C89Mh7eTe29qyk7_d22f4g3h1erVpT-5lDu03pfpqglY3ajFmOjbBOS5jL64Kii8fj8VFTlxC2q9EAczqjWMHY/s1600/003.JPG"><img style="cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 320px; height: 240px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgbzrx2ljrEi26iq9tap6ckIzHBGCbh3f4AkMLysx1UMEdgbWan1OFK4C89Mh7eTe29qyk7_d22f4g3h1erVpT-5lDu03pfpqglY3ajFmOjbBOS5jL64Kii8fj8VFTlxC2q9EAczqjWMHY/s320/003.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5687069871459533698" border="0" /></a><br />I went to Seattle to go Christmas shopping.<br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjCv5NumuHqgCf9hEeOWZ2QIO9TEBUD7YVxjgEbtKFWPa9bNSvH_hGrBlX3Q4xHoBrwiRt1MBfQs4PYX4CtxcmuUXB526YmLbqL907NppzB68auzAuCxjaBjOrt60mSpTDUSqEwnaUMx_k/s1600/001.JPG"><img style="cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 320px; height: 240px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjCv5NumuHqgCf9hEeOWZ2QIO9TEBUD7YVxjgEbtKFWPa9bNSvH_hGrBlX3Q4xHoBrwiRt1MBfQs4PYX4CtxcmuUXB526YmLbqL907NppzB68auzAuCxjaBjOrt60mSpTDUSqEwnaUMx_k/s320/001.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5687070007263540690" border="0" /></a><br />And what to my wondering eyes should appear...<br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgafBFbg-x5bm4Q3e1tHm_4_8uidHYgxShGKU4oi2JJzkri9ShZa-dMSPx4iZKVssBG3lB-7ofb2-2BwF50rQfwDv-CrFYv75KpsO1wvQXmk1-fKC3N0TUP1eirEyJYrTnJJu8PGYO8_dU/s1600/002.JPG"><img style="cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 320px; height: 240px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgafBFbg-x5bm4Q3e1tHm_4_8uidHYgxShGKU4oi2JJzkri9ShZa-dMSPx4iZKVssBG3lB-7ofb2-2BwF50rQfwDv-CrFYv75KpsO1wvQXmk1-fKC3N0TUP1eirEyJYrTnJJu8PGYO8_dU/s320/002.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5687070181684506834" border="0" /></a><br />but a miniature sleigh and five tiny rain-pigs.<br /><br />Huh.<br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjcpu0BpG49L_njnMJMlOCgRxlP3bUloscPB3cO5uz7w786Ag737Q1NilxVyWzChf1hSvDWlG0PoU4fswzKjErbXSikNTS5tYpvPS6_VcEWrc9Zf2aGCACKVnMngtUKHJUnLIkCnoNjoLw/s1600/013.JPG"><img style="cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 240px; height: 320px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjcpu0BpG49L_njnMJMlOCgRxlP3bUloscPB3cO5uz7w786Ag737Q1NilxVyWzChf1hSvDWlG0PoU4fswzKjErbXSikNTS5tYpvPS6_VcEWrc9Zf2aGCACKVnMngtUKHJUnLIkCnoNjoLw/s320/013.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5687070564503117042" border="0" /></a><br />Well, mine not to question why. Mine to do quite a lot of shopping instead.<br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgen2PJeTcJzEkPOZyFnSfFkYeqTGWc89ocTppqB5-DIgh_1-C7cwwW-c7qXYPvjsWh5ap76V5jsIwAjFAIjwDztWzKaCTijPcxPz58SEGGSLXQ95Kh1kt2keBvdMsk0z6n0EeBQOBhJ3c/s1600/015.JPG"><img style="cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 320px; height: 240px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgen2PJeTcJzEkPOZyFnSfFkYeqTGWc89ocTppqB5-DIgh_1-C7cwwW-c7qXYPvjsWh5ap76V5jsIwAjFAIjwDztWzKaCTijPcxPz58SEGGSLXQ95Kh1kt2keBvdMsk0z6n0EeBQOBhJ3c/s320/015.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5687070586304460162" border="0" /></a><br />You know, the Space Needle looks a lot less tall in person. Just saying.<br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi0SU5v_j-qoXPPCGOqVoUbNDQ9icC2MpP0-JHDo_YqGF3qUpZtkROwMQTZmIs3N744Inr-8nLxmEmFHZxA8CMxkBlrDgO3Fih3giTgVuQwAE80QLM0GtRxBZcL9h15RoIQQMi9owgrkp0/s1600/011.JPG"><img style="cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 240px; height: 320px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi0SU5v_j-qoXPPCGOqVoUbNDQ9icC2MpP0-JHDo_YqGF3qUpZtkROwMQTZmIs3N744Inr-8nLxmEmFHZxA8CMxkBlrDgO3Fih3giTgVuQwAE80QLM0GtRxBZcL9h15RoIQQMi9owgrkp0/s320/011.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5687070600877047634" border="0" /></a><br />I wonder what my family might like for Christmas.<br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgnzPnZtByH-aySl7-h8VXTnjrSFQ3oW7cZU9_g7QsvIx88v-M4DuWrxPXFTaWNdkgYfit8LcBeVk1U8U6j3CfaZcC-vfF-RdeYx1kL8fSLchzKvXDty2q4meyJKuQktwqLrttCsBtmgEo/s1600/012.JPG"><img style="cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 240px; height: 320px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgnzPnZtByH-aySl7-h8VXTnjrSFQ3oW7cZU9_g7QsvIx88v-M4DuWrxPXFTaWNdkgYfit8LcBeVk1U8U6j3CfaZcC-vfF-RdeYx1kL8fSLchzKvXDty2q4meyJKuQktwqLrttCsBtmgEo/s320/012.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5687070593656616098" border="0" /></a><br />Perhaps a festive film?<br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi2OQzLV7CGCKo8bPkJWcN6f38ANaVJ_9X1731x7Hj2K4B5kb6GdL4ilxxm7-j64W8EVOZUKOOUAjbIFth1bb53iZjEXHFooM6sBlsjbmx6MLzLskvAE8EuWaveUwhYyWmOcopaoyCl3DE/s1600/014.JPG"><img style="cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 320px; height: 240px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi2OQzLV7CGCKo8bPkJWcN6f38ANaVJ_9X1731x7Hj2K4B5kb6GdL4ilxxm7-j64W8EVOZUKOOUAjbIFth1bb53iZjEXHFooM6sBlsjbmx6MLzLskvAE8EuWaveUwhYyWmOcopaoyCl3DE/s320/014.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5687070576291898258" border="0" /></a><br />A Good Kitty ornament. This shopping trip just keeps getting weirder and weirder.<br /><br />Eventually I found the perfect gift (not shown here so as not to spoil the surprise) and made my purchase. And then I hitched a ride home so as not to be missing when my family returned.<br /><br />I'm so sneaky.Legomanhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14186174078145329860noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4198347433075919732.post-54962210248412895032011-12-01T23:23:00.001-08:002011-12-01T23:32:47.654-08:00Turkey dreamsAs I slept off the turkey feast, I had a very strange dream.<br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg73RD6mlReZtfeiZtAwLZ3BJUSUpZlb9phI8tFJyO_yk5PvK7T3j9ALOJknZ656EizUnC2E4qbqvkgq6w8jkxISd5eiLI6CIcCVyMEkXleBWmqhkZ_o-HLayHmyrcc_yIFJ7MbEgi1qAA/s1600/084.JPG"><img style="cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 320px; height: 180px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg73RD6mlReZtfeiZtAwLZ3BJUSUpZlb9phI8tFJyO_yk5PvK7T3j9ALOJknZ656EizUnC2E4qbqvkgq6w8jkxISd5eiLI6CIcCVyMEkXleBWmqhkZ_o-HLayHmyrcc_yIFJ7MbEgi1qAA/s320/084.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5681428713593843954" border="0" /></a><br />I dreamt I was in a strange place.<br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgOOfUUXXppySUe_-65NNLBMvDsCLb4kC_TmFp3q622PHVBosTbDTD6bXivDsStMlkA76a2MtD0MYlSUcOAXRgdtT5db36AdX-zWnTpfTZ3y_C4giEaRraDxnxAf9EQ5sJRAxO3fRRK808/s1600/085.JPG"><img style="cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 320px; height: 180px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgOOfUUXXppySUe_-65NNLBMvDsCLb4kC_TmFp3q622PHVBosTbDTD6bXivDsStMlkA76a2MtD0MYlSUcOAXRgdtT5db36AdX-zWnTpfTZ3y_C4giEaRraDxnxAf9EQ5sJRAxO3fRRK808/s320/085.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5681428831978593794" border="0" /></a><br />Indiana Jones was there...<br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhkEoBYgDvUDVjGLQXrWJWFm7xfY0gTjXk1wZEEZOrvVUsVBYc2YlFt5xLhXdQ-L2coWoPDHBzpcqnx6uzHFT_etBkGi5x5KS15v225e4QAE4uMPj-jj4_kAEnkjoWeuP71hW9j6ChYlC4/s1600/086.JPG"><img style="cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 320px; height: 180px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhkEoBYgDvUDVjGLQXrWJWFm7xfY0gTjXk1wZEEZOrvVUsVBYc2YlFt5xLhXdQ-L2coWoPDHBzpcqnx6uzHFT_etBkGi5x5KS15v225e4QAE4uMPj-jj4_kAEnkjoWeuP71hW9j6ChYlC4/s320/086.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5681428970456638386" border="0" /></a><br />and for some reason he tried to rob me.<br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiVaVmLlLpKVTIH39Vw-X6Q3je66zVOuCqOyDwl3aVDxKUwTcNsfwpBdV3DKTWwdUSinLf3jimNwqY1lJmdMwkiriBX_6VK2SkzjGQqYNlT7ub2GKqA5YMyGEwhS_pLf-cuTz_d-07XukQ/s1600/087.JPG"><img style="cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 320px; height: 180px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiVaVmLlLpKVTIH39Vw-X6Q3je66zVOuCqOyDwl3aVDxKUwTcNsfwpBdV3DKTWwdUSinLf3jimNwqY1lJmdMwkiriBX_6VK2SkzjGQqYNlT7ub2GKqA5YMyGEwhS_pLf-cuTz_d-07XukQ/s320/087.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5681429112395227458" border="0" /></a><br />But all of a sudden this grey-bearded wizard showed up...<br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjBygb5-DL8pwgxNAVfKqDWGJPbmOoB51H4G5t4mbdCY6pqYS6Fu7edLbCgZlBBnAkLSY5RvtL7Uw5QFJo-T6ww-CX_IRYMBIzQjP36tBLqQuiyNwiVigU5jYDzp4F2HRlciUUgiNA5_D0/s1600/088.JPG"><img style="cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 320px; height: 180px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjBygb5-DL8pwgxNAVfKqDWGJPbmOoB51H4G5t4mbdCY6pqYS6Fu7edLbCgZlBBnAkLSY5RvtL7Uw5QFJo-T6ww-CX_IRYMBIzQjP36tBLqQuiyNwiVigU5jYDzp4F2HRlciUUgiNA5_D0/s320/088.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5681429253588796594" border="0" /></a><br />and he turned Indy into a chicken.<br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiLflApsvctdCS7jUkieTdRG4661eDli1cqWMTRiGe4GZoobP51fzHbkz9_533zvogQ5RUqbzQAKpkLFv3BJqZ_v28Pc3Jdwmv2qegWIl4hMP-VUcljruUORWDmpPlLcTyR3vvno3RfhK8/s1600/089.JPG"><img style="cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 320px; height: 180px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiLflApsvctdCS7jUkieTdRG4661eDli1cqWMTRiGe4GZoobP51fzHbkz9_533zvogQ5RUqbzQAKpkLFv3BJqZ_v28Pc3Jdwmv2qegWIl4hMP-VUcljruUORWDmpPlLcTyR3vvno3RfhK8/s320/089.JPG" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5681429419941814514" /></a><br />It was about that time that I decided I should run.<br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhohwDY5EE2nyN7n8-xKd0K-FsiORegfjN-cYiUFmoWETKl0ZiCsrWZf68DJ6vNMD8lqtMB1VkUILg9MR059x_UhcgUS3AphN1F-LIQSOfXTyKxSrfH2C8JFeFoRb5lTmdU4FZZexhdMtw/s1600/090.JPG"><img style="cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 320px; height: 180px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhohwDY5EE2nyN7n8-xKd0K-FsiORegfjN-cYiUFmoWETKl0ZiCsrWZf68DJ6vNMD8lqtMB1VkUILg9MR059x_UhcgUS3AphN1F-LIQSOfXTyKxSrfH2C8JFeFoRb5lTmdU4FZZexhdMtw/s320/090.JPG" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5681429570936952754" /></a><br />Unfortunately I was so busy running away that I didn't watch where I was going.<br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjlRmBa-MgfJ5zmV-Rykd6LTHphD9LJM_LVajWRNO8lXRWbChyrdDcMO8Iq5_htUyYG-n9cVfFMHF36hoKlAa0vZCzb9P9ND9GkI6BhHB1uIDOheV7eUlteRiZOaoZYiyhKZUKyspTJIV8/s1600/091.JPG"><img style="cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 320px; height: 180px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjlRmBa-MgfJ5zmV-Rykd6LTHphD9LJM_LVajWRNO8lXRWbChyrdDcMO8Iq5_htUyYG-n9cVfFMHF36hoKlAa0vZCzb9P9ND9GkI6BhHB1uIDOheV7eUlteRiZOaoZYiyhKZUKyspTJIV8/s320/091.JPG" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5681429722391410370" /></a><br />Luckily (?) the wizard turned me into a chicken as I fell, so I wasn't hurt.<br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh1Jp2FeAyG12y89h-m1wrVrCDkeZKv01ECoVz8ZRc6bj4kP9EEhv2IKoKrQGQ52eGV9Q_FcHUZEtrNFR-6e9egyHGqQPVxFiANlYfXMI9k7A_2QyVvQ9ElwdPNPx1r9PYaQTQTluwZVBI/s1600/092.JPG"><img style="cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 320px; height: 180px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh1Jp2FeAyG12y89h-m1wrVrCDkeZKv01ECoVz8ZRc6bj4kP9EEhv2IKoKrQGQ52eGV9Q_FcHUZEtrNFR-6e9egyHGqQPVxFiANlYfXMI9k7A_2QyVvQ9ElwdPNPx1r9PYaQTQTluwZVBI/s320/092.JPG" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5681429875943794546" /></a><br />But just then some evil wizards found me.<br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi6pmpKCtqtrRAS2kuqG9S-N7QCVPQPbIpz3vHD4qqbnHIbq9pcvnu3btUihLj6RgjHc8oHisjCYHsCJ9D52LkPmPilEsWG0hK1il0ZC-g-UZsPPodGOOySFXLRcVqF8umJ9Y_zePJs5PM/s1600/093.JPG"><img style="cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 320px; height: 180px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi6pmpKCtqtrRAS2kuqG9S-N7QCVPQPbIpz3vHD4qqbnHIbq9pcvnu3btUihLj6RgjHc8oHisjCYHsCJ9D52LkPmPilEsWG0hK1il0ZC-g-UZsPPodGOOySFXLRcVqF8umJ9Y_zePJs5PM/s320/093.JPG" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5681429991557818402" /></a><br />Although they turned me back to myself again...<br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj2GtmuwKmqXzPn8Exhqg50ZSb8InpCHHNpX9GFWryMVAREMPWPOG9u80sPPyx1wQHTLnP5BwSJbuYtsfMVbAzBwCf6pitAfoj6kshS1rlpHuKpvY3js21TmelrGH5718QdTKg1Iiz0rzw/s1600/094.JPG"><img style="cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 320px; height: 180px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj2GtmuwKmqXzPn8Exhqg50ZSb8InpCHHNpX9GFWryMVAREMPWPOG9u80sPPyx1wQHTLnP5BwSJbuYtsfMVbAzBwCf6pitAfoj6kshS1rlpHuKpvY3js21TmelrGH5718QdTKg1Iiz0rzw/s320/094.JPG" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5681430109022295298" /></a><br />they decided not to let me leave until they'd made me one of them.<br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjnzRYtjvWKIPBOxfRUWiCCZKri20Xh2-tlqDa6ngXI67qu7rjjZK1vkN1rVfUm1cpf53mrMqm4R4C-4IX8mkXWUYsdZY8hPZhigzOinfl79HhESX9wAeK0VSNhwnDmoMThWkgnuZWdoFc/s1600/095.JPG"><img style="cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 320px; height: 180px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjnzRYtjvWKIPBOxfRUWiCCZKri20Xh2-tlqDa6ngXI67qu7rjjZK1vkN1rVfUm1cpf53mrMqm4R4C-4IX8mkXWUYsdZY8hPZhigzOinfl79HhESX9wAeK0VSNhwnDmoMThWkgnuZWdoFc/s320/095.JPG" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5681430233638842130" /></a><br />So they did!<br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh9pfd7_-dC2aZPd0YqGoCCVD0uXeOpNcHVzvfMuCVM9COj4Dl_r7fI4NLYM4-ErJGkcM_S4Eo-0rX4WFu5RgsVDROC0azLKCuUFwcJ0NzRTxaPxZjKu7BY6FAjNoQyJAQ4gCi9ns-NYII/s1600/096.JPG"><img style="cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 320px; height: 180px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh9pfd7_-dC2aZPd0YqGoCCVD0uXeOpNcHVzvfMuCVM9COj4Dl_r7fI4NLYM4-ErJGkcM_S4Eo-0rX4WFu5RgsVDROC0azLKCuUFwcJ0NzRTxaPxZjKu7BY6FAjNoQyJAQ4gCi9ns-NYII/s320/096.JPG" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5681430315057431490" /></a><br />Gahhh! Just about then I woke up, thank goodness. I didn't really want to be an evil wizard.<br /><br />[Many thanks to Erik for documenting my dream!]Legomanhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14186174078145329860noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4198347433075919732.post-57895942900709627662011-12-01T20:51:00.000-08:002011-12-01T21:11:10.221-08:00Thanksgiving DayDid I mention I got invited to a friend's house to celebrate Thanksgiving this year?<br /><br />I <i>didn't?</i><br /><br />Maybe it's because I've been sleeping it off ever since.<br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhhu-6lqcRZ4mzLlxmWzpCAXANgWujI9DjTUYPMwxtPsYx4VhDYYTYH4Gogh0KnRdIh3CG1gsnWtnb17L7ilgItHS8ermSTaUOwqAuWpO2LrARuNrNsjb1YK_XGlcdqLMeL99Y47UKUC7U/s1600/013.JPG"><img style="cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 240px; height: 320px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhhu-6lqcRZ4mzLlxmWzpCAXANgWujI9DjTUYPMwxtPsYx4VhDYYTYH4Gogh0KnRdIh3CG1gsnWtnb17L7ilgItHS8ermSTaUOwqAuWpO2LrARuNrNsjb1YK_XGlcdqLMeL99Y47UKUC7U/s320/013.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5681389682675970690" border="0" /></a><br />Nice wreath. Can you see me in it?<br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgTHOZLB7xuaR7V2zPB2fegjQyHijSyMI4A_ztNfjT7xBke4SiKVWbY5xrfyCa5xcXIka0di_O6GqU3o0amhp1m8ePBxtbiMO6ApbD3RxkiYecl1wUuCFtXZbAzAhx49y9OQ_WkjHBI2gQ/s1600/011.JPG"><img style="cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 320px; height: 240px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgTHOZLB7xuaR7V2zPB2fegjQyHijSyMI4A_ztNfjT7xBke4SiKVWbY5xrfyCa5xcXIka0di_O6GqU3o0amhp1m8ePBxtbiMO6ApbD3RxkiYecl1wUuCFtXZbAzAhx49y9OQ_WkjHBI2gQ/s320/011.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5681390485863478802" border="0" /></a><br />While waiting for dinner to be served, I wandered around and looked at all the decorations that were out.<br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg_-3tTzn-Tp9pBDZe6lmePCR36E_Lr_WNMpeLXsTpimt-gQfRXO_ujpeK5WPOKwPXzxbHU4pAKojo3_av-PL3GLsOV3vFa7WBUQ1Gdryv30ecdXWE_ASskmSR5rkrvdTkxxJF0VWtCgts/s1600/012.JPG"><img style="cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 320px; height: 240px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg_-3tTzn-Tp9pBDZe6lmePCR36E_Lr_WNMpeLXsTpimt-gQfRXO_ujpeK5WPOKwPXzxbHU4pAKojo3_av-PL3GLsOV3vFa7WBUQ1Gdryv30ecdXWE_ASskmSR5rkrvdTkxxJF0VWtCgts/s320/012.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5681391954581615442" border="0" /></a><br />There were a lot of them.<br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhxjRWoupN8kQGgC11Ysa1Ql4W-aramN17g8BzwXX1c5ikTrJL63Ls0t7cLRt6Xo7rZ65w_VXhwtxUBIE9SSa53MkONyGOuN2FYcgQBgY5FWqbd5R2dgTBo6NtUjS1KVxNwW8aZARX3meo/s1600/015.JPG"><img style="cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 320px; height: 240px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhxjRWoupN8kQGgC11Ysa1Ql4W-aramN17g8BzwXX1c5ikTrJL63Ls0t7cLRt6Xo7rZ65w_VXhwtxUBIE9SSa53MkONyGOuN2FYcgQBgY5FWqbd5R2dgTBo6NtUjS1KVxNwW8aZARX3meo/s320/015.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5681392097018202834" border="0" /></a><br />My friend is an artist who likes to decorate for the holidays.<br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjYH1uvIZ16aRwyiBsvzFw-uAvOmqL6IHn_dkqQSmcT-vI4cvVfyWbHsy7s7Rwr34O3_ipGLZr1VQAgt9hV1NCdfosetb0N9-CN4qJJghmQ946rhDjXGYMYkHLE1g5zp0S_Nl3OMcgVSag/s1600/010.JPG"><img style="cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 320px; height: 240px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjYH1uvIZ16aRwyiBsvzFw-uAvOmqL6IHn_dkqQSmcT-vI4cvVfyWbHsy7s7Rwr34O3_ipGLZr1VQAgt9hV1NCdfosetb0N9-CN4qJJghmQ946rhDjXGYMYkHLE1g5zp0S_Nl3OMcgVSag/s320/010.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5681392595862725106" border="0" /></a><br />I was getting hungry... but just around the time I started thinking about breaking into the oranges, dinner was served!<br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjDJ8-skAtWASnVigK33gEoEpLcm95QXg22nYr6zeW-KHaYWe1MUtnAzx3z7woksO1ja05pzaoqjLVZ4OiZaFlSvgaEay1FvGQdAYQZIsSITVpnNGnvz3zri8SWYCQBNE2O3Rjh5hMZpZ4/s1600/thanksgiving+dinner.jpg"><img style="cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 240px; height: 320px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjDJ8-skAtWASnVigK33gEoEpLcm95QXg22nYr6zeW-KHaYWe1MUtnAzx3z7woksO1ja05pzaoqjLVZ4OiZaFlSvgaEay1FvGQdAYQZIsSITVpnNGnvz3zri8SWYCQBNE2O3Rjh5hMZpZ4/s320/thanksgiving+dinner.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5681389834402227890" border="0" /></a><br />Look at this bounteous spread! Mmm turkey.<br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhMQjnoTzTu2CVllSsuaEHO-Wxa58yP0jqQtxp7hVyyQEy8AJJ7L2ohAXCZzP9HpM4fNC2TOX5f3Oq15vQsk2SF_8MsJslvrWLB3sgAyYirnAOgIzVtagNUMUAdkJklgP794s2-YsNLGsg/s1600/turkey+day+food+closeup.jpg"><img style="cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 320px; height: 240px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhMQjnoTzTu2CVllSsuaEHO-Wxa58yP0jqQtxp7hVyyQEy8AJJ7L2ohAXCZzP9HpM4fNC2TOX5f3Oq15vQsk2SF_8MsJslvrWLB3sgAyYirnAOgIzVtagNUMUAdkJklgP794s2-YsNLGsg/s320/turkey+day+food+closeup.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5681389929360484114" border="0" /></a><br />The food, a little closer. Mmmm.<br /><br />We ate and ate until we could eat no more. But even then we weren't finished!<br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjSD9lvvEkxjXJxTh0vB-Az2pnxbFmVlhSAZZewasuoJJOwdIpSREcVL_soIbOhUzfH6OwrCiMAHy9g_O7YyaK75i3cttsK4B_l4j9j5KGtblEjgocNm8TMKEZ4EMc9kqw0CmkwCvIFO70/s1600/009.JPG"><img style="cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 240px; height: 320px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjSD9lvvEkxjXJxTh0vB-Az2pnxbFmVlhSAZZewasuoJJOwdIpSREcVL_soIbOhUzfH6OwrCiMAHy9g_O7YyaK75i3cttsK4B_l4j9j5KGtblEjgocNm8TMKEZ4EMc9kqw0CmkwCvIFO70/s320/009.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5681392894336568786" border="0" /></a><br />It was time for dessert.<br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiKejjxA0Dx_OJ5ks-LIPKSKnJbyBnNJ1RA4GFynBqbqd5Li0j3vxhtIMXpDe0ntg8wt1JPdIR-yYx5eFr_hhKwS0g7XBVtO9XIhidP6CUaXKxOSqo4eM0SZw_OP-EgChBmWozfKPAGCl0/s1600/005.JPG"><img style="cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 320px; height: 240px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiKejjxA0Dx_OJ5ks-LIPKSKnJbyBnNJ1RA4GFynBqbqd5Li0j3vxhtIMXpDe0ntg8wt1JPdIR-yYx5eFr_hhKwS0g7XBVtO9XIhidP6CUaXKxOSqo4eM0SZw_OP-EgChBmWozfKPAGCl0/s320/005.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5681393515970990834" border="0" /></a><br />There was cheesecake with raspberry sauce.<br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh6T0lIfAWysuTBIFazFZekgNsrfhKDrEpxryOFrgqPfIqZPH2d28Uaxw4KB5yxt7U0O_LDEPiAZllF-aupGASnHEVtLzr3hIENeLVOKZd3gk1l3B74zSBw1fgq3rEadzBkg33jXe59tH0/s1600/006.JPG"><img style="cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 320px; height: 240px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh6T0lIfAWysuTBIFazFZekgNsrfhKDrEpxryOFrgqPfIqZPH2d28Uaxw4KB5yxt7U0O_LDEPiAZllF-aupGASnHEVtLzr3hIENeLVOKZd3gk1l3B74zSBw1fgq3rEadzBkg33jXe59tH0/s320/006.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5681393706961795986" border="0" /></a><br />Ohohohhh cheesecake.<br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgKaKhZ4vXRC5YSRF6pwbJ7qBY1XxjqXU0iZsgTdMu-mUPq2MuxulcwT6m0171XzUY0STJp4MJ0O1UwuaYzkOKCZ4rL0tmPjBLVURAOHKN8WU14_AfNysjDkJ71npfUDt7kor2v-DALYE0/s1600/019.JPG"><img style="cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 320px; height: 240px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgKaKhZ4vXRC5YSRF6pwbJ7qBY1XxjqXU0iZsgTdMu-mUPq2MuxulcwT6m0171XzUY0STJp4MJ0O1UwuaYzkOKCZ4rL0tmPjBLVURAOHKN8WU14_AfNysjDkJ71npfUDt7kor2v-DALYE0/s320/019.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5681393808511775202" border="0" /></a><br />There was also pumpkin pie. Ohohohhhh pie.<br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgBbUC58ha5TndZWkgXMcuGUJVqCffA0sjhvFYzkUa_f5ok1VMkqkR_tbwqZGK7m5X73K9Bsc1N2g0aW2Lq9TRN9hWPGOyyXXuN7bZ58AfyyHbM7qwmhaC9Wv-nQB-Ki1Kf2fnmAaE5MCk/s1600/014.JPG"><img style="cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 320px; height: 240px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgBbUC58ha5TndZWkgXMcuGUJVqCffA0sjhvFYzkUa_f5ok1VMkqkR_tbwqZGK7m5X73K9Bsc1N2g0aW2Lq9TRN9hWPGOyyXXuN7bZ58AfyyHbM7qwmhaC9Wv-nQB-Ki1Kf2fnmAaE5MCk/s320/014.JPG" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5681394073357094258" /></a><br />And there was even more food to take home! Really!<br /><br />While everyone else played games after dinner, I fell into a deep food coma.Legomanhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14186174078145329860noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4198347433075919732.post-3518944282554616032011-09-03T01:28:00.001-07:002011-09-03T01:36:15.589-07:00My secret revealedHello, my name is Legoman, and for years I've harbored a terrible secret.
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<br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg0PlTtitO5vGYsQWqEn12nSBe8wPsvuLcTu7dONBiKGO9TcTrkZCFjQ8qo-73rVugQhY9ajwfmfO2uZbWhdDmjPV0a6XI-PGy2spzIOxz06_UY63iGMB2at9Ld2P6S4vJLloI751NQFw0/s1600/a+secret.jpg"><img style="cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 240px; height: 320px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg0PlTtitO5vGYsQWqEn12nSBe8wPsvuLcTu7dONBiKGO9TcTrkZCFjQ8qo-73rVugQhY9ajwfmfO2uZbWhdDmjPV0a6XI-PGy2spzIOxz06_UY63iGMB2at9Ld2P6S4vJLloI751NQFw0/s320/a+secret.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5648047565914933010" border="0" /></a>
<br />I haven't wanted to let anyone know about my condition. But I think it's about time I was honest with people.
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<br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhSaYX6P8qv-RfGLPM03RvUvJBo1I_vaiSWexF_wQ5TiY05BTmqYeIxHKG_VWHaPFDJ3U19RhUpmuMt18g-0AnZyZ8__PaaJ5qju6ZTRE4MinTf830rgEv4wldPjRSzWXZrI6F6jtet1fo/s1600/lego+pattern+baldness.jpg"><img style="cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 240px; height: 320px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhSaYX6P8qv-RfGLPM03RvUvJBo1I_vaiSWexF_wQ5TiY05BTmqYeIxHKG_VWHaPFDJ3U19RhUpmuMt18g-0AnZyZ8__PaaJ5qju6ZTRE4MinTf830rgEv4wldPjRSzWXZrI6F6jtet1fo/s320/lego+pattern+baldness.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5648047877429898354" border="0" /></a>
<br />I have Lego pattern baldness.
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<br />Oh, the shame of it! I feel like hiding behind a mask and never letting anyone see my true face again.
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<br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhkTyMKRTJ4emy3wPf8I7trjTGcnrx2k5Kv4fHLDfycF2QCd9cQZojSV-NksDJpclZ869uhYU5bUWyztw9_GTzcN34RpGdCsFroU28FxxlaeEbDGRUrU3xDCfZmcxbS_tsmQqEqVJZLxV4/s1600/darth.jpg"><img style="cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 240px; height: 320px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhkTyMKRTJ4emy3wPf8I7trjTGcnrx2k5Kv4fHLDfycF2QCd9cQZojSV-NksDJpclZ869uhYU5bUWyztw9_GTzcN34RpGdCsFroU28FxxlaeEbDGRUrU3xDCfZmcxbS_tsmQqEqVJZLxV4/s320/darth.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5648047980845251426" border="0" /></a>
<br />Unfortunately, this isn't a very good look for me.
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<br />However, thanks to the miracle of interchangeable parts, I do have options.
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<br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi8FVX-58Qpbo-KOC824oKymXdS1TmQVqUlKSaxwasGOCw2Hx33BzUPEiJBK9W3YI32cLwDyltpm5q1FdUg9Xy5C9eEOEkPU6r3FAcR_t782hZg51O4Vbb46UWWhgF3LnaQJExwQvnEQ5Q/s1600/toque.jpg"><img style="cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 240px; height: 320px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi8FVX-58Qpbo-KOC824oKymXdS1TmQVqUlKSaxwasGOCw2Hx33BzUPEiJBK9W3YI32cLwDyltpm5q1FdUg9Xy5C9eEOEkPU6r3FAcR_t782hZg51O4Vbb46UWWhgF3LnaQJExwQvnEQ5Q/s320/toque.jpg" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5648048442699909170" /></a>
<br />I could wear a snazzy hat, for example. Very becoming, though it does make me look like I'm going to loaf around all day.
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<br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiauXYrykVJBL1HFhAMHe3OwfXHde6AJzdFWBQn0lNem2xUX4R66ns8fBSmbKpN0iORnPnhZVFQZhYFY0p8EUo_XvRF5iZakcSeh4BvJzcPxXQ5ou8LoYdRQhCqxZdYO40d1HowSm8fPc8/s1600/mullet.jpg"><img style="cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 240px; height: 320px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiauXYrykVJBL1HFhAMHe3OwfXHde6AJzdFWBQn0lNem2xUX4R66ns8fBSmbKpN0iORnPnhZVFQZhYFY0p8EUo_XvRF5iZakcSeh4BvJzcPxXQ5ou8LoYdRQhCqxZdYO40d1HowSm8fPc8/s320/mullet.jpg" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5648048675910997282" /></a>
<br />Or I could go with the old business-in-the-front, party-in-the-back look.
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<br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgXWXWpppLdn-BWXG7_AGGG1AV8dj_L0YTTWH8ScXSGeQy_zMnu7IrrWhDUoMjaKIaisDTVFZmVEjKHY1I3FgaXekKBu6U-X2h7WUhwx1i_iEbbzNKFVEnnmYVUkEoe14vBCT-Oe2mpkIw/s1600/flattop.jpg"><img style="cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 240px; height: 320px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgXWXWpppLdn-BWXG7_AGGG1AV8dj_L0YTTWH8ScXSGeQy_zMnu7IrrWhDUoMjaKIaisDTVFZmVEjKHY1I3FgaXekKBu6U-X2h7WUhwx1i_iEbbzNKFVEnnmYVUkEoe14vBCT-Oe2mpkIw/s320/flattop.jpg" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5648048845313971938" /></a>
<br />This one will look great if I ever decide to go into the military.
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<br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEivMTcRfp6UCjSwVxEHu-Fh5RTknWkm63Y-jNBuwsewByuu-XUiz-W7AgiqJ3mtyw_Tc0iEF9AyvNXCmXK6RJK3CG-zVbzyJ07sEiN5Jc2I7cv9RKclfE0GWWzDV2hHw4EgXcjVZ5Z89Zc/s1600/redhead.jpg"><img style="cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 240px; height: 320px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEivMTcRfp6UCjSwVxEHu-Fh5RTknWkm63Y-jNBuwsewByuu-XUiz-W7AgiqJ3mtyw_Tc0iEF9AyvNXCmXK6RJK3CG-zVbzyJ07sEiN5Jc2I7cv9RKclfE0GWWzDV2hHw4EgXcjVZ5Z89Zc/s320/redhead.jpg" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5648049010355390498" /></a>
<br />Groovy baby, yeah!
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<br />Well, don't wait up for me. I might be a while trying on new hair.Legomanhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14186174078145329860noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4198347433075919732.post-88473520296420790612011-07-09T17:33:00.000-07:002011-07-09T17:33:00.197-07:00What the...?<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhOo7KeE4-IvJ4NE-JV-PdevTTtrvCjvJlcl_9YTJajGXekB-QRKyRMer1wuAy-HTvOU4U4xpfDXtyPZhSV-80DWWC7u1wWNEQEkdka4KhwFCH67tTsQ3TKtKhcXA_B3tA-jGWQYeCHR2k/s1600/tan+1.JPG"><img style="WIDTH: 320px; HEIGHT: 240px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5622428677367351666" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhOo7KeE4-IvJ4NE-JV-PdevTTtrvCjvJlcl_9YTJajGXekB-QRKyRMer1wuAy-HTvOU4U4xpfDXtyPZhSV-80DWWC7u1wWNEQEkdka4KhwFCH67tTsQ3TKtKhcXA_B3tA-jGWQYeCHR2k/s320/tan+1.JPG" /></a><br />So today I was just minding my own business, working on my tan and chillaxin' on the deck...<br /><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiU0xJQc95T5W0p_LKLX1JXonpPTozt-LVW8niAcV6vsjydX83FFC0tOjhTxZ3_9obqccP2pY6LOJc5b1JSOTv8v_ly0hcDQbMNhXijiWKPcRD2wiCelCDbayTjZrRSlM2L-oQynblbiHo/s1600/tan+2.JPG"><img style="WIDTH: 320px; HEIGHT: 240px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5622428680569476834" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiU0xJQc95T5W0p_LKLX1JXonpPTozt-LVW8niAcV6vsjydX83FFC0tOjhTxZ3_9obqccP2pY6LOJc5b1JSOTv8v_ly0hcDQbMNhXijiWKPcRD2wiCelCDbayTjZrRSlM2L-oQynblbiHo/s320/tan+2.JPG" /></a><br />when I had an unexpected visitor.<br /><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgUE3fmvHa8_olDn-pKE0qrVeGNmfQ996rgXcbfMUULubjRBSdhiN3hyphenhyphen53BkFuRfWsPIUZUWtAJ9ckoJT0uMHQ7Tc71M_dtNnOlDFEx-JqYTn6WH6uWmQci317KI7WOtqrVxWr84jcL_qc/s1600/tan+3.JPG"><img style="WIDTH: 320px; HEIGHT: 240px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5622428684296987282" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgUE3fmvHa8_olDn-pKE0qrVeGNmfQ996rgXcbfMUULubjRBSdhiN3hyphenhyphen53BkFuRfWsPIUZUWtAJ9ckoJT0uMHQ7Tc71M_dtNnOlDFEx-JqYTn6WH6uWmQci317KI7WOtqrVxWr84jcL_qc/s320/tan+3.JPG" /></a><br />What is this? Where are you taking me? Can't I at least put on some pants first?!<br /><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgfZiRW6R6k1td0M4_V1xH9eit6BFU6kgIKf1WZ8RLlQkDjcYpUipfJb1gJwzCfEx0gULHtMAW08CxDiOYGnAQJpy0PwbNtEz2S3CEz-4grcdNC4NGjX-4BIRZEOe6vPSMdENC9Is1hSuc/s1600/tan+4.JPG"><img style="WIDTH: 320px; HEIGHT: 240px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5622428691321253842" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgfZiRW6R6k1td0M4_V1xH9eit6BFU6kgIKf1WZ8RLlQkDjcYpUipfJb1gJwzCfEx0gULHtMAW08CxDiOYGnAQJpy0PwbNtEz2S3CEz-4grcdNC4NGjX-4BIRZEOe6vPSMdENC9Is1hSuc/s320/tan+4.JPG" /></a><br />CURSE YOU, SEAFAIR PIRATES!Legomanhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14186174078145329860noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4198347433075919732.post-86618899731307861622011-07-03T12:30:00.000-07:002011-07-03T12:30:00.272-07:00Booooooored again.<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgyztSxH7zq-3aoH9v0lM8MBkq6FpI6GWKCi0ixkCjg2EQ8O2JsztWGOTjJBtrq8eaF7OhUNocJPJcnh0WXmtM-4Cz9B_wzHZ1WUKqRQ-7L-QDOn6ISPxOqkkOH8ziIG54acfMj4VWFGu8/s1600/Legoman+001.JPG"><img style="WIDTH: 320px; HEIGHT: 240px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5624840070071251362" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgyztSxH7zq-3aoH9v0lM8MBkq6FpI6GWKCi0ixkCjg2EQ8O2JsztWGOTjJBtrq8eaF7OhUNocJPJcnh0WXmtM-4Cz9B_wzHZ1WUKqRQ-7L-QDOn6ISPxOqkkOH8ziIG54acfMj4VWFGu8/s320/Legoman+001.JPG" /></a><br />You know what? I'm bored again. Boooooooo-ooooooored.<br /><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgWvBqmK3-1KMd-2LtIsdsXwEOdbLqAT0tDRnf7QrN0XqpFXQkWVCPJy7YtdRjjgK_XBO8Uy-mezovEmIvqKYkHh-hYnfm4UhpY2RpGD5vBOn98lnw2xWBaRxLQT2KxRCdoCHFnUMSyN4s/s1600/Legoman+002.JPG"><img style="WIDTH: 320px; HEIGHT: 240px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5624840074507664418" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgWvBqmK3-1KMd-2LtIsdsXwEOdbLqAT0tDRnf7QrN0XqpFXQkWVCPJy7YtdRjjgK_XBO8Uy-mezovEmIvqKYkHh-hYnfm4UhpY2RpGD5vBOn98lnw2xWBaRxLQT2KxRCdoCHFnUMSyN4s/s320/Legoman+002.JPG" /></a><br />I hope something interesting will happen today. Ho hum...<br /><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi8Yf8ZzlWJUV_jz-gYuxNLWL-sIZJM1Jnjp0amb734iWbfamC7pdotGfnBsARsKmPGMs1kGRbheU12ilDvba07ZdWq0y8PUCnwsL3jDLs8yyYrehk9Jve7mP8biO6Tp-sAo8Ui-X9nPck/s1600/Legoman+003.JPG"><img style="WIDTH: 320px; HEIGHT: 240px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5624840076176626146" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi8Yf8ZzlWJUV_jz-gYuxNLWL-sIZJM1Jnjp0amb734iWbfamC7pdotGfnBsARsKmPGMs1kGRbheU12ilDvba07ZdWq0y8PUCnwsL3jDLs8yyYrehk9Jve7mP8biO6Tp-sAo8Ui-X9nPck/s320/Legoman+003.JPG" /></a><br />OUCH! Who dropped this turtle on me?<br /><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh5dLI-qcDu9RiKsu0uosjZAqNdYTmGezNH2vZDUbF6nbV78yLuXBif9OdUY1J87qwtCTLpiMz5jyt8lnFpR9d5lMrbaIfUTq6OEXN4OmfexhpYHvdXwMlZvUai5nAzoDcryxK2S1zRlCY/s1600/Legoman+005.JPG"><img style="WIDTH: 320px; HEIGHT: 240px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5624840079346637730" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh5dLI-qcDu9RiKsu0uosjZAqNdYTmGezNH2vZDUbF6nbV78yLuXBif9OdUY1J87qwtCTLpiMz5jyt8lnFpR9d5lMrbaIfUTq6OEXN4OmfexhpYHvdXwMlZvUai5nAzoDcryxK2S1zRlCY/s320/Legoman+005.JPG" /></a><br />This is PurpleTech the robot. I taught him the secret Lego handshake even though he is not a Lego. (I'm pretty sure he won't tell.)<br /><br />We were getting along just fine when suddenly...<br /><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi4CTltcVH6_n6mpjFMeOLkkp9q8RQE8QiRbRJUa0OY7cfmG3ePiODvMAl3yuYE_5q1NSWm6H7yWdQRbiZvNPoeMvIlslPp7jf1eC5lebzDdPHI8kQFOunh2dGQJNbmBNZ8EjaObaRd33Q/s1600/Legoman+006.JPG"><img style="WIDTH: 320px; HEIGHT: 240px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5624840084521531346" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi4CTltcVH6_n6mpjFMeOLkkp9q8RQE8QiRbRJUa0OY7cfmG3ePiODvMAl3yuYE_5q1NSWm6H7yWdQRbiZvNPoeMvIlslPp7jf1eC5lebzDdPHI8kQFOunh2dGQJNbmBNZ8EjaObaRd33Q/s320/Legoman+006.JPG" /></a><br />Ouch! I was hit in the head from above by flying space debris.<br /><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiGWWebvSeUq7uFgGppaXUopk3DPnIk2vhe5n-cI9LCQCQPBa7gyxcu3bGjb0E0HsRkdv5hlfFvDB5W4PLK1XAThgB5XaNX5aac-O5B-gQ7xW6qSIRg0Gxm0J0posE11LdqfJJwafpPE0A/s1600/Legoman+004.JPG"><img style="WIDTH: 240px; HEIGHT: 320px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5624840982699029954" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiGWWebvSeUq7uFgGppaXUopk3DPnIk2vhe5n-cI9LCQCQPBa7gyxcu3bGjb0E0HsRkdv5hlfFvDB5W4PLK1XAThgB5XaNX5aac-O5B-gQ7xW6qSIRg0Gxm0J0posE11LdqfJJwafpPE0A/s320/Legoman+004.JPG" /></a><br />Who's this guy? Hey, this is the awesome kid's pen pal!<br /><br />I guess I'm not bored any more. At least I don't want to get hit by anything falling from above any more.<br /><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiF5K6exp1PXKD57DHVHscRZY3fdHoIMDPyYIYA8PUwYufw1rqHkQd_N7NRjeB44WxMY6qmur4ZKCcRpgUQdd3oFrI1U27E9-IGn2HKhaC0fWO1O3vHxGY3-aNmAfM9C31lWAECT3rAYEw/s1600/Legoman+007.JPG"><img style="WIDTH: 320px; HEIGHT: 240px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5624840990163870690" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiF5K6exp1PXKD57DHVHscRZY3fdHoIMDPyYIYA8PUwYufw1rqHkQd_N7NRjeB44WxMY6qmur4ZKCcRpgUQdd3oFrI1U27E9-IGn2HKhaC0fWO1O3vHxGY3-aNmAfM9C31lWAECT3rAYEw/s320/Legoman+007.JPG" /></a><br />Special thanks to Westley for taking pictures of me today.Legomanhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14186174078145329860noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4198347433075919732.post-72115302370003126582011-06-28T17:27:00.000-07:002011-06-28T18:54:50.341-07:00Booooooooored.<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjslbbRNUJAdcnq4ZRGInfnW6QnIYj6f-IAIftIVPlGAdvb7HO0SAj-q2DTQOfbxDuBgUS1-ac4r7Iq_J9cansn1FedsVuTymgVN1gEbNCiygM0lCUVIQmtxDCXeCbuzqPy4fRGCru7Dzo/s1600/Legoman+is+bored+001.JPG"><img style="cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 320px; height: 240px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjslbbRNUJAdcnq4ZRGInfnW6QnIYj6f-IAIftIVPlGAdvb7HO0SAj-q2DTQOfbxDuBgUS1-ac4r7Iq_J9cansn1FedsVuTymgVN1gEbNCiygM0lCUVIQmtxDCXeCbuzqPy4fRGCru7Dzo/s320/Legoman+is+bored+001.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5623451553267575570" border="0" /></a><br />Know what? I'm bored.<br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhxRyZ7c2M94ltPviGmVKRM2ulnUZykdIjy1z7JiBpHsFz-5pkFCELZiqy3zYddQyUa9e7BO5DjDxHqf-9UsdpsEnpz8xf0I1p-yG6sNE_N5f5lS2c_Gp59lGiJ6GMHCVg9cWTbyAX1yZE/s1600/Legoman+is+bored+002a.JPG"><img style="cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 320px; height: 240px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhxRyZ7c2M94ltPviGmVKRM2ulnUZykdIjy1z7JiBpHsFz-5pkFCELZiqy3zYddQyUa9e7BO5DjDxHqf-9UsdpsEnpz8xf0I1p-yG6sNE_N5f5lS2c_Gp59lGiJ6GMHCVg9cWTbyAX1yZE/s320/Legoman+is+bored+002a.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5623451555233134786" border="0" /></a><br />It's a nice place and all, but nothing exciting ever happens around here.<br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiJhpOUysVZn24ousAmblr54XYt7w9aWAvb9lnPa0LOW3sJkUqk-2fyFcTJbIURVARtou05P1qM8C6lxLLU8JDY5_ezwn25k97O5U3bro2eyrqgKJWOulXAPW7V0ZBpQ8mVjypFjMaCCAA/s1600/Legoman+is+bored+003a.JPG"><img style="cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 320px; height: 240px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiJhpOUysVZn24ousAmblr54XYt7w9aWAvb9lnPa0LOW3sJkUqk-2fyFcTJbIURVARtou05P1qM8C6lxLLU8JDY5_ezwn25k97O5U3bro2eyrqgKJWOulXAPW7V0ZBpQ8mVjypFjMaCCAA/s320/Legoman+is+bored+003a.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5623451559285389266" border="0" /></a><br />I just sit around waiting for something interesting to happen...<br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEivXUZM1dNiNgPTo4O3AXX0CMTizqwvcyhtQgMYunwQcAuLy91qm5Ws3yd-kbZInYFiF-68fvmZmpw78RzpHWMJ-f1psdcfZtfllbjOremfjID6-nDsBrT1ylEAyEJfiEbe4Ym17FHcZyY/s1600/Legoman+is+bored+004a.JPG"><img style="cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 320px; height: 240px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEivXUZM1dNiNgPTo4O3AXX0CMTizqwvcyhtQgMYunwQcAuLy91qm5Ws3yd-kbZInYFiF-68fvmZmpw78RzpHWMJ-f1psdcfZtfllbjOremfjID6-nDsBrT1ylEAyEJfiEbe4Ym17FHcZyY/s320/Legoman+is+bored+004a.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5623451566577250610" border="0" /></a><br />but it seems like nothing ever does.<br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEizkuccYQOM_60sNpFd_ZnO_ZBx6MG_V4OTrKYOOnxFJtmf2OppCaIjTzw6v0OIz8SsyjRQ5sBf3a3a19wicq97G90MrOoTs20UqwJ7GbFroXEahtl5d4-0NdU3L7fY9QJ9O8zwKkOXBNM/s1600/Legoman+is+bored+005a.JPG"><img style="cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 320px; height: 240px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEizkuccYQOM_60sNpFd_ZnO_ZBx6MG_V4OTrKYOOnxFJtmf2OppCaIjTzw6v0OIz8SsyjRQ5sBf3a3a19wicq97G90MrOoTs20UqwJ7GbFroXEahtl5d4-0NdU3L7fY9QJ9O8zwKkOXBNM/s320/Legoman+is+bored+005a.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5623451568264974770" border="0" /></a><br />I don't think a little excitement is too much to ask for, do you?<br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiPQbhjxtomOwAk31u8PVKt22oVR9osEGINXTqV0IPXmOcQOmGMI0YGZ7Dbjwo6cfJ1nncPu3HBOCTfjI9O1jyohmwWNmwrqAm0O5NUGEI0XG8eB9J9wW8jCwmxSoGQBgaEC30YPHka-jI/s1600/Legoman+is+bored+006a.JPG"><img style="cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 320px; height: 240px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiPQbhjxtomOwAk31u8PVKt22oVR9osEGINXTqV0IPXmOcQOmGMI0YGZ7Dbjwo6cfJ1nncPu3HBOCTfjI9O1jyohmwWNmwrqAm0O5NUGEI0XG8eB9J9wW8jCwmxSoGQBgaEC30YPHka-jI/s320/Legoman+is+bored+006a.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5623452720450735634" border="0" /></a><br />Just a little something out of the ordinary would do.<br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgG5ZbsvlXmydvPxME4u64IrYDaxYr-6UFcUPXabqfI76ALb0zCZi-yKyl5v-DdsSKA4XBkbil_a4VNgbVgwPisvkuGuDkmLMO3A96rFL4l2168savr_gCRlNFUMzvJckYcgZRK0DfWl2Q/s1600/Legoman+is+bored+007.JPG"><img style="cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 320px; height: 240px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgG5ZbsvlXmydvPxME4u64IrYDaxYr-6UFcUPXabqfI76ALb0zCZi-yKyl5v-DdsSKA4XBkbil_a4VNgbVgwPisvkuGuDkmLMO3A96rFL4l2168savr_gCRlNFUMzvJckYcgZRK0DfWl2Q/s320/Legoman+is+bored+007.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5623452724853530162" border="0" /></a><br />Maybe going out to dinner. I'm really jonesing for some Dungeness crab.<br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjH6L6K-AjMa_6chaG8Wsx0sew4icjD8yL5QXehx8jnDK3co25NNUSLQVb-y30EX5OmyhtJWC07Rl8kPq6KS_LbGySPQ_9yGSKwDaHqyW1SXhA0rqD_DiGK_YetmR9N5PQyHHgtBGwtRLE/s1600/Legoman+is+bored+008a.JPG"><img style="cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 320px; height: 240px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjH6L6K-AjMa_6chaG8Wsx0sew4icjD8yL5QXehx8jnDK3co25NNUSLQVb-y30EX5OmyhtJWC07Rl8kPq6KS_LbGySPQ_9yGSKwDaHqyW1SXhA0rqD_DiGK_YetmR9N5PQyHHgtBGwtRLE/s320/Legoman+is+bored+008a.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5623452726967776402" border="0" /></a><br />With plenty of melted butter... mmmm.<br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjTgvaYy5jEfk-F-kJpw5MYJMWFoVL488dHc6JWjTgg6MF9DaF8llvQX4XKhIQan7y7FqJkPa9L735JJ5AI5-d8S_eVcMnXYGVhdAi5Ikd00_esB6D0yNrhSHHDU9rXAWwPETM_CnvwkN8/s1600/Legoman+is+bored+009a.JPG"><img style="cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 320px; height: 240px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjTgvaYy5jEfk-F-kJpw5MYJMWFoVL488dHc6JWjTgg6MF9DaF8llvQX4XKhIQan7y7FqJkPa9L735JJ5AI5-d8S_eVcMnXYGVhdAi5Ikd00_esB6D0yNrhSHHDU9rXAWwPETM_CnvwkN8/s320/Legoman+is+bored+009a.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5623452731359520546" border="0" /></a><br />But I'm not choosy.<br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh8l52GsBrbE0thymFZFmJAehb6f1PZjpgE9-HIXGj2x2Ft_DVVEKOb01rQE2t7EbnBCFPNOMjGXNopRlnQo68vV8oI1lvvKesZYSoVbHd37RUCTMtOfNZ6oe2nGFP7gzJKLHbPosdLLdw/s1600/Legoman+is+bored+010a.JPG"><img style="cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 320px; height: 240px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh8l52GsBrbE0thymFZFmJAehb6f1PZjpgE9-HIXGj2x2Ft_DVVEKOb01rQE2t7EbnBCFPNOMjGXNopRlnQo68vV8oI1lvvKesZYSoVbHd37RUCTMtOfNZ6oe2nGFP7gzJKLHbPosdLLdw/s320/Legoman+is+bored+010a.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5623452732835712898" border="0" /></a><br />Even a burger would hit the spot right now.<br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEimdMYesDBgoEnTH2rloE14OLsRALCrxmVqA2OrnlRiZWEAuX8QbgVdjyDgK_-vDZVvIAuO_jAUCB1oEyFPQVe-MJbk2Khim0ztP-2XlXF8V8xzukU-a6B2iMictPQ-I2s4AM8HRJPsWAA/s1600/Legoman+is+bored+011a.JPG"><img style="cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 320px; height: 240px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEimdMYesDBgoEnTH2rloE14OLsRALCrxmVqA2OrnlRiZWEAuX8QbgVdjyDgK_-vDZVvIAuO_jAUCB1oEyFPQVe-MJbk2Khim0ztP-2XlXF8V8xzukU-a6B2iMictPQ-I2s4AM8HRJPsWAA/s320/Legoman+is+bored+011a.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5623453737723223426" border="0" /></a><br />Anything to break up the monotony.<br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgqGb7PY7C_sIDiZ0MlaWbixcpLC1kV__ec25MmYWvIeD1XuRFpG1xE_vEB5vE23UUljnPZU0sgAfa_pV11XsXG_1s9Nh0VsTdDsHMTNTPuvQROcmsJ1pUfsk9WNVrcZLa53UN-QZJLPxY/s1600/Legoman+is+bored+012a.JPG"><img style="cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 320px; height: 240px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgqGb7PY7C_sIDiZ0MlaWbixcpLC1kV__ec25MmYWvIeD1XuRFpG1xE_vEB5vE23UUljnPZU0sgAfa_pV11XsXG_1s9Nh0VsTdDsHMTNTPuvQROcmsJ1pUfsk9WNVrcZLa53UN-QZJLPxY/s320/Legoman+is+bored+012a.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5623453741494700930" border="0" /></a><br />In the meantime, I sit and dream of better days...<br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgRy1iUXVfux23_yqxRgB8cGyhv2dyr6AO7MFHSFM12uzpTsq3mw0I3V5FDhMX6MOMseihFil06l6jSLQdRK1YLKK29KIpUaTJilhjETySQ2cjTv5xtFCFP1CorKo_nagjvWbBTvjNkdG0/s1600/Legoman+is+bored+013.JPG"><img style="cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 320px; height: 240px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgRy1iUXVfux23_yqxRgB8cGyhv2dyr6AO7MFHSFM12uzpTsq3mw0I3V5FDhMX6MOMseihFil06l6jSLQdRK1YLKK29KIpUaTJilhjETySQ2cjTv5xtFCFP1CorKo_nagjvWbBTvjNkdG0/s320/Legoman+is+bored+013.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5623453745066579986" border="0" /></a><br />days when I wasn't so bored.Legomanhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14186174078145329860noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4198347433075919732.post-68937029863695754772011-04-24T19:47:00.001-07:002011-04-24T19:51:13.385-07:00*sigh* Time to go home...It's been really fun, but it's time for me to depart. I only wish I could have had another week here to visit and do more fun stuff. But, as they say, we'll always have Paris. (Hmm... Paris... there's a thought.)<br /><br />Just one more thing:<br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjM9Jj0lUkLFbXijKJDEIG_8at54KO7WLb5rJBcwxTaamyjolEaL3SMgAoP8PZD8V7ALmHam1HZ2_x6TOaqx0nvVaZ3pwjFj860hB-vaOc2U4eut2ua7i3RA78ZD_bZKZCO-terKJE28UQ/s1600/Legoman+finds+a+frog.jpg"><img style="cursor: pointer; width: 320px; height: 240px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjM9Jj0lUkLFbXijKJDEIG_8at54KO7WLb5rJBcwxTaamyjolEaL3SMgAoP8PZD8V7ALmHam1HZ2_x6TOaqx0nvVaZ3pwjFj860hB-vaOc2U4eut2ua7i3RA78ZD_bZKZCO-terKJE28UQ/s320/Legoman+finds+a+frog.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5599348058867911586" border="0" /></a><br />OH YEAH! Found one! Though it's not quite what I expected.Legomanhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14186174078145329860noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4198347433075919732.post-1864293743676758792011-04-23T15:13:00.000-07:002011-04-23T15:13:00.093-07:00A day in BerkeleyToday we're going to fabulous Berkeley.<br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh7ri2qmcL7pLtTZMHz30JUoATwAxKv-s94PntUgYsUsCxZmjBQ9vpI7FH7NDNVrtcz-IXvczb6mVXfgUOPm8uku-_Qt2xdNg3WqJowFVVeOIO-kPAR2AfUeVfY315ZQRIitoMzwO240GA/s1600/01+-+our+lovely+hostess.jpg"><img style="cursor: pointer; width: 320px; height: 240px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh7ri2qmcL7pLtTZMHz30JUoATwAxKv-s94PntUgYsUsCxZmjBQ9vpI7FH7NDNVrtcz-IXvczb6mVXfgUOPm8uku-_Qt2xdNg3WqJowFVVeOIO-kPAR2AfUeVfY315ZQRIitoMzwO240GA/s320/01+-+our+lovely+hostess.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5598844347203493170" border="0" /></a><br />And here is Marcia, my lovely hostess for the day.<br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiBNFhd2OX3Q06RMcvgURh6IkWT5OnaHodNtYhdTFWyK2JFY17CMcC7ledHvhpvjvbXHPaLgwpmGMB3MPzQJi9v53XHzwyhcCQEIXdh8mgRY4fK7EnOBkxR-RkP0qb0pJ6H5gdLYYEWZFg/s1600/02+-+lunch+at+la+note.jpg"><img style="cursor: pointer; width: 320px; height: 240px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiBNFhd2OX3Q06RMcvgURh6IkWT5OnaHodNtYhdTFWyK2JFY17CMcC7ledHvhpvjvbXHPaLgwpmGMB3MPzQJi9v53XHzwyhcCQEIXdh8mgRY4fK7EnOBkxR-RkP0qb0pJ6H5gdLYYEWZFg/s320/02+-+lunch+at+la+note.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5598844350626119186" border="0" /></a><br />We are at <a href="http://www.lanoterestaurant.com/">La Note</a> for lunch. Mmmmmm, La Note.<br /><br />What should I choose? Lots of things on the menu sound delicious. A lot of breakfast items sound really good (gingerbread pancakes? Mmmm!), but since it's lunchtime...<br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiK5ZYTEUT_k4yDWlbOnSPwk4HtMETqHp4MxMyv6w_yJNEnJMeIcJtvtTRiEF1kYNRWjSrVhOzwS3gEJYrJ8uv5OfLr6fMj1sJ6ZwIf20S1ZkswO91H3VpO3Jq_AxZMPlwD056AY6FCvzI/s1600/03+-+baguette+and+pate.jpg"><img style="cursor: pointer; width: 320px; height: 240px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiK5ZYTEUT_k4yDWlbOnSPwk4HtMETqHp4MxMyv6w_yJNEnJMeIcJtvtTRiEF1kYNRWjSrVhOzwS3gEJYrJ8uv5OfLr6fMj1sJ6ZwIf20S1ZkswO91H3VpO3Jq_AxZMPlwD056AY6FCvzI/s320/03+-+baguette+and+pate.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5598844236069450866" border="0" /></a><br />I'll have a baguette au pâté with petits cornichons and tossed greens. Mmmm, delish.<br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhY9PWtxVPyPFHB609AVECoZ6j03ekQb-IHeyg4Iv4MGmX3iu0TvHzw6VRYLkMPE4neOKlIbHBRxEL_12obhrSQPrjCjjTVJ2KJK44defwfzmkuVDgCYC6N1O4FMF5rcoL3Y2LwRkbRmJE/s1600/04+-+lacis+doll+heads.jpg"><img style="cursor: pointer; width: 320px; height: 240px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhY9PWtxVPyPFHB609AVECoZ6j03ekQb-IHeyg4Iv4MGmX3iu0TvHzw6VRYLkMPE4neOKlIbHBRxEL_12obhrSQPrjCjjTVJ2KJK44defwfzmkuVDgCYC6N1O4FMF5rcoL3Y2LwRkbRmJE/s320/04+-+lacis+doll+heads.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5598844232276063314" border="0" /></a><br />After a leisurely lunch, we went shopping. Here's a somewhat macabre collection of doll parts. But I guess it's not really any stranger than the Build-a-Mini section of the Lego store.<br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhJiguFDttaXZYK5C_Jz_p8Ouqxr69GbjYRGGZl9WvT6YynOtoN5FS0lWjgj0Gnisxd2WCsmvhXF_Q0Ws8KTn25mJMDcFK164DCd0j1NR0mJI8Q4Qn2c08U3Gs8q_mbq9AwKpoi7kozZak/s1600/05+-+hearing+the+song+of+the+sea.jpg"><img style="cursor: pointer; width: 320px; height: 240px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhJiguFDttaXZYK5C_Jz_p8Ouqxr69GbjYRGGZl9WvT6YynOtoN5FS0lWjgj0Gnisxd2WCsmvhXF_Q0Ws8KTn25mJMDcFK164DCd0j1NR0mJI8Q4Qn2c08U3Gs8q_mbq9AwKpoi7kozZak/s320/05+-+hearing+the+song+of+the+sea.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5598844222734365122" border="0" /></a><br />Ariel? Is that you?<br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh_1d5_uT6WJI9ge0z08SGIHja4Vh94lrK8B9CnToUNuXtUL7nrDmpO1T6b_QNAw9EKbsh8_7pAv61HKDZHKudcUC9hXcJb7HANwdYSM1vbztexLYGQD9sCrM3aNrV2MxJrym4Sipxw7CQ/s1600/06+-+dmc+perle+cottons.jpg"><img style="cursor: pointer; width: 320px; height: 240px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh_1d5_uT6WJI9ge0z08SGIHja4Vh94lrK8B9CnToUNuXtUL7nrDmpO1T6b_QNAw9EKbsh8_7pAv61HKDZHKudcUC9hXcJb7HANwdYSM1vbztexLYGQD9sCrM3aNrV2MxJrym4Sipxw7CQ/s320/06+-+dmc+perle+cottons.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5598844224698075058" border="0" /></a><br />They also had about a bazillion little spools of perle cotton in every color you could imagine, plus a few you can't.<br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhyHy-y-MfmHW4IZ9e13HjSuA76j1PXt4VukuNrqjTE-gtAGOaHkjtqhL6PxErmhNEtJckYGeGlmxqvNdMtE2LGQfHCT7yGvtH_IRNDADYqvhjhIrWvwbWwFnxkjNP8sAaSVklkuO594Uk/s1600/07+-+pasta+shop+cheese+at+rockridge+market+hall.jpg"><img style="cursor: pointer; width: 320px; height: 240px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhyHy-y-MfmHW4IZ9e13HjSuA76j1PXt4VukuNrqjTE-gtAGOaHkjtqhL6PxErmhNEtJckYGeGlmxqvNdMtE2LGQfHCT7yGvtH_IRNDADYqvhjhIrWvwbWwFnxkjNP8sAaSVklkuO594Uk/s320/07+-+pasta+shop+cheese+at+rockridge+market+hall.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5598844220774043522" border="0" /></a><br />Then we went looking for cheese in the Pasta Shop at <a href="http://www.rockridgemarkethall.com/">Rockridge Market Hall</a>. Ah, fromage! Quite a lot of local cheeses, too. (I like Mt. Tam.)<br /><br />Adventure! Excitement! Cheese! And no frogs! It was a good day.Legomanhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14186174078145329860noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4198347433075919732.post-43733745316463891802011-04-22T17:35:00.000-07:002011-04-22T17:39:22.242-07:00Big world, small houseIf my adventures have taught me one thing, it's that the world is big. Really big. Crazy stupid incredible big.<br /><br />Now, I don't want you to think I'm complaining, because I'm not.<br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg69wFwbvGcoAufwfmXtKLk3fSCslBPTdr1SPBr1_J7h2QDA50sB02r0pZXMOTs6HE-9jTgg3RF-3go6zbszm7zH4ylXYXRmMd-jxaAcJQx4OfnzumPoC1o-7Vkwd0On9QHrA-MXof8GKQ/s1600/Legoman+on+the+sconce.jpg"><img style="cursor: pointer; width: 320px; height: 240px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg69wFwbvGcoAufwfmXtKLk3fSCslBPTdr1SPBr1_J7h2QDA50sB02r0pZXMOTs6HE-9jTgg3RF-3go6zbszm7zH4ylXYXRmMd-jxaAcJQx4OfnzumPoC1o-7Vkwd0On9QHrA-MXof8GKQ/s320/Legoman+on+the+sconce.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5598566277842884514" border="0" /></a><br />Sometimes the fact that the world is so big is kind of cool.<br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgrPzHQV5kWqaGAHPbLchsY9gE7O1ZmuX3FkdMVMjYHWGyDuO7S1KK1DLQJWj3KeOBBj1H-27WDotX1hk7nRampsE-pTiqvYNPVBsrkDFRZ2_R80SUuiK5VVqxF10c2A7km90ssths1_ss/s1600/like+being+in+a+lighthouse.jpg"><img style="cursor: pointer; width: 320px; height: 240px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgrPzHQV5kWqaGAHPbLchsY9gE7O1ZmuX3FkdMVMjYHWGyDuO7S1KK1DLQJWj3KeOBBj1H-27WDotX1hk7nRampsE-pTiqvYNPVBsrkDFRZ2_R80SUuiK5VVqxF10c2A7km90ssths1_ss/s320/like+being+in+a+lighthouse.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5598566284426115570" border="0" /></a><br />But every now and then, I get to wishing that things were sized a little... oh, I don't know... smaller, maybe?<br /><br />So today I was very excited to discover some things that were just the right size for me.<br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEggl5oIgV5pYflV70Tlp3ZrU24G9xJHWPLpb_xMcSpWWbpP4kF2Qh35Q1jwGkcTt3H7rhKPxaHPa4aqFWqSBCBXMoc3JGda5CCTUc_qN6S6rfc_vwBsxHI91eCjm7-XJurmnBWV-fBXy3A/s1600/a+house+Legomans+size.jpg"><img style="cursor: pointer; width: 320px; height: 240px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEggl5oIgV5pYflV70Tlp3ZrU24G9xJHWPLpb_xMcSpWWbpP4kF2Qh35Q1jwGkcTt3H7rhKPxaHPa4aqFWqSBCBXMoc3JGda5CCTUc_qN6S6rfc_vwBsxHI91eCjm7-XJurmnBWV-fBXy3A/s320/a+house+Legomans+size.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5598567729046865442" border="0" /></a><br />Things like a house! A whole house!<br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiiawxmjB0t4mDP587sGIIsq3JjsIlJGCZYFa1komVmkPxGz8jUElz78pup4d84RJw5g63i0jqmk0UxSJwXU1dhjDOhZTV4SWKC4WQHHp1FEieQ6GMLD4zf0Q1cbijLfoG7WR2IEtKCwtQ/s1600/in+the+kitchen.jpg"><img style="cursor: pointer; width: 320px; height: 240px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiiawxmjB0t4mDP587sGIIsq3JjsIlJGCZYFa1komVmkPxGz8jUElz78pup4d84RJw5g63i0jqmk0UxSJwXU1dhjDOhZTV4SWKC4WQHHp1FEieQ6GMLD4zf0Q1cbijLfoG7WR2IEtKCwtQ/s320/in+the+kitchen.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5598567871242536018" border="0" /></a><br />With a very nice kitchen, I might add. Let's see what's in the fridge.<br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhN1Bj1JezKm2dbwCJKRri_q1ItIMQxZMGbMRAviMHb2bXLPRozMZtdOMXR76VPaOPKoLaWWow13U9CVO9xFreO9MKIyXCzkeoAc4rlqyi9oJ0ylOzMY5CHngYWvjxYydMG23zrcEYVUEc/s1600/behind+the+cash+register.jpg"><img style="cursor: pointer; width: 320px; height: 240px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhN1Bj1JezKm2dbwCJKRri_q1ItIMQxZMGbMRAviMHb2bXLPRozMZtdOMXR76VPaOPKoLaWWow13U9CVO9xFreO9MKIyXCzkeoAc4rlqyi9oJ0ylOzMY5CHngYWvjxYydMG23zrcEYVUEc/s320/behind+the+cash+register.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5598568817720379778" border="0" /></a><br />In the same building there's a nice little corner store, complete with cash register.<br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjkizvGAX5iIyoxrxCoWeZ2MYZ1LqN91q_ZGVoK6abrXL0CY0txq1MN0I-JVXMiTYNBz-LYCsSW8TdkfIn66mBCEOkUdEbRJoYlOpjmn0GfGDa-ePsXeuRhfza93jxkCxMUnz4OaJIKR_8/s1600/weird+produce.jpg"><img style="cursor: pointer; width: 320px; height: 240px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjkizvGAX5iIyoxrxCoWeZ2MYZ1LqN91q_ZGVoK6abrXL0CY0txq1MN0I-JVXMiTYNBz-LYCsSW8TdkfIn66mBCEOkUdEbRJoYlOpjmn0GfGDa-ePsXeuRhfza93jxkCxMUnz4OaJIKR_8/s320/weird+produce.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5598569009618705218" border="0" /></a><br />The produce department is a little weird, though.<br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhkL5tVkHnbc0x4meRnXgXGBOVUtp7mWtLYmTSxpxgJ22hN2A84uMs8nWxewCB-l80M8pPvmwRgx9gmg2g7S0tovisIhHnKgP-G5WGcEj92h6m0UbF2mQU02uguIEocFTXW1pvs7mUJi78/s1600/awesome+car.jpg"><img style="cursor: pointer; width: 305px; height: 320px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhkL5tVkHnbc0x4meRnXgXGBOVUtp7mWtLYmTSxpxgJ22hN2A84uMs8nWxewCB-l80M8pPvmwRgx9gmg2g7S0tovisIhHnKgP-G5WGcEj92h6m0UbF2mQU02uguIEocFTXW1pvs7mUJi78/s320/awesome+car.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5598569617716926962" border="0" /></a><br />Outside there was an awesome muscle car. I think I'm taking this baby out for a spin to look for frogs. And I shall call it... THE FROGINATOR.<br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg9UrvXFqp9Kz-Hnc2-c5I6V1rVNWkLumGPBpB2SoW_xGCoD-4bX_ur7GqhVFHYZS5w9fD34kbDxJ8kukaAorkgdYImlTcqA521VPU0pFHLxP0e4mb2treGzaD8MMB21TwCfUJ1sox3fFc/s1600/mister+i.jpg"><img style="cursor: pointer; width: 320px; height: 240px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg9UrvXFqp9Kz-Hnc2-c5I6V1rVNWkLumGPBpB2SoW_xGCoD-4bX_ur7GqhVFHYZS5w9fD34kbDxJ8kukaAorkgdYImlTcqA521VPU0pFHLxP0e4mb2treGzaD8MMB21TwCfUJ1sox3fFc/s320/mister+i.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5598571046807879570" border="0" /></a><br />Here's Mister I, who is a fun guy. And he has good taste in Batman shirts.<br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjyWFQkYn72d59R5tiETYxXwHopSHmVHA2V7kOUCUJRRmFNY8XauIcfuNkh9bnJIeOnvZbxQl_4xfRTFzD_YOGLs3QGzmgsJFlij-LdMivqhcuFNFqe4AtT4HBd0Tc53NnXjyAfyAB23Ms/s1600/i+and+e.jpg"><img style="cursor: pointer; width: 320px; height: 240px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjyWFQkYn72d59R5tiETYxXwHopSHmVHA2V7kOUCUJRRmFNY8XauIcfuNkh9bnJIeOnvZbxQl_4xfRTFzD_YOGLs3QGzmgsJFlij-LdMivqhcuFNFqe4AtT4HBd0Tc53NnXjyAfyAB23Ms/s320/i+and+e.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5598571051821238642" border="0" /></a><br />Here he's joined by Miss E. Thanks for letting me play with the toys, guys!Legomanhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14186174078145329860noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4198347433075919732.post-80802747500890671502011-04-22T12:22:00.000-07:002011-04-22T12:22:01.106-07:00Lunchtime!I don't know about you, but I'm hungry.<br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi6YjD61HGDlh9yTHfSYV0o_RMBd-67SSYOLBBR8oIulmI-L_mVXmp6L0KibcPCg9cSBJVKK-a7VVRcyJcm-qE27noqDOK7IiqKYa3YxWymeCunoiWyd-PQOG21s9ttWvNW-y7wgVKtykg/s1600/01+-+Legoman+goes+to+lunch.jpg"><img style="cursor: pointer; width: 320px; height: 240px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi6YjD61HGDlh9yTHfSYV0o_RMBd-67SSYOLBBR8oIulmI-L_mVXmp6L0KibcPCg9cSBJVKK-a7VVRcyJcm-qE27noqDOK7IiqKYa3YxWymeCunoiWyd-PQOG21s9ttWvNW-y7wgVKtykg/s320/01+-+Legoman+goes+to+lunch.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5598305331714262962" border="0" /></a><br />Time for lunch.<br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjrBT27cyb38a4sgPk_9mslFUbKD_uBahiNsTlLcenNuC_iiU6WCk0G9u5_eCX4qtv8H6fXV3cHlJsvi3WNvWGtl2wgv9ZOLy8UA1lnd_WxSWtbuRJ6FZ1OQU5r0_G3JLl3-mFYaDfAr2s/s1600/02+-+the+restaurant.jpg"><img style="cursor: pointer; width: 320px; height: 240px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjrBT27cyb38a4sgPk_9mslFUbKD_uBahiNsTlLcenNuC_iiU6WCk0G9u5_eCX4qtv8H6fXV3cHlJsvi3WNvWGtl2wgv9ZOLy8UA1lnd_WxSWtbuRJ6FZ1OQU5r0_G3JLl3-mFYaDfAr2s/s320/02+-+the+restaurant.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5598305326921577890" border="0" /></a><br />And here's where we're eating today: a nice Mexican restaurant.<br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgyeBPaDEyohdgtS0-5SAo0KoNx0zdl_G6r-SMrkfccHPdKGOGU2n4a9D9CHMYjFWZLm5D7fnuBzs4MCy-Ie__4bVY6Z_tZUr97NfbkhOQVaJH6bGiLgfRh8CsbXB8ns4vJ3JfZG-ORXtc/s1600/03+-+restaurant+decor.jpg"><img style="cursor: pointer; width: 320px; height: 240px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgyeBPaDEyohdgtS0-5SAo0KoNx0zdl_G6r-SMrkfccHPdKGOGU2n4a9D9CHMYjFWZLm5D7fnuBzs4MCy-Ie__4bVY6Z_tZUr97NfbkhOQVaJH6bGiLgfRh8CsbXB8ns4vJ3JfZG-ORXtc/s320/03+-+restaurant+decor.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5598305250237853170" border="0" /></a><br />Spiffy interior decor, too.<br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhL6k6xYYwfARdr0WWRguNG8YpCzxpuB-GBpERTCVHJD9fZ71N3fVE77nkCcEq8hFbTmnu3FBDnS_IBDMki-2SXEj239GyYKFp72qCa345h7QqqSoO_Qdfoc2bRKO6ChpnJv68eo-x3iIs/s1600/04+-+mmm+salsa.jpg"><img style="cursor: pointer; width: 320px; height: 240px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhL6k6xYYwfARdr0WWRguNG8YpCzxpuB-GBpERTCVHJD9fZ71N3fVE77nkCcEq8hFbTmnu3FBDnS_IBDMki-2SXEj239GyYKFp72qCa345h7QqqSoO_Qdfoc2bRKO6ChpnJv68eo-x3iIs/s320/04+-+mmm+salsa.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5598305243645780914" border="0" /></a><br />The waiter brought us some chips and salsa. Mmmm, salsa.<br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhLEMdiEXqdaOs_ALOo1wEL2oqsTVGKjILZs2nwZGexl62T5jnzwQvXI7akQ_RBqpZkPlQ0vmnt0JCZ4UoDQRRZSHhNhb1Y581oxpKpNHlxB9lw3SHMKui7kfPLdoYCuqgkml9cdZ7N8sw/s1600/05+-+checking+out+salsa.jpg"><img style="cursor: pointer; width: 320px; height: 240px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhLEMdiEXqdaOs_ALOo1wEL2oqsTVGKjILZs2nwZGexl62T5jnzwQvXI7akQ_RBqpZkPlQ0vmnt0JCZ4UoDQRRZSHhNhb1Y581oxpKpNHlxB9lw3SHMKui7kfPLdoYCuqgkml9cdZ7N8sw/s320/05+-+checking+out+salsa.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5598305234235266210" border="0" /></a><br />Salsa is addictive. I had chip after chip after chip...<br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgi-c3fZAHgP20IxeAcdSFhIgWfwfsN7ZHZHYLn7U9Qrq84A8ctUGKHdHnV_6eN4iSt92FXRppjx1smHtYZVnaD0kjbEJKxHp4eIEY3IcKqx6oJE2GKYGZfEwAwlxXR_-EZ3fi0WCgwGGI/s1600/06+-+full+of+chips+and+salsa.jpg"><img style="cursor: pointer; width: 320px; height: 240px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgi-c3fZAHgP20IxeAcdSFhIgWfwfsN7ZHZHYLn7U9Qrq84A8ctUGKHdHnV_6eN4iSt92FXRppjx1smHtYZVnaD0kjbEJKxHp4eIEY3IcKqx6oJE2GKYGZfEwAwlxXR_-EZ3fi0WCgwGGI/s320/06+-+full+of+chips+and+salsa.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5598305236297466434" border="0" /></a><br />until the chips were gone and I was full. And that was before the entrees arrived!<br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjhgJgi2NdwUbbhqq0XiheN4vK00JVqf0zqEVq0qg808iPbZ4DftLsden8e2L3S-HlpcQuIb753Baoh960GaeqPzdyVpYWaCCRqMJZfbq3RvpDiVQnhFccM-k8IRIpNCNLBvRInnYlQ-CI/s1600/07+-+facedown+in+the+guac.jpg"><img style="cursor: pointer; width: 320px; height: 240px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjhgJgi2NdwUbbhqq0XiheN4vK00JVqf0zqEVq0qg808iPbZ4DftLsden8e2L3S-HlpcQuIb753Baoh960GaeqPzdyVpYWaCCRqMJZfbq3RvpDiVQnhFccM-k8IRIpNCNLBvRInnYlQ-CI/s320/07+-+facedown+in+the+guac.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5598305230816301538" border="0" /></a><br />Just so you know, I am not OM NOM NOM NOMing the guacamole. I am... uh... I'm looking for frogs! Yeah, that's it.Legomanhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14186174078145329860noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4198347433075919732.post-730956253904805442011-04-21T15:23:00.000-07:002011-04-21T15:23:00.429-07:00Discovery and the search for Pseudacris regillaMaybe you'd like to know how the flight went for me?<br /><br />Pretty well, actually...<br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhHdcXI3uZ_XF_KXCnMk5xJpytkVYpk-SDLCZ5JN1KuGiltpLSYmN8zMJEfrTajHxlgyV_Ibku2N5Jxq4qUCbGrBghp5GxpCBaZeIidzPk0EyK04uzmFRzDJWdj57F-wgUYeVNnoB6YEkQ/s1600/Legoman+discovered+during+layover.jpg"><img style="cursor: pointer; width: 320px; height: 240px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhHdcXI3uZ_XF_KXCnMk5xJpytkVYpk-SDLCZ5JN1KuGiltpLSYmN8zMJEfrTajHxlgyV_Ibku2N5Jxq4qUCbGrBghp5GxpCBaZeIidzPk0EyK04uzmFRzDJWdj57F-wgUYeVNnoB6YEkQ/s320/Legoman+discovered+during+layover.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5597934500494240082" border="0" /></a><br />until this lady found me hiding in her makeup bag during a layover at the Long Beach airport. (I think maybe I gave myself away by eating a whole bunch of her Altoids, but I couldn't help myself. They were delicious.)<br /><br />I explained that I was a world traveler, and she seemed skeptical, but she let me come with her anyway. Now I'm staying in a house in the East Bay Area of California.<br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg9tuvxXzA3-d4dpNp-jeeW0b4hz0aJmJe8g795qt5zQW5gjTqoVH7SiWqx_yoBHAmaqpF2DroXdfTETu9q0gqI9Sp4Yy5G1A7rSKogsNuqS6mOOtcp3myt-ZH3kWKeYKMAoGThyphenhyphenlSCiBM/s1600/Legoman+hears+frogs.jpg"><img style="cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 320px; height: 240px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg9tuvxXzA3-d4dpNp-jeeW0b4hz0aJmJe8g795qt5zQW5gjTqoVH7SiWqx_yoBHAmaqpF2DroXdfTETu9q0gqI9Sp4Yy5G1A7rSKogsNuqS6mOOtcp3myt-ZH3kWKeYKMAoGThyphenhyphenlSCiBM/s320/Legoman+hears+frogs.jpg" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5597935413100230178" /></a><br />Wait, what's that noise?<br /><br />It sounds a lot like <a href="http://californiaherps.com/sounds/p.regilla.mp3">this</a>.<br /><br />Maybe I'll go out into the yard and take a look around, see where the noise is coming from.<br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEglKBcGCQbpUWKmEBTauWP84Eib9UKx1ptWJOWpiEbJ-akjfZNFKL66chGfh8vJUW-AJMgzihFqv5H785LVSFH6Ns-Vw_y0pm5NESiIWk8hvfsODwwIgVwwuSqHLat-tcDVgYuksz7PBRY/s1600/Legoman+in+lemon+tree.jpg"><img style="cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 320px; height: 240px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEglKBcGCQbpUWKmEBTauWP84Eib9UKx1ptWJOWpiEbJ-akjfZNFKL66chGfh8vJUW-AJMgzihFqv5H785LVSFH6Ns-Vw_y0pm5NESiIWk8hvfsODwwIgVwwuSqHLat-tcDVgYuksz7PBRY/s320/Legoman+in+lemon+tree.jpg" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5597936378605974610" /></a><br />They have a lemon tree growing in this yard. I thought a high vantage point might help me figure out the source of the noise, but it's not helping.<br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgzqyY-NbN4eM0TpYeRMScdAFDcM-lpH9kl33j2X4xLjznA5F-0z7bXPMclhXifW1D_t4V7C4mDXyNCySPKul3ZHVtuq_CH1C1IQHazdkZnSvBvmyJgAekhOkf101hgRhuhQ7-x2QsbkBo/s1600/no+frogs+yet.jpg"><img style="cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 320px; height: 240px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgzqyY-NbN4eM0TpYeRMScdAFDcM-lpH9kl33j2X4xLjznA5F-0z7bXPMclhXifW1D_t4V7C4mDXyNCySPKul3ZHVtuq_CH1C1IQHazdkZnSvBvmyJgAekhOkf101hgRhuhQ7-x2QsbkBo/s320/no+frogs+yet.jpg" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5597936966472233682" /></a><br />I do see some lemons, though. And a whole lot of ivy.<br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgMcJyyhS0za9dFElpUWR9JtlQGuecGkYOv3tAnMHH9FZ8Io-ERe3Ej36fJM0tdxfNvWgswfPEmeGbrLta7MY3BfC8njaIpbux773x4IZrePWhjcluYmqaPlzkkvoq787ckgE7osiy77bU/s1600/taking+a+break.jpg"><img style="cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 320px; height: 240px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgMcJyyhS0za9dFElpUWR9JtlQGuecGkYOv3tAnMHH9FZ8Io-ERe3Ej36fJM0tdxfNvWgswfPEmeGbrLta7MY3BfC8njaIpbux773x4IZrePWhjcluYmqaPlzkkvoq787ckgE7osiy77bU/s320/taking+a+break.jpg" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5597937830487071602" /></a><br />I've got to stop and think for a minute. Where have I heard that noise before?<br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhPaOr0Y42F0FOSkPBh9MyY_QgdyZ1TxXpr1_WVzSAfWOynh4yEOy3Tcp5dVtzv_EBM9XyEqcGNgdiNfOuTPLCa8A-cSXOVH7fodplNy3FBunBDX2G2hmQd3sMjWP-0PUh8-zc348z6hn4/s1600/still+taking+a+break.jpg"><img style="cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 320px; height: 240px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhPaOr0Y42F0FOSkPBh9MyY_QgdyZ1TxXpr1_WVzSAfWOynh4yEOy3Tcp5dVtzv_EBM9XyEqcGNgdiNfOuTPLCa8A-cSXOVH7fodplNy3FBunBDX2G2hmQd3sMjWP-0PUh8-zc348z6hn4/s320/still+taking+a+break.jpg" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5597938112578864082" /></a><br />Thanks, lady. What's that? Frogs? Really?!<br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEii1IokuC13xSvzFg33KDglRLQMfL_yH3gtIGoijRTet22lXpYbGw-2-U5wMBGY1NrwMEZLQVzkQlRlaayNo3U5J89YL7W8Ayn6G57Te5nKifA9iMpMH70Qu-zHCtJTBw6vQ7hRZlnRsdc/s1600/in+the+flowers.jpg"><img style="cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 320px; height: 240px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEii1IokuC13xSvzFg33KDglRLQMfL_yH3gtIGoijRTet22lXpYbGw-2-U5wMBGY1NrwMEZLQVzkQlRlaayNo3U5J89YL7W8Ayn6G57Te5nKifA9iMpMH70Qu-zHCtJTBw6vQ7hRZlnRsdc/s320/in+the+flowers.jpg" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5597938453134007986" /></a><br />It's time for further investigation. Yoo-hoo! Froggies! Where are you?<br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEipeKFK6pT3TIMWcLT1wsPRqz_yXuHt-YUJdkEOw2_KXMR7GWQogAMO8Dgxi7LVMsghf76h5CiohB8F9iGf4-v13BLy7z6CIdHwyhKKiz47WsyQSvoqi39jXgV5wKkwILqPP9aZkpW6_lM/s1600/M+likes+Legoman.jpg"><img style="cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 320px; height: 240px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEipeKFK6pT3TIMWcLT1wsPRqz_yXuHt-YUJdkEOw2_KXMR7GWQogAMO8Dgxi7LVMsghf76h5CiohB8F9iGf4-v13BLy7z6CIdHwyhKKiz47WsyQSvoqi39jXgV5wKkwILqPP9aZkpW6_lM/s320/M+likes+Legoman.jpg" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5597939406074975106" /></a><br />This is Miss M. I think she likes me.<br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiMLpQxujAxv_8IZE7SJOLOGMLyDySjD_gh-aFyJ0BphwiMxvfRapUjZMDGEoL-Q3j9bCbY9wNaeO0Ry4pWfZfZZIZCMhxFgkgLLgVdW3pLNhqSQrIiXUIiFCV__0UVExwWoz-MuPH02_U/s1600/H+likes+Legoman+too.jpg"><img style="cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 320px; height: 237px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiMLpQxujAxv_8IZE7SJOLOGMLyDySjD_gh-aFyJ0BphwiMxvfRapUjZMDGEoL-Q3j9bCbY9wNaeO0Ry4pWfZfZZIZCMhxFgkgLLgVdW3pLNhqSQrIiXUIiFCV__0UVExwWoz-MuPH02_U/s320/H+likes+Legoman+too.jpg" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5597939411495002754" /></a><br />And this is Miss H. I think she likes me too.<br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjTMXayWKek3QyyFrv8cWpMDXQ41FUxIWEUtEe10cY_XsDrVGrOIbArVApaDKIwG8vzL_QECrC5KSNYzqc5QrjHy1ZhYB9GiOTkKtwiYBYaeCAj_LEzjw0AuAUyc4C0GmwmRz35blbqJt8/s1600/H+helps+Legoman+look+for+frogs.jpg"><img style="cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 320px; height: 240px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjTMXayWKek3QyyFrv8cWpMDXQ41FUxIWEUtEe10cY_XsDrVGrOIbArVApaDKIwG8vzL_QECrC5KSNYzqc5QrjHy1ZhYB9GiOTkKtwiYBYaeCAj_LEzjw0AuAUyc4C0GmwmRz35blbqJt8/s320/H+helps+Legoman+look+for+frogs.jpg" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5597939418457114962" /></a><br />Miss H is helping me look for frogs.<br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiahc4ULfWA5FPS75Jihe0XDJ0L576cZOcly5HVyyvGae0tA1ASXglpW98cz8lIS6KA_7dFT1WLtFSz0f7udqgeWt-y4TaXLE8EtqGtexDyJO3-1LaRUNx1MJO2qdz5jXu-X_cmbtT8Bcs/s1600/still+searching.jpg"><img style="cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 320px; height: 240px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiahc4ULfWA5FPS75Jihe0XDJ0L576cZOcly5HVyyvGae0tA1ASXglpW98cz8lIS6KA_7dFT1WLtFSz0f7udqgeWt-y4TaXLE8EtqGtexDyJO3-1LaRUNx1MJO2qdz5jXu-X_cmbtT8Bcs/s320/still+searching.jpg" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5597940261815029378" /></a><br />Still searching, but these must be really small frogs. I can't seem to find them anywhere.<br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg-W4yjtlDe-dw0ks2rGD6kmwsp7Mc24yKwvRxJ54o-BZe3Vq5oc0OLvMYx-C254iVimH5VX8D9wrC3xFgojb8_V0KSQmQk-oL6PR8ogKPp69UQx_n5HxLDIihubND8TpDJmXhAwLwfU-A/s1600/looking+down.jpg"><img style="cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 320px; height: 240px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg-W4yjtlDe-dw0ks2rGD6kmwsp7Mc24yKwvRxJ54o-BZe3Vq5oc0OLvMYx-C254iVimH5VX8D9wrC3xFgojb8_V0KSQmQk-oL6PR8ogKPp69UQx_n5HxLDIihubND8TpDJmXhAwLwfU-A/s320/looking+down.jpg" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5597940267199154850" /></a><br />I wonder if -- oooh look, a slide!<br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi03QbeoSexlu1Ma7ONAA3BV_mBn6HAhW40PgvRvEVeswuqt_RU4-IqzIkONfKxf4d7COUI7DwLLUXsX3EcMsT95ZiDyYEHXdL8CX3fc1VUutLpWO2So1lC8CjF293PJ-F_ktkUyozJr98/s1600/we+will+look+for+frogs+tomorrow.jpg"><img style="cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 320px; height: 240px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi03QbeoSexlu1Ma7ONAA3BV_mBn6HAhW40PgvRvEVeswuqt_RU4-IqzIkONfKxf4d7COUI7DwLLUXsX3EcMsT95ZiDyYEHXdL8CX3fc1VUutLpWO2So1lC8CjF293PJ-F_ktkUyozJr98/s320/we+will+look+for+frogs+tomorrow.jpg" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5597940270911326962" /></a><br />WHEEEEEEEE!<br /><br />I guess we will resume the search for frogs tomorrow.Legomanhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14186174078145329860noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4198347433075919732.post-80941903566656238862011-04-20T23:47:00.000-07:002011-04-20T23:47:00.789-07:00I'm leaving on a jet plane...I didn't think I would leave so soon after my last trip, but this opportunity came up to visit the San Francisco Bay Area, and I've never been there before.<br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi9-rZ0Ih-WWFjRoN9mVadjHiuI8MOs_dAb0rKwqYfi91hF6mpNkHHsfnc3gHOHt1Rxz3D3oLh5hTYSf_YJfW9nqznAK8HryEz7_xRbFpar5jCzeGrsHfsmllaB1iCCyAAMYbg7x4H0UN8/s1600/legoman+in+suitcase.jpg"><img style="cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 320px; height: 240px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi9-rZ0Ih-WWFjRoN9mVadjHiuI8MOs_dAb0rKwqYfi91hF6mpNkHHsfnc3gHOHt1Rxz3D3oLh5hTYSf_YJfW9nqznAK8HryEz7_xRbFpar5jCzeGrsHfsmllaB1iCCyAAMYbg7x4H0UN8/s320/legoman+in+suitcase.jpg" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5597879771421369234" /></a><br />Ssshhh. I'm stowing away in this lady's suitcase. Don't tell!Legomanhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14186174078145329860noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4198347433075919732.post-19470594526868279692011-04-05T22:33:00.000-07:002011-04-14T02:54:05.894-07:00Beantown ahoy!Can you imagine a place where, back in 1919, many people were drowned in <a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Boston_Molasses_Disaster">a huge wave of molasses</a>? Believe it or not, it happened.<br /><br />A whole lot of other American history, too. In fact, I'm going to go see some of it. Come along, won't you?<br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh_fwjYvGksKg2LE9d8rvOTtCuoM3Ye8AITaqxeUhwRBYTavmacytf2-rjMpFbWYFMufTX2ccR4IzgRlcAQuvBSrm0UDPWUVSQzpeda4TV-ivGVB0XPf3Kpmj_EMdeumTGyKHVijBpWJ2A/s1600/haffenreffer.jpg"><img style="cursor: pointer; width: 240px; height: 320px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh_fwjYvGksKg2LE9d8rvOTtCuoM3Ye8AITaqxeUhwRBYTavmacytf2-rjMpFbWYFMufTX2ccR4IzgRlcAQuvBSrm0UDPWUVSQzpeda4TV-ivGVB0XPf3Kpmj_EMdeumTGyKHVijBpWJ2A/s320/haffenreffer.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5595323846724535058" border="0" /></a><br />We begin our tour at the edge of the Boston Public Garden, on the Haffenreffer Walk. This is the same garden that features in the book <i>Taking Care of Terrific</i> by Lois Lowry, and also in the picture book <i><a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Make_Way_for_Ducklings">Make Way for Ducklings</a></i> by Robert McCloskey.<br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhnnfxxVl37DgdQfk6nJ-uuoTs7QHsmkgf3rRn3hJqD1PNEKqEl44YY2pEdyZ3E9I_oWUBpcYqhNvuhieFkkCKBL2MFQ2vd531sf84sVXf4eXDCCl0Ip4GvJsBWlFzqShoz0Bxe2gZKwM0/s1600/washington+statue.jpg"><img style="cursor: pointer; width: 236px; height: 320px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhnnfxxVl37DgdQfk6nJ-uuoTs7QHsmkgf3rRn3hJqD1PNEKqEl44YY2pEdyZ3E9I_oWUBpcYqhNvuhieFkkCKBL2MFQ2vd531sf84sVXf4eXDCCl0Ip4GvJsBWlFzqShoz0Bxe2gZKwM0/s320/washington+statue.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5595323840711607858" border="0" /></a><br />Who's that off in the distance?<br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEghhVtQt507wZD70ZUv1nRpwysYJJ51-PvmcmCriki0tozTjKP_jB06E3SBHeOlav4OWD6oZK_sJYNWV-XzCcmvlf7NquFsEbjELaihFjKbsUcguCMkTIOmtEjdvqRx0v1Wyo1XsXKG9Io/s1600/washington+oblique.jpg"><img style="cursor: pointer; width: 320px; height: 237px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEghhVtQt507wZD70ZUv1nRpwysYJJ51-PvmcmCriki0tozTjKP_jB06E3SBHeOlav4OWD6oZK_sJYNWV-XzCcmvlf7NquFsEbjELaihFjKbsUcguCMkTIOmtEjdvqRx0v1Wyo1XsXKG9Io/s320/washington+oblique.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5595323838257259026" border="0" /></a><br />It's General Washington!<br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj5CJnak1KlT3BMsZ_CZT-a7YgB7JZYY1HIWXkfio3voIZc41C1zOITK7Do3N3DICBOrGqJr_3Jk0OVwXxEd1P7Zvpsc0IQLpgxiv_pUY_yVyUz1qdV2q6rzPvNqgWfU2HLnEL0x3WtIaE/s1600/edward+everett+hale+statue.jpg"><img style="cursor: pointer; width: 240px; height: 320px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj5CJnak1KlT3BMsZ_CZT-a7YgB7JZYY1HIWXkfio3voIZc41C1zOITK7Do3N3DICBOrGqJr_3Jk0OVwXxEd1P7Zvpsc0IQLpgxiv_pUY_yVyUz1qdV2q6rzPvNqgWfU2HLnEL0x3WtIaE/s320/edward+everett+hale+statue.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5595323719172463714" border="0" /></a><br />And this is a statue of <a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Edward_Everett_Hale">Edward Everett Hale</a>, famous literary guy.<br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjtj_-EwN-6G9Re1m3UbjlyY6MvbxndCLGKmdFc7yYiPHqKaRffgDNXfgTLCP0kk83EXuilBoSngHQghhhGoh0o8XiR2WisRCsLFtdkpPYvs8uuaom119G1uz9f4nKjBks0YzRO-Dyyomc/s1600/hale+shoe+with+legoman.jpg"><img style="cursor: pointer; width: 320px; height: 240px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjtj_-EwN-6G9Re1m3UbjlyY6MvbxndCLGKmdFc7yYiPHqKaRffgDNXfgTLCP0kk83EXuilBoSngHQghhhGoh0o8XiR2WisRCsLFtdkpPYvs8uuaom119G1uz9f4nKjBks0YzRO-Dyyomc/s320/hale+shoe+with+legoman.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5595323717267529234" border="0" /></a><br />He was pretty tall.<br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi6X9SWaccry8BHqeEORHc816jB2kcuP_PIBg4DGKS_hj6uIihm1xAjGmmP7Xf_K-Rexzy01PjhVP3KFvMtu_XR-dnjMO3IUR1Vcfjk8GWBwigCvGCDf6PhGa8znN5F9VBj1-Ya7ZzRCdU/s1600/boston+common+and+state+house.jpg"><img style="cursor: pointer; width: 240px; height: 320px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi6X9SWaccry8BHqeEORHc816jB2kcuP_PIBg4DGKS_hj6uIihm1xAjGmmP7Xf_K-Rexzy01PjhVP3KFvMtu_XR-dnjMO3IUR1Vcfjk8GWBwigCvGCDf6PhGa8znN5F9VBj1-Ya7ZzRCdU/s320/boston+common+and+state+house.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5595323714672743042" border="0" /></a><br />From here I walked across to Boston Common. You can see the Massachusetts State House from here, with its golden dome.<br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEixMwPg5qLt_2t_kcUXSCXjPzG4P6aSlcy0-KpVeWQPV7cDHB3a6il4VMHR4buDAI666xrPCMdMy8-yt8gTNgfpG55EM_vYCHRjMRfBWU9girQSLZUwdP_ZOKO8tA0_HUP6hCXAX-Pgw6k/s1600/tipped+gravestone.jpg"><img style="cursor: pointer; width: 240px; height: 320px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEixMwPg5qLt_2t_kcUXSCXjPzG4P6aSlcy0-KpVeWQPV7cDHB3a6il4VMHR4buDAI666xrPCMdMy8-yt8gTNgfpG55EM_vYCHRjMRfBWU9girQSLZUwdP_ZOKO8tA0_HUP6hCXAX-Pgw6k/s320/tipped+gravestone.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5595323703340760594" border="0" /></a><br />Not far from the State House is a graveyard called the Granary Burying Ground. Some of the graves date back to the 1600s. Many of them are tipped way over, like this memorial marker.<br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiykbBEu4pRM7DWIUCtS-8j1vRtVrSFnrbBJbXp3ccHTeV2A1UeVYa3ds_q2kYizzQI4CYluuchOt2GYwKDNDs43M1_qj_edX_ywMo8LU-P010gJ0g6FqrvGLmsfcQ0Y8vqfK4m4rZn2jk/s1600/mary+goose.jpg"><img style="cursor: pointer; width: 226px; height: 320px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiykbBEu4pRM7DWIUCtS-8j1vRtVrSFnrbBJbXp3ccHTeV2A1UeVYa3ds_q2kYizzQI4CYluuchOt2GYwKDNDs43M1_qj_edX_ywMo8LU-P010gJ0g6FqrvGLmsfcQ0Y8vqfK4m4rZn2jk/s320/mary+goose.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5595323706197393906" border="0" /></a><br />Here's the gravestone of Mary Goose, who died in 1690. Some people think she is the lady for whom the Mother Goose nursery rhymes are named. As you can probably tell, it's considered good luck to put pennies on her grave.<br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEideUXSw6kPxx4nlYypYOygCkGPXK8eH-RgKW5Ezce3AO_4xsrS5lHorANgg_84LBEj_yqefdXEuR2OfBuczkLyt9hw6Lf-fsTx0w-Ol-b_9k3lm9INx9MXhp6sWqpfpBe5ZQ_tI3-0O3Y/s1600/kings+chapel+outside.jpg"><img style="cursor: pointer; width: 320px; height: 240px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEideUXSw6kPxx4nlYypYOygCkGPXK8eH-RgKW5Ezce3AO_4xsrS5lHorANgg_84LBEj_yqefdXEuR2OfBuczkLyt9hw6Lf-fsTx0w-Ol-b_9k3lm9INx9MXhp6sWqpfpBe5ZQ_tI3-0O3Y/s320/kings+chapel+outside.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5595330851990186562" border="0" /></a><br />Here I am outside King's Chapel.<br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgDcNhDsVFCOIB2w6C-Nnj4zeiGinXXOuPjBR0EQBHJz_RE20p9FcKQ-Dn7PUdsLURXvkZxlV5MqTK3ORn_kZkmQ0I_HKrC4qmQBQWx5Gw8MGuAWWtlRZhRCc38azN_VHrvdQEjkYD7WW4/s1600/kings+chapel+inside.jpg"><img style="cursor: pointer; width: 320px; height: 240px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgDcNhDsVFCOIB2w6C-Nnj4zeiGinXXOuPjBR0EQBHJz_RE20p9FcKQ-Dn7PUdsLURXvkZxlV5MqTK3ORn_kZkmQ0I_HKrC4qmQBQWx5Gw8MGuAWWtlRZhRCc38azN_VHrvdQEjkYD7WW4/s320/kings+chapel+inside.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5595330848735983986" border="0" /></a><br />And here's the inside of King's Chapel, with its mighty mighty organ.<br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgPZjpuqvYqdniOdHkQAB0iOXHQOzSKQL-anvwi4HmKRYOJrg3lxlbt02rDKXPPnFiPy6toLPr-qq_KfRXenaNZfMmH4IMhDnv8Zbm06qZ-GRUtWYdU1b4uqiucemdCxMy2mnUI06BzpX8/s1600/first+public+school+marker.jpg"><img style="cursor: pointer; width: 240px; height: 320px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgPZjpuqvYqdniOdHkQAB0iOXHQOzSKQL-anvwi4HmKRYOJrg3lxlbt02rDKXPPnFiPy6toLPr-qq_KfRXenaNZfMmH4IMhDnv8Zbm06qZ-GRUtWYdU1b4uqiucemdCxMy2mnUI06BzpX8/s320/first+public+school+marker.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5595330774806134946" border="0" /></a><br />This marker, laid into the pavement, commemorates the first public school in the United States.<br /><br />It also makes a pretty good hopscotch course.<br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhpHEP2oX7bycQyXxdQC1yGYbVYXgJn226yoavm663DzTCBw1NkuD8a6ReSFSrtJbaH6Ja70Pt6dJ8jOphKvCDjakIdLkX1Obc5opxHk7IlO112Qfn1RU76-CfmJzekSbkuI7SytMYnDZs/s1600/ben+franklin+statue.jpg"><img style="cursor: pointer; width: 240px; height: 320px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhpHEP2oX7bycQyXxdQC1yGYbVYXgJn226yoavm663DzTCBw1NkuD8a6ReSFSrtJbaH6Ja70Pt6dJ8jOphKvCDjakIdLkX1Obc5opxHk7IlO112Qfn1RU76-CfmJzekSbkuI7SytMYnDZs/s320/ben+franklin+statue.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5595330769285863138" border="0" /></a><br />Just outside the Old City Hall there is a statue of Ben Franklin.<br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiYzUt-rHcHchkCHVms4a0kAO9_N1LZMM7edb5qmZmcWTkLfZ81QeUboZ3mSn57he8EqCsF4xKDwC0Hj412iqsUK6yq1xkUGBppP-5E_cYYhSSs_JJkQstb7fFqebxAfgTbhNCwVcHlBSM/s1600/donkey+statue.jpg"><img style="cursor: pointer; width: 320px; height: 240px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiYzUt-rHcHchkCHVms4a0kAO9_N1LZMM7edb5qmZmcWTkLfZ81QeUboZ3mSn57he8EqCsF4xKDwC0Hj412iqsUK6yq1xkUGBppP-5E_cYYhSSs_JJkQstb7fFqebxAfgTbhNCwVcHlBSM/s320/donkey+statue.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5595330767253905378" border="0" /></a><br />There's also a bronze donkey statue.<br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg1BtD3wvQSKK_xnb5nRQDEL4CMvrgdfbt7r2TjtJY8az9_l4IC5m91QgqdSMF9Wwn6q_t2imASE9Ogxig6VC0PoKzhNr0cEMnFq2cen8k2Ra_i51PPkjhdnAwX40YGSUV1MUVCtFFv9Q8/s1600/yah+mule.jpg"><img style="cursor: pointer; width: 240px; height: 320px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg1BtD3wvQSKK_xnb5nRQDEL4CMvrgdfbt7r2TjtJY8az9_l4IC5m91QgqdSMF9Wwn6q_t2imASE9Ogxig6VC0PoKzhNr0cEMnFq2cen8k2Ra_i51PPkjhdnAwX40YGSUV1MUVCtFFv9Q8/s320/yah+mule.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5595330764017810530" border="0" /></a><br />I tried to get him to give me a ride, but he was having none of it.<br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEglUEU_RKuNExf4ir_io_h2qhEHOeZNcLqfMPSPtxoJWxoJQyf5VEwJcGf7oBRbSOecV1Gl2iC7VY-TistqsM963AkqLt7hCNNTa8kKePjqgrm0ox7T7KuRn2FTsINhMdG-TMF_a1_L00U/s1600/irish+famine+memorial+marker.jpg"><img style="cursor: pointer; width: 320px; height: 223px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEglUEU_RKuNExf4ir_io_h2qhEHOeZNcLqfMPSPtxoJWxoJQyf5VEwJcGf7oBRbSOecV1Gl2iC7VY-TistqsM963AkqLt7hCNNTa8kKePjqgrm0ox7T7KuRn2FTsINhMdG-TMF_a1_L00U/s320/irish+famine+memorial+marker.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5595330758862205378" border="0" /></a><br />This is a sad little monument to the many people who perished in the Irish potato famine. Of those who survived, many came to the United States for a chance at a new and better life.<br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgtKHzgzHVCh6ORQ-YwBtXI-JzNP6V6WOGBbfpp3yIVVYprTqTuaKjng7S-V0crPAV7Q-PCZ-xnD4XgIywbSEuyItSJJN2_Q7kkN8eGJBiXq24Zr98tm4qo1-Jw3_L_KgWM_1KKDcC02Hs/s1600/memorial+statues.jpg"><img style="cursor: pointer; width: 240px; height: 320px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgtKHzgzHVCh6ORQ-YwBtXI-JzNP6V6WOGBbfpp3yIVVYprTqTuaKjng7S-V0crPAV7Q-PCZ-xnD4XgIywbSEuyItSJJN2_Q7kkN8eGJBiXq24Zr98tm4qo1-Jw3_L_KgWM_1KKDcC02Hs/s320/memorial+statues.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5595340325804975378" border="0" /></a><br />My hostess said, "If they're that hungry, they should think about catching those pigeons." That's not very nice, hostess!<br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEggBKOIB0vy1r10ZTa3Ly7TZYKfZ6wuvbs7y5locsBonHsm-wqT4gngxIPpH85HKcDVbiKa3aY11yG3-WTKUF330bCUjS-kSMzBW9FVOs5cBms0iIh8pP_u4PSxPtwqAkQfuLFzj_PWbk0/s1600/old+south+exterior.jpg"><img style="cursor: pointer; width: 240px; height: 320px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEggBKOIB0vy1r10ZTa3Ly7TZYKfZ6wuvbs7y5locsBonHsm-wqT4gngxIPpH85HKcDVbiKa3aY11yG3-WTKUF330bCUjS-kSMzBW9FVOs5cBms0iIh8pP_u4PSxPtwqAkQfuLFzj_PWbk0/s320/old+south+exterior.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5595355857746410946" border="0" /></a><br />Here's a site of great renown in Boston: the Old South Meeting House.<br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjIEtjF7I4vu7EsBGgJ3WJYdbiKrdo58ZHS33TD3-3cYIvl25-2Y2kTPdVgb6dxDJK2zNG6oPoJeHJYdwccyPe-7k1xKZD2fTOUEVO4RVGA521x0jMbu-EYixDkbDzouMTt5eI9xxDxd-E/s1600/old+south+door.jpg"><img style="cursor: pointer; width: 234px; height: 320px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjIEtjF7I4vu7EsBGgJ3WJYdbiKrdo58ZHS33TD3-3cYIvl25-2Y2kTPdVgb6dxDJK2zNG6oPoJeHJYdwccyPe-7k1xKZD2fTOUEVO4RVGA521x0jMbu-EYixDkbDzouMTt5eI9xxDxd-E/s320/old+south+door.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5595355856626007506" border="0" /></a><br />Something very interesting happened here in 1773.<br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhuwbE-kCSv9ZYKLdxfjNq2g2NwgBxG9IYNErFpg3Oy-vYc1_Pml8T9K7VWefgTc9rUbij1_LKZ5upOi7n7fF425foOOs6ZlCA06rF-TbkBFpVNcKnqXGg30DbzcVL3qXnMoGpgZyPem4g/s1600/sam+adams.jpg"><img style="cursor: pointer; width: 320px; height: 166px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhuwbE-kCSv9ZYKLdxfjNq2g2NwgBxG9IYNErFpg3Oy-vYc1_Pml8T9K7VWefgTc9rUbij1_LKZ5upOi7n7fF425foOOs6ZlCA06rF-TbkBFpVNcKnqXGg30DbzcVL3qXnMoGpgZyPem4g/s320/sam+adams.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5595358058281674450" border="0" /></a><br />A whole bunch of local guys, angry about their taxes, dumped a whole lot of tea into the harbor. I guess there wasn't much else to do on a Thursday night back then.<br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgOelLOJLQ28WVDiTacxWplwHqpsiWqlJlo5qeP3IQD6-7bgWfZRuJ-hZi6H9RuNhGoBnOfbtbTbPxQAuCkXoUo4Nw5F-UCO6avL5YO64qT6Y_nTZOcXk1ygGdk3tFScMm-LUDz0WRbyHI/s1600/old+south+plaque.jpg"><img style="cursor: pointer; width: 151px; height: 320px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgOelLOJLQ28WVDiTacxWplwHqpsiWqlJlo5qeP3IQD6-7bgWfZRuJ-hZi6H9RuNhGoBnOfbtbTbPxQAuCkXoUo4Nw5F-UCO6avL5YO64qT6Y_nTZOcXk1ygGdk3tFScMm-LUDz0WRbyHI/s320/old+south+plaque.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5595355849337791602" border="0" /></a><br />Actually, a lot of interesting things happened here.<br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjWgv8cznuln30dSUao9tFSzPxN4NNvRPk7z2KXV70Tt-0R9DOhZ5l_6wZ2UKICVVFnxkXojXvv6ySfycNz6yXP7KoeD_04f9-ltTbn9qWukAFw5GoUxyYqtATqkh97kvzgbeb6pbDBFUk/s1600/books.jpg"><img style="cursor: pointer; width: 320px; height: 240px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjWgv8cznuln30dSUao9tFSzPxN4NNvRPk7z2KXV70Tt-0R9DOhZ5l_6wZ2UKICVVFnxkXojXvv6ySfycNz6yXP7KoeD_04f9-ltTbn9qWukAFw5GoUxyYqtATqkh97kvzgbeb6pbDBFUk/s320/books.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5595360376911504514" border="0" /></a><br />But here's my favorite place at Old South... it's where they keep the goodies.<br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEggT2AOgaJCUu96q4a5WMqse4OyQlGzggtgvN_2B0ZYgBy3dxK5X6i4tDjOvHsZadMXLPBXyRVGJQOxqwbwfrEQbZP5f0Qj1U2munLabms90C3rjT-szil7G5H_9WBOOe0V_3_M8wGAoPQ/s1600/treats.jpg"><img style="cursor: pointer; width: 320px; height: 240px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEggT2AOgaJCUu96q4a5WMqse4OyQlGzggtgvN_2B0ZYgBy3dxK5X6i4tDjOvHsZadMXLPBXyRVGJQOxqwbwfrEQbZP5f0Qj1U2munLabms90C3rjT-szil7G5H_9WBOOe0V_3_M8wGAoPQ/s320/treats.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5595360378044248514" border="0" /></a><br />Look, treats!<br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiDLdyZbmcYERkQEO9GG-vGs-T8mh8tj3HJssvj6LqNKVrH8PZXZb0kiQv53a9r-4cwAmWNhF6fEpmMqCRi7c5uO5A7wkJv1Jup39j6u3LoPPusweyRtctywHfO7dh2TCKuOc-OBZDHcds/s1600/boston+baked+beans.jpg"><img style="cursor: pointer; width: 320px; height: 240px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiDLdyZbmcYERkQEO9GG-vGs-T8mh8tj3HJssvj6LqNKVrH8PZXZb0kiQv53a9r-4cwAmWNhF6fEpmMqCRi7c5uO5A7wkJv1Jup39j6u3LoPPusweyRtctywHfO7dh2TCKuOc-OBZDHcds/s320/boston+baked+beans.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5595360380125785170" border="0" /></a><br />I wanted some Boston baked bean candies, but my hostess said no.<br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjwUqNTs-n_pcwoOR8bu2NgnjU7oL8skhL5uCEG7a-Mfkon102P6KGIqK5pVIjrkZr6OwmTJmwqG69AlNS2uoJohJ7C00HZJ-Lzj9l4yaL-M_XIO-UlXEhCYCnR_eQlQAd5lCJ0Yw2LZ7s/s1600/old+state+house.jpg"><img style="cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 240px; height: 320px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjwUqNTs-n_pcwoOR8bu2NgnjU7oL8skhL5uCEG7a-Mfkon102P6KGIqK5pVIjrkZr6OwmTJmwqG69AlNS2uoJohJ7C00HZJ-Lzj9l4yaL-M_XIO-UlXEhCYCnR_eQlQAd5lCJ0Yw2LZ7s/s320/old+state+house.jpg" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5595362295472342258" /></a><br />Instead we moved on to the Old State House.<br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg15HTFg-oofmqvSxUBsSkSIW2mb7R9AaM-wmGfEcATe8v6K0WQjfnaqD41ZzR740FwTyPQDEMCl_gzrbsCe36I2fW43WLgj-Q8XLZSQLHbFcTD0Yn4rJK3piaftfh6X0VFVo_ZpLCSCYE/s1600/old+state+house+sign.jpg"><img style="cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 320px; height: 223px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg15HTFg-oofmqvSxUBsSkSIW2mb7R9AaM-wmGfEcATe8v6K0WQjfnaqD41ZzR740FwTyPQDEMCl_gzrbsCe36I2fW43WLgj-Q8XLZSQLHbFcTD0Yn4rJK3piaftfh6X0VFVo_ZpLCSCYE/s320/old+state+house+sign.jpg" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5595362292296037010" /></a><br />This is near the place where the Boston Massacre happened.<br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhsQzIw6tFvnkearEUxF1wz9u4ntZzGRR-SPBoGe_5aXmvZ2V3pnwhzyziWgI5DTKEF2mX-kurSIk04c8tpeT7nza-0gID0l2mFEURUM3c7cHJW53tId8ZFHr2uDN6qIUEjN55gfAB_8iI/s1600/samuel+adams+statue.jpg"><img style="cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 240px; height: 320px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhsQzIw6tFvnkearEUxF1wz9u4ntZzGRR-SPBoGe_5aXmvZ2V3pnwhzyziWgI5DTKEF2mX-kurSIk04c8tpeT7nza-0gID0l2mFEURUM3c7cHJW53tId8ZFHr2uDN6qIUEjN55gfAB_8iI/s320/samuel+adams+statue.jpg" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5595362205526047042" /></a><br />There is a statue of Samuel Adams near here, looking pretty stern.<br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgvAwjt-WqFBycIBxX2k3ExwYFukZilefdgFr0IEz11gVQ7YZ06byHlAQ7L6jk7glPSflBJ_fzJ-8dxqYyokH_EZOAOPjUUnemX2kj_MFigSQPuSvW1YoTpm2P00MsdX8REgPyGOPnWVHo/s1600/outside+old+state+house.jpg"><img style="cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 240px; height: 320px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgvAwjt-WqFBycIBxX2k3ExwYFukZilefdgFr0IEz11gVQ7YZ06byHlAQ7L6jk7glPSflBJ_fzJ-8dxqYyokH_EZOAOPjUUnemX2kj_MFigSQPuSvW1YoTpm2P00MsdX8REgPyGOPnWVHo/s320/outside+old+state+house.jpg" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5595371917538423010" /></a><br />I can look pretty stern too. Check it out.<br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiLita86a6aRMsFO-R5l4wD-LISvtjgPNpdXQVI6zkn3eHQJV3LSUSAdYAnkNi7VkWFbt3dTFXWY2a_Hae8uSxhNLtR_BMsugG2iEW6WX1Xkd1HVgPBHTTxFkVvG7sQ-MPxWUCnSWs8lVg/s1600/oyster+house+chowder.jpg"><img style="cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 320px; height: 240px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiLita86a6aRMsFO-R5l4wD-LISvtjgPNpdXQVI6zkn3eHQJV3LSUSAdYAnkNi7VkWFbt3dTFXWY2a_Hae8uSxhNLtR_BMsugG2iEW6WX1Xkd1HVgPBHTTxFkVvG7sQ-MPxWUCnSWs8lVg/s320/oyster+house+chowder.jpg" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5595362204073435170" /></a><br />By this point I was getting pretty hungry, so we passed Faneuil Hall (which was being worked on) and went to <a href="http://www.unionoysterhouse.com/">the oldest continuously operated restaurant in the United States</a> to get a cup of clam chowder.<br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjxsJWa_-BlVgYkP1G5JzD3TyC3SBySm7LQR_uWt8rz2fhflePs7eNBoC3z4e0tEDsMEGAVuYCeI97vWfJpAGyYodolMoYJWF4NrRM6in9RBKxkeOPcFGUYHSuYD6J5zLBYeyExkuW-LHY/s1600/revere+house.jpg"><img style="cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 320px; height: 240px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjxsJWa_-BlVgYkP1G5JzD3TyC3SBySm7LQR_uWt8rz2fhflePs7eNBoC3z4e0tEDsMEGAVuYCeI97vWfJpAGyYodolMoYJWF4NrRM6in9RBKxkeOPcFGUYHSuYD6J5zLBYeyExkuW-LHY/s320/revere+house.jpg" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5595362201640642818" /></a><br />Then we went into Paul Revere's house. It's really interesting inside, and it has one of the biggest fireplaces I've ever seen.<br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhW8k8PXuYror5g10Z9JaFiLewJ1gdG1nDhH1US-LXTrWRoK3wVvx67fq7SDwsFDIV3SSNphz52Zqd2zNuOr_UTGl1AZP0trN0LwXLXkLMsEP-UkLtpNbfIjDgCvkwKJwq9RgUz8_zNfkI/s1600/revere+house+donation+box.jpg"><img style="cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 230px; height: 320px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhW8k8PXuYror5g10Z9JaFiLewJ1gdG1nDhH1US-LXTrWRoK3wVvx67fq7SDwsFDIV3SSNphz52Zqd2zNuOr_UTGl1AZP0trN0LwXLXkLMsEP-UkLtpNbfIjDgCvkwKJwq9RgUz8_zNfkI/s320/revere+house+donation+box.jpg" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5595362194305398946" /></a><br />Please give generously, won't you?<br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgt6cSjK0jnuAoF6Gi5gYJvghqtbOjWWHCf0LECbeTxjTi64Bq5iSCgsS0IP-YIbf63RK57L8eFiox3Y0NX-djSlKj0z8SduypfxGXoSJICVYLMaazxt_NwEz0SIvFgXhllQUu7LUxO6o4/s1600/old+north+church.jpg"><img style="cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 240px; height: 320px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgt6cSjK0jnuAoF6Gi5gYJvghqtbOjWWHCf0LECbeTxjTi64Bq5iSCgsS0IP-YIbf63RK57L8eFiox3Y0NX-djSlKj0z8SduypfxGXoSJICVYLMaazxt_NwEz0SIvFgXhllQUu7LUxO6o4/s320/old+north+church.jpg" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5595362195956163442" /></a><br />We walked on until we found the Old North Church. This is the place where they hung up the lanterns to let Paul Revere, William Dawes and other alarm riders know which way the British Army was coming, so they could warn the colonists.<br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh5TGAdV6Ml659RWTjKgOxKzxGmvAY7HDWvgglzy3fn3hB2W_LXvuXSIOim14wqbkSmA4oxG7_gZUNNUWFZxigAz-S73AKzrZTLGuNmug1jXTTavhn1QnOnCsUISSTY_hF2UczlzM-49nI/s1600/st+francis.jpg"><img style="cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 240px; height: 320px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh5TGAdV6Ml659RWTjKgOxKzxGmvAY7HDWvgglzy3fn3hB2W_LXvuXSIOim14wqbkSmA4oxG7_gZUNNUWFZxigAz-S73AKzrZTLGuNmug1jXTTavhn1QnOnCsUISSTY_hF2UczlzM-49nI/s320/st+francis.jpg" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5595373802141991970" /></a><br />In the courtyard is this little statue of St. Francis of Assisi, who seems rather sad that he's lost one hand and a whole lot of fingers.<br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjO7JZ4qLNCogKaH7DOOeRTP5QcQmNP0aDsixpz3EKN_w61KTCEdFrDo7fJIUuFyef0_FIAbYll0ymxa9Wo86pDLdxHYjZIgWced9jbJCCrxd8Vxg5GzsczdfTaEgbvsIQtTTpRvbAyLXM/s1600/old+north+church+interior.jpg"><img style="cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 320px; height: 240px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjO7JZ4qLNCogKaH7DOOeRTP5QcQmNP0aDsixpz3EKN_w61KTCEdFrDo7fJIUuFyef0_FIAbYll0ymxa9Wo86pDLdxHYjZIgWced9jbJCCrxd8Vxg5GzsczdfTaEgbvsIQtTTpRvbAyLXM/s320/old+north+church+interior.jpg" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5595373741567775266" /></a><br />Here's the inside of the Old North Church.<br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi1Ae5NRkeIjkJ03EhTnYv9qAk6d6g0uIbexckIEpg7xm0_WRTczy9l8BkItBQNsiHbXYVd6HQUj1Rsz_aVfNoj3yaBFuxy3ewaNo6SXGXP4PHR-EHXGLpWLkGfqRYVZ4qvHX8l3WpK8sc/s1600/old+north+church+steeple+plaque.jpg"><img style="cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 264px; height: 320px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi1Ae5NRkeIjkJ03EhTnYv9qAk6d6g0uIbexckIEpg7xm0_WRTczy9l8BkItBQNsiHbXYVd6HQUj1Rsz_aVfNoj3yaBFuxy3ewaNo6SXGXP4PHR-EHXGLpWLkGfqRYVZ4qvHX8l3WpK8sc/s320/old+north+church+steeple+plaque.jpg" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5595373736568993138" /></a><br />Paul Revere shows up everywhere!<br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhHC_lZUTFVVxwPojp8Ananhi0t4kwBGsiTGlB9bKs-gxPXbOSOpnOLpnqTJa2RCypiXXegOhUyDpGyNOr6ySXdO8L7_ALICXKsrSq-Y9MY1Jp4k2Dac9pf5RS3J6TpXclo_QU0UK1UZiQ/s1600/lion+dog.jpg"><img style="cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 286px; height: 320px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhHC_lZUTFVVxwPojp8Ananhi0t4kwBGsiTGlB9bKs-gxPXbOSOpnOLpnqTJa2RCypiXXegOhUyDpGyNOr6ySXdO8L7_ALICXKsrSq-Y9MY1Jp4k2Dac9pf5RS3J6TpXclo_QU0UK1UZiQ/s320/lion+dog.jpg" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5595373735435003218" /></a><br />Outside the Old North Church, there was a little building that is now a gift shop. Two lion dogs were guarding the front door.<br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg06JYnuj4wg91mS3CElqurbZOTYIdEAgu-t5qpb5zgeat2GmH83Y4VyaBYtiTVt-rsHtEwo48_J2krzc8ux1SZafkOEPQQgQ3rYwBXeMLCHxhyQKQPlQ7GWnD2NWU2zMrGPIEkKCe3U6c/s1600/legoman+on+lion+dog.jpg"><img style="cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 320px; height: 240px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg06JYnuj4wg91mS3CElqurbZOTYIdEAgu-t5qpb5zgeat2GmH83Y4VyaBYtiTVt-rsHtEwo48_J2krzc8ux1SZafkOEPQQgQ3rYwBXeMLCHxhyQKQPlQ7GWnD2NWU2zMrGPIEkKCe3U6c/s320/legoman+on+lion+dog.jpg" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5595373730950104642" /></a><br />They weren't as mean as they looked.<br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjw-FgkODCl5jYYL7-gk0GeJgJTDIl_txFJ-AP48h9NJt9BpMrt2QcXSZpfYIB1mXdz1e5aG72FALht_kRUW3e5Ookfa8PIkAdVKKCS-v6xBLU_uEIROMUALcrJACaXyFt7EODDqCcH8Qo/s1600/copps+hill.jpg"><img style="cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 320px; height: 240px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjw-FgkODCl5jYYL7-gk0GeJgJTDIl_txFJ-AP48h9NJt9BpMrt2QcXSZpfYIB1mXdz1e5aG72FALht_kRUW3e5Ookfa8PIkAdVKKCS-v6xBLU_uEIROMUALcrJACaXyFt7EODDqCcH8Qo/s320/copps+hill.jpg" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5595373727515206482" /></a><br />This is the Copp's Hill graveyard. It's very close to the place where they had the tidal wave of molasses in 1919.<br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgERZITRk4RXFvknTkBSez5F1lA2H0MTq03KnKvPB8xiQpLt4HvXId8FfpcVvLXodpouCwDY9ON7kJ24DVaypE43Yr9NYuG8FiNR-hwG2JAAQR_1ziCZE71R5UIV4stBpJ881qjSloFl0M/s1600/mikes+exterior.jpg"><img style="cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 320px; height: 246px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgERZITRk4RXFvknTkBSez5F1lA2H0MTq03KnKvPB8xiQpLt4HvXId8FfpcVvLXodpouCwDY9ON7kJ24DVaypE43Yr9NYuG8FiNR-hwG2JAAQR_1ziCZE71R5UIV4stBpJ881qjSloFl0M/s320/mikes+exterior.jpg" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5595373514902892914" /></a><br />This is Mike's Pastry, home of many delicious treats.<br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh21w-oS0dw6UeYB11pW49nDuueTKeROkevfh_FlhcDZF3nMMNbBbRBLsHX7gUix2gSJiIPdoUpEm-MKjTXKG9BhnK1gtJImRJwGqzhy9e766zhCKdV1GRh45Nawt5jLAVDjiwDvjJG5JI/s1600/legoman+waits+for+pastry.jpg"><img style="cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 206px; height: 320px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh21w-oS0dw6UeYB11pW49nDuueTKeROkevfh_FlhcDZF3nMMNbBbRBLsHX7gUix2gSJiIPdoUpEm-MKjTXKG9BhnK1gtJImRJwGqzhy9e766zhCKdV1GRh45Nawt5jLAVDjiwDvjJG5JI/s320/legoman+waits+for+pastry.jpg" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5595373507946929282" /></a><br />I am so ready for some pastry.<br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjltUYgPaIdlT3EpwjbfPUG93k9ujuJbdeGKjzXZ5M9OfcDEi9hgC0bblfv03id5PFqTjQ7YtcY2uOVazTvkQZR54fcbA0dIjpYujvyj7aYaCS10GMEXZwhIv_Yr3aahPRRHHOK9vBLJ_0/s1600/mmmm+cannoli.jpg"><img style="cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 320px; height: 240px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjltUYgPaIdlT3EpwjbfPUG93k9ujuJbdeGKjzXZ5M9OfcDEi9hgC0bblfv03id5PFqTjQ7YtcY2uOVazTvkQZR54fcbA0dIjpYujvyj7aYaCS10GMEXZwhIv_Yr3aahPRRHHOK9vBLJ_0/s320/mmmm+cannoli.jpg" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5595373505947713314" /></a><br />MMMMM CHOCOLATE CANNOLI!<br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgztE-9QWIJWHovMde6HhGYTaat7kAnNeachVykfL850Bpb2Da8xB65OXp7RYyTyOVUcE1hGJyEn2ajsHk2y-LHI6B_W5_U64ghuvj6yTUUOcNvmuEu2uCrb5BIdbLgB671UtNfCf8j8P4/s1600/urp.jpg"><img style="cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 320px; height: 240px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgztE-9QWIJWHovMde6HhGYTaat7kAnNeachVykfL850Bpb2Da8xB65OXp7RYyTyOVUcE1hGJyEn2ajsHk2y-LHI6B_W5_U64ghuvj6yTUUOcNvmuEu2uCrb5BIdbLgB671UtNfCf8j8P4/s320/urp.jpg" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5595373499740723714" /></a><br />*urp* Delicious.<br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEig2gVQlEZAIpgNuo1xFGgHAY4dIOYundXYI6ucow9RY1V0d8qbJ9w3_NGe4ZyX78S1AkkjkyOSLy4oPD2fqZ7Sb_zNwW9cAYSKEZIMwOJvPdi9D2GhjWIzfv1Hes6uUxzEzbiQ5d4sCS4/s1600/the+chef.jpg"><img style="cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 204px; height: 320px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEig2gVQlEZAIpgNuo1xFGgHAY4dIOYundXYI6ucow9RY1V0d8qbJ9w3_NGe4ZyX78S1AkkjkyOSLy4oPD2fqZ7Sb_zNwW9cAYSKEZIMwOJvPdi9D2GhjWIzfv1Hes6uUxzEzbiQ5d4sCS4/s320/the+chef.jpg" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5595373500392096466" /></a><br />My compliments to the chef.<br /><br />So these were my adventures in Boston. Pretty amazing!Legomanhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14186174078145329860noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4198347433075919732.post-84675504061306054952011-04-04T22:16:00.000-07:002011-04-13T22:09:19.111-07:00Goin' down to WitchytownOn Monday I got into a car headed for Salem, Massachusetts.<br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiQkHvYAdTOgbsweM7zTBtPufKWTak2PTHDx2mPAm_-HtATSG5S2YDQQReWnKibtSFYt0Mdntoc09dNo_QzAvhPK7kHOprvCKz4aGXYxufr_hIlWEST4bzBbRFX216nM71kJFwPzeFjIZA/s1600/dottyandrays.jpg"><img style="cursor: pointer; width: 320px; height: 240px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiQkHvYAdTOgbsweM7zTBtPufKWTak2PTHDx2mPAm_-HtATSG5S2YDQQReWnKibtSFYt0Mdntoc09dNo_QzAvhPK7kHOprvCKz4aGXYxufr_hIlWEST4bzBbRFX216nM71kJFwPzeFjIZA/s320/dottyandrays.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5595291377592669650" border="0" /></a><br />I was pretty hungry by the time we got there, so we went to a diner called <a href="http://www.dottyandrays.com/">Dotty & Ray's</a>.<br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiCvuHhyz1zj1LtmKw6VQ802CjgX0cvS7Ti0lYm6HxcU5M5ywvCAe54C8GkrBJeVJtdbN1E11ie0wZ7jDhuS-ktXef2YBckuvXUx1vHuizRQ_N9TijxS5VbMRi_-7Ie1Y9msGGf1Xsx1A0/s1600/dottyandrays+ketchup.jpg"><img style="cursor: pointer; width: 240px; height: 320px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiCvuHhyz1zj1LtmKw6VQ802CjgX0cvS7Ti0lYm6HxcU5M5ywvCAe54C8GkrBJeVJtdbN1E11ie0wZ7jDhuS-ktXef2YBckuvXUx1vHuizRQ_N9TijxS5VbMRi_-7Ie1Y9msGGf1Xsx1A0/s320/dottyandrays+ketchup.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5595291371808100178" border="0" /></a><br />They have good food. I got a lobster roll and crispy onion rings... mmmmmm. But I didn't take a picture of it because I was too busy going OM NOM NOM.<br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiVpMrFSlSnHM7AHTjp5sCVLAnSZIjTpswBbEYpWMuXE3ywXZTgLTqfTOWjzeRaBNMll1PrCfuGn5Un3rgyJYat4wBYFvmsszcMiPoqvVCru0ZGch3yhds9ZSIY2rSN-KSJ64wtFOKCl2Y/s1600/dottyandrays+grape-nut+pudding.jpg"><img style="cursor: pointer; width: 320px; height: 240px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiVpMrFSlSnHM7AHTjp5sCVLAnSZIjTpswBbEYpWMuXE3ywXZTgLTqfTOWjzeRaBNMll1PrCfuGn5Un3rgyJYat4wBYFvmsszcMiPoqvVCru0ZGch3yhds9ZSIY2rSN-KSJ64wtFOKCl2Y/s320/dottyandrays+grape-nut+pudding.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5595291280022225410" border="0" /></a><br />When we were done, Lisa (the lady behind the counter) asked if we would like some dessert. She had some Grape-Nut pudding, which none of us had ever tried before, so we took that.<br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjh2veC_bSQwZQ-4JkWJrdy20VyIxp11QyUxasduC4Fb9MVnRVRU3i5OuevhTyIrn_EI3D1OtXbj_cusr1hOVjKkBhmxJUEAI3NuccY1ASwE_BM7hbWnH7O5TuA_edb_CcFXvQENZPDPs4/s1600/legoman+digs+in.jpg"><img style="cursor: pointer; width: 320px; height: 240px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjh2veC_bSQwZQ-4JkWJrdy20VyIxp11QyUxasduC4Fb9MVnRVRU3i5OuevhTyIrn_EI3D1OtXbj_cusr1hOVjKkBhmxJUEAI3NuccY1ASwE_BM7hbWnH7O5TuA_edb_CcFXvQENZPDPs4/s320/legoman+digs+in.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5595291276291024194" border="0" /></a><br />Time to dig in.<br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgJs6xEzx3Vinj-7bJhvc7MOyXj6hsRsaxeylUPiP92VFmxeOfPcRyiukiJOdCtUjyudD7ThqnpkPf2WxcpoLajncczHZeK66HGh__mpI0dvGQV1OPpx5JP9RGhEuD4VFfJX7EQnmgw0J4/s1600/its+dark+in+here.jpg"><img style="cursor: pointer; width: 320px; height: 240px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgJs6xEzx3Vinj-7bJhvc7MOyXj6hsRsaxeylUPiP92VFmxeOfPcRyiukiJOdCtUjyudD7ThqnpkPf2WxcpoLajncczHZeK66HGh__mpI0dvGQV1OPpx5JP9RGhEuD4VFfJX7EQnmgw0J4/s320/its+dark+in+here.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5595291271192567202" border="0" /></a><br />Hey, who turned out all the lights?<br /><br />Once I'd gotten cleaned up and we'd paid the bill (if you go, remember to bring cash!), we headed out to find some more information about Salem's past.<br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh3l3pqyQ5ORCR8g9YGEnPB8fTig5bkzyOTk9LuhWm2YQLpDO0aQrXJ6Lv8ijPJQt3u3iHKI_2pevhKYBoR8ruKq67s64HvcbBmBLwWTaT7Awq0_fsGpUyVtLzEbpiWHZMbIulggRjmg2I/s1600/witch+museum.jpg"><img style="cursor: pointer; width: 320px; height: 238px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh3l3pqyQ5ORCR8g9YGEnPB8fTig5bkzyOTk9LuhWm2YQLpDO0aQrXJ6Lv8ijPJQt3u3iHKI_2pevhKYBoR8ruKq67s64HvcbBmBLwWTaT7Awq0_fsGpUyVtLzEbpiWHZMbIulggRjmg2I/s320/witch+museum.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5595291267989565602" border="0" /></a><br />This scary-looking old building is the home of the Salem Witch Museum.<br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhuzise3FKBB7cEW-TXyvRVmPJEDRJ-NuOBufMIQUE3WU_FrHJ1Bzb9ctHjJq7pJ-aZkL-ItSqNGLlWqbQbTlcVvoqGjpA21zKB65LjdjuWyPj3MdH3KXbvka4BXr0B2ADxrURGjnKrKUM/s1600/outside+the+museum.jpg"><img style="cursor: pointer; width: 320px; height: 238px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhuzise3FKBB7cEW-TXyvRVmPJEDRJ-NuOBufMIQUE3WU_FrHJ1Bzb9ctHjJq7pJ-aZkL-ItSqNGLlWqbQbTlcVvoqGjpA21zKB65LjdjuWyPj3MdH3KXbvka4BXr0B2ADxrURGjnKrKUM/s320/outside+the+museum.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5595291263387498482" border="0" /></a><br />Back in 1692 in Salem, a whole lot of people were accused of being witches and actually taken to court. Some of them were hanged. Others died in prison. It was all pretty horrible.<br /><br />Inside this building there are wax sculptures of some of the people who were part of the trials, and they show the sculptures and tell you a little about what happened.<br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiGgscVR9vXOi1psls0uYOJkyfitXLHWQORgDy7VhRDNutlrwk8sHi7IWCr8vRRlcXAlNc1E0CA70K5V19uqpqs-ahJ-D5Tkxx8CLnX9Ls39EoCUB4ESfgE2uHyJceeHhIIVfX1xwBtunM/s1600/the+witch+is+in.jpg"><img style="cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 320px; height: 240px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiGgscVR9vXOi1psls0uYOJkyfitXLHWQORgDy7VhRDNutlrwk8sHi7IWCr8vRRlcXAlNc1E0CA70K5V19uqpqs-ahJ-D5Tkxx8CLnX9Ls39EoCUB4ESfgE2uHyJceeHhIIVfX1xwBtunM/s320/the+witch+is+in.jpg" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5595300525608856354" /></a><br />Oddly enough, they also have a gift shop.<br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjLK58RLaGC6E1m1kstKR0qNOIDU6Ju-QCajWDJC1Y7a97NTCzbzUZcbbZyKbL1CQUlpDWZekEJDfJnnOJTqp2H8HpibbemJQvbsNm5TsuUNCxRMwloW246BWf_uhAxnjcwDUlQO-MuaxM/s1600/dragon+notebook.jpg"><img style="cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 261px; height: 320px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjLK58RLaGC6E1m1kstKR0qNOIDU6Ju-QCajWDJC1Y7a97NTCzbzUZcbbZyKbL1CQUlpDWZekEJDfJnnOJTqp2H8HpibbemJQvbsNm5TsuUNCxRMwloW246BWf_uhAxnjcwDUlQO-MuaxM/s320/dragon+notebook.jpg" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5595300525595119410" /></a><br />Oh hey, dragon notebook! This thing is cool!<br /><br />Eventually, we got tired of the Witch Museum and went for a drive in the country.<br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhXs7cDbmPoBiYaVpe02uPcKvFNpOElsJDyHWFit9W6xSkQZisBkg9SF35fYkP5fDAH1sdPAmulh8_PwjvnBkNxfr_47kRmNHI7swsvkg7-1b7nRxsd3iALwI7adNKZrSus-viQaAZNh5s/s1600/spooky+woods.jpg"><img style="cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 320px; height: 240px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhXs7cDbmPoBiYaVpe02uPcKvFNpOElsJDyHWFit9W6xSkQZisBkg9SF35fYkP5fDAH1sdPAmulh8_PwjvnBkNxfr_47kRmNHI7swsvkg7-1b7nRxsd3iALwI7adNKZrSus-viQaAZNh5s/s320/spooky+woods.jpg" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5595300519527012178" /></a><br />We came to some spooky woods. Spoooooooky. I think I could believe there are actual witches out here.<br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhtlgVPyvphpaDSqZgUp3hzpSpIwptFkM6z9AeQ9W1Jt2DmYn4k_4SOthu8Qk5IwO_tY8tTamlTHRmPY5z6vmXXv4KSg_RvLTDnwTtrpeCx0wQgASoadhHhy5dqHJe-iJ0tYS0CJpSwQJE/s1600/leaving+the+spooky+woods.jpg"><img style="cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 320px; height: 240px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhtlgVPyvphpaDSqZgUp3hzpSpIwptFkM6z9AeQ9W1Jt2DmYn4k_4SOthu8Qk5IwO_tY8tTamlTHRmPY5z6vmXXv4KSg_RvLTDnwTtrpeCx0wQgASoadhHhy5dqHJe-iJ0tYS0CJpSwQJE/s320/leaving+the+spooky+woods.jpg" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5595300514887504258" /></a><br />Maybe it's time to leave these spooky woods.<br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiGo8pyteYwgMevxsgrWDTqvDzMfGpglUug60wW-ONYGvKlee_G8lj3UTo2Koka-bObG9pgpgi0InRc0-gVA2kQhF0Dl0fmC6Uu_PY53W6Ukk1p4qFb4KSh5iYIzSDJoCKZPvbhdthPT58/s1600/library.jpg"><img style="cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 320px; height: 240px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiGo8pyteYwgMevxsgrWDTqvDzMfGpglUug60wW-ONYGvKlee_G8lj3UTo2Koka-bObG9pgpgi0InRc0-gVA2kQhF0Dl0fmC6Uu_PY53W6Ukk1p4qFb4KSh5iYIzSDJoCKZPvbhdthPT58/s320/library.jpg" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5595300509990138722" /></a><br />Instead, we went to the local library. Not very spooky in here.<br /><br />And then we went to a hotel, which was boring, so I didn't take any pictures. It was comfy, though. I fell asleep really fast.Legomanhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14186174078145329860noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4198347433075919732.post-46359817571374850672011-04-03T23:05:00.000-07:002011-04-13T00:06:04.581-07:00SundayOn Sunday, I rested. zzzzzz.Legomanhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14186174078145329860noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4198347433075919732.post-28145478078594561632011-04-02T23:29:00.000-07:002011-04-13T00:05:20.822-07:00Adventures in landmark observation<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiRDobDD14Hxw8xBDaq75vRdDkKTfR9tbLyBvtEABiYyO2tfKAvSAGdbEYnHOouyaQsG7F0xWZgu_fovKIYSuYEs5YffbTthc-LSUhtJAEWgGTrOEKAzqVpK9fjI1WZVSpuPtvMBAgso0M/s1600/empty+subway.jpg"><img style="cursor: pointer; width: 320px; height: 240px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiRDobDD14Hxw8xBDaq75vRdDkKTfR9tbLyBvtEABiYyO2tfKAvSAGdbEYnHOouyaQsG7F0xWZgu_fovKIYSuYEs5YffbTthc-LSUhtJAEWgGTrOEKAzqVpK9fjI1WZVSpuPtvMBAgso0M/s320/empty+subway.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5594953583444768866" border="0" /></a><br />The subway was really empty this morning. REALLY empty. My hostess tells me this is unusual.<br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj2SQHX82veLehrxTQnj79NHW213vXAc2S7e2j5qkOle4onNbGrGHC7pKrZCfUfhtly1_Re5KkH31iosUbO4pRbcwFm7397zDEWIKDRyECUB4DT8W53h553BXZdowT1OafNDv5fKJKdVIo/s1600/battery+park.jpg"><img style="cursor: pointer; width: 320px; height: 240px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj2SQHX82veLehrxTQnj79NHW213vXAc2S7e2j5qkOle4onNbGrGHC7pKrZCfUfhtly1_Re5KkH31iosUbO4pRbcwFm7397zDEWIKDRyECUB4DT8W53h553BXZdowT1OafNDv5fKJKdVIo/s320/battery+park.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5594953490954273010" border="0" /></a><br />That was just as well, because we were taking a long ride all the way to the southern tip of Manhattan Island.<br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiLVTD6_996MWnD05ZlQK8RhMyFdbqqdod5VwHN3CD69QZ-WDugTaGwhIRJKzIVNOr01M9cld13YcqCuvKfEJzuiNyZZl1mHhLQPXUCY3fpjr3WbdXdMB_rKcutLo_N15HOEYwcPnhUwo0/s1600/castle+clinton.jpg"><img style="cursor: pointer; width: 320px; height: 233px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiLVTD6_996MWnD05ZlQK8RhMyFdbqqdod5VwHN3CD69QZ-WDugTaGwhIRJKzIVNOr01M9cld13YcqCuvKfEJzuiNyZZl1mHhLQPXUCY3fpjr3WbdXdMB_rKcutLo_N15HOEYwcPnhUwo0/s320/castle+clinton.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5594953484871407746" border="0" /></a><br />This place is called Castle Clinton. It's in a park called Battery Park.<br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhQC6YRVsLWUGE0cSgfgmxS-wMhuRxfzRWjsG5Z9CtAqH_ptreBP8IH5gjo9V6KqfBath2OeuccLOEHUoURZANNCUjD_t_GT0SPXBhuxvCbXd8rvJmq7EiJS3UxxEFMmaX7d8rBBLiy-7U/s1600/clinton+cannon.jpg"><img style="cursor: pointer; width: 320px; height: 240px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhQC6YRVsLWUGE0cSgfgmxS-wMhuRxfzRWjsG5Z9CtAqH_ptreBP8IH5gjo9V6KqfBath2OeuccLOEHUoURZANNCUjD_t_GT0SPXBhuxvCbXd8rvJmq7EiJS3UxxEFMmaX7d8rBBLiy-7U/s320/clinton+cannon.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5594953485978919778" border="0" /></a><br />You can tell it's a real castle because it has cannons inside to defend it from enemies.<br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi1bqtcLJG_ssy0UEVbDDiN5WwraFjMYqKq-4y5fX9OCz4bsUxadn4UJ_y-a6O0ZzqmV5rFnLHhwmA2jIfZnGGakHhZSsGS7O6nFFrFnKIn-cPnNfqzCF5hnm8nNn4PJigxKxIawXpmf7M/s1600/legoman+cannon.jpg"><img style="cursor: pointer; width: 320px; height: 240px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi1bqtcLJG_ssy0UEVbDDiN5WwraFjMYqKq-4y5fX9OCz4bsUxadn4UJ_y-a6O0ZzqmV5rFnLHhwmA2jIfZnGGakHhZSsGS7O6nFFrFnKIn-cPnNfqzCF5hnm8nNn4PJigxKxIawXpmf7M/s320/legoman+cannon.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5594953480418551634" border="0" /></a><br />Too bad they wouldn't let me shoot any of the cannons. I would've been great at repelling pirates. Take that, pirates! ARR!<br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjNqEEFgwVIatsrBmYxE00XcKWJbvBiNY4_DBRG5GtXZitIKw9boWTynW-GHZuDMzw39qZygK0axWisGXiEJKV9BJFoewNWbfUrDZ8kC97MX-fQbfiShZX_1xhKMnIuUr40wn2Px54G33E/s1600/squirrely+boy.jpg"><img style="cursor: pointer; width: 320px; height: 226px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjNqEEFgwVIatsrBmYxE00XcKWJbvBiNY4_DBRG5GtXZitIKw9boWTynW-GHZuDMzw39qZygK0axWisGXiEJKV9BJFoewNWbfUrDZ8kC97MX-fQbfiShZX_1xhKMnIuUr40wn2Px54G33E/s320/squirrely+boy.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5594953479627812418" border="0" /></a><br />This squirrel kept following me around. I think he was stalking me or something. Or maybe he'd just never seen a Lego guy before.<br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEim95iMTEzzVtbjf9v3q68MjU12JRmTELu2__IgMO_BjDHowkEZgMVv9h8k_e22GfPb-A9BNBXiTcwJjT7WWPOl_FpLE5TT8qZTYwSBalbgHWVk4mkM9T0cMtkjS_F8ZXE6svNVvHgqPsw/s1600/legoman+on+ferryboat.jpg"><img style="cursor: pointer; width: 320px; height: 240px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEim95iMTEzzVtbjf9v3q68MjU12JRmTELu2__IgMO_BjDHowkEZgMVv9h8k_e22GfPb-A9BNBXiTcwJjT7WWPOl_FpLE5TT8qZTYwSBalbgHWVk4mkM9T0cMtkjS_F8ZXE6svNVvHgqPsw/s320/legoman+on+ferryboat.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5594958998937497970" border="0" /></a><br />After a looooong time of waiting, I got on a ferryboat to go to an island. Nice day for it, though.<br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEifZuBbm4WJYlAe7YHLFxhPbYffTGDns0g1dJV06vr0KIwySzyDsS-NNMjvQyK3HJ8FIwr13Y5QYWin0ST6suWKPIaJfnIVdZj7hUGAzGiSNl3zHDdZd7ltOkpTIES3qPT_FBY-Da66yuU/s1600/lady+liberty.jpg"><img style="cursor: pointer; width: 240px; height: 320px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEifZuBbm4WJYlAe7YHLFxhPbYffTGDns0g1dJV06vr0KIwySzyDsS-NNMjvQyK3HJ8FIwr13Y5QYWin0ST6suWKPIaJfnIVdZj7hUGAzGiSNl3zHDdZd7ltOkpTIES3qPT_FBY-Da66yuU/s320/lady+liberty.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5594958935507143474" border="0" /></a><br />Here's who was on the island.<br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgrbrfpW2cCMgKbNy_E1-KzQMhcYrAj2KMzMn8B6uyos4FGqPZZAcDzPCYa7j8ahreB3Hw3anXoY-hDz8AjSdzY4CRCTx-joZpRLa7gOENTRHz4OKgGecFQNh-Tj1kqB-a52R76Kqm_XDY/s1600/lady+liberty+up+close.jpg"><img style="cursor: pointer; width: 320px; height: 240px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgrbrfpW2cCMgKbNy_E1-KzQMhcYrAj2KMzMn8B6uyos4FGqPZZAcDzPCYa7j8ahreB3Hw3anXoY-hDz8AjSdzY4CRCTx-joZpRLa7gOENTRHz4OKgGecFQNh-Tj1kqB-a52R76Kqm_XDY/s320/lady+liberty+up+close.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5594958938031415826" border="0" /></a><br />It's the Statue of Liberty! Isn't she awesome?<br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi81rEHNVD2wKG8PmuvU-ztzDDPCt4D4Q8PeQhmShbQlJSvFjKNYFVBK7Jq6Y9TjVTxLfOvoe0W2Sj-e77j0h52ncQi6yNB2MjhrtqUVb4O1iywDv0BAUYOs_zLTaDN8i3ImAf5TZaB-J8/s1600/legoman+on+coin-op+binox.jpg"><img style="cursor: pointer; width: 240px; height: 320px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi81rEHNVD2wKG8PmuvU-ztzDDPCt4D4Q8PeQhmShbQlJSvFjKNYFVBK7Jq6Y9TjVTxLfOvoe0W2Sj-e77j0h52ncQi6yNB2MjhrtqUVb4O1iywDv0BAUYOs_zLTaDN8i3ImAf5TZaB-J8/s320/legoman+on+coin-op+binox.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5594958930269261890" border="0" /></a><br />I would have used the binoculars to get an even better picture, but I didn't have 50 cents. Bah.<br /><br />We walked around, bought some postcards, had some lunch, and goofed off.<br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiSr5dFbCydLRg0LlVKHmLki1Mwuu06SMFKT6PlfWcGSZC1uF72CTT8yopo5vG4lUNY1xAHP8fkyI29PPnjClDa_WPE7DWGXllIDeYJkB7Dfe1svWfsrIehc0TFPAFlauOAck7nK1o4aug/s1600/bye+lady.jpg"><img style="cursor: pointer; width: 227px; height: 320px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiSr5dFbCydLRg0LlVKHmLki1Mwuu06SMFKT6PlfWcGSZC1uF72CTT8yopo5vG4lUNY1xAHP8fkyI29PPnjClDa_WPE7DWGXllIDeYJkB7Dfe1svWfsrIehc0TFPAFlauOAck7nK1o4aug/s320/bye+lady.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5594958924054941602" border="0" /></a><br />Eventually I left the lady behind (bye lady!) and went back to the mainland.<br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgJVt7_Sf2H7BXf06wyl2SK7fvwMnrRni1SrGcfwFz7afPb8pH2ZUxpfvI2dxieOX3Xnn6ZqrS4QOAJU0xkex3zgxDxgjmgMT97sykVixwPRdqo-rh5urZwQ56q4tw66KGmcQfdHvk5RhM/s1600/thats+one+big+building.jpg"><img style="cursor: pointer; width: 240px; height: 320px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgJVt7_Sf2H7BXf06wyl2SK7fvwMnrRni1SrGcfwFz7afPb8pH2ZUxpfvI2dxieOX3Xnn6ZqrS4QOAJU0xkex3zgxDxgjmgMT97sykVixwPRdqo-rh5urZwQ56q4tw66KGmcQfdHvk5RhM/s320/thats+one+big+building.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5594958922572168578" border="0" /></a><br />This is what the Empire State Building looks like from the ground. Pretty tall, huh?<br /><br />In the evening I went to see a musical, but they didn't allow me to take any pictures, so I can't show you. Sorry. It was pretty fun, though!Legomanhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14186174078145329860noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4198347433075919732.post-43082615707198867062011-04-01T23:04:00.000-07:002011-04-12T23:25:54.038-07:00Pearl RiverToday was a day of exploring stores.<br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEihxcwIiGvT6Eu_8kxf1lO9HR8-S_hcifuGuozMy_S3S7y67wxCU7xPS8wIOzizIAkX9adJRKYpMBMozVsG4o3P-e4VJc-6-bwKPcU2tMAuGNQupZ9ZQKWXq4JIbIT0XZOSDsSxSnP5sig/s1600/145th.jpg"><img style="cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 320px; height: 207px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEihxcwIiGvT6Eu_8kxf1lO9HR8-S_hcifuGuozMy_S3S7y67wxCU7xPS8wIOzizIAkX9adJRKYpMBMozVsG4o3P-e4VJc-6-bwKPcU2tMAuGNQupZ9ZQKWXq4JIbIT0XZOSDsSxSnP5sig/s320/145th.jpg" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5594946353414636946" /></a><br />We headed out from our local subway station.<br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEithLAUGXDrrA-Mk3X5-q0gIF7lTK8q7-t2LNip4M_UpEfEABQIh3VayQaY5uV0rgvaDm0fidZU9KY65WX_HgZ5rRqDiGlZuwTC2spQhTmWXpbOHSKYwmlnWUoNaCuDxRoyCd2jfv0e2yU/s1600/subway+crud.jpg"><img style="cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 320px; height: 240px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEithLAUGXDrrA-Mk3X5-q0gIF7lTK8q7-t2LNip4M_UpEfEABQIh3VayQaY5uV0rgvaDm0fidZU9KY65WX_HgZ5rRqDiGlZuwTC2spQhTmWXpbOHSKYwmlnWUoNaCuDxRoyCd2jfv0e2yU/s320/subway+crud.jpg" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5594946358566278834" /></a><br />By the way, the subway system is in some places pretty heavily covered with crud. I think maybe New York City needs an OCD Brigade, going forth heavily armed with bleach solution and cans of Lysol.<br /><br />Moving along... today we went to Pearl River Mart, which is three stories of all kinds of awesomeness that comes from faraway lands of Asia... mostly China, with some things from Japan and Korea as well.<br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiRKEdeJ2tjAL384fIiC1NhV-692cCRlWia-DpyAOtF-9mxrSmVbiiqUA22FiQUjB317ZqjwS5T6wEQA_y0eItINQ_ouz2OG1KSQ3Qd64738eMSJjOlrqXubb1Y_lR1AvzComBFAsdVfDU/s1600/pearl+river.jpg"><img style="cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 320px; height: 218px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiRKEdeJ2tjAL384fIiC1NhV-692cCRlWia-DpyAOtF-9mxrSmVbiiqUA22FiQUjB317ZqjwS5T6wEQA_y0eItINQ_ouz2OG1KSQ3Qd64738eMSJjOlrqXubb1Y_lR1AvzComBFAsdVfDU/s320/pearl+river.jpg" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5594948181848661090" /></a><br />I cannot even tell you all the cool stuff there was in this store. There were all kinds of toys and candies, herbal teas, noodles, fancy clothes, books, little statues of Buddha with a big tummy, waterfalls and reflecting pools for inside the house, Mah Jongg sets -- it was crazy.<br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEihHQlbUJOGEe5N3T908VoCQd7dQUQqlVyHMKADe626-sRh9q3FTzvljDOVZtK3OX3mFuzjCq4V-9VEJUOhcTkZehx-HIHOpWzdcBTffMNvyf7xBKwt2SSCYibF8FE4txuSzbX4-dvZP2Q/s1600/legoman+tea+set.jpg"><img style="cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 320px; height: 240px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEihHQlbUJOGEe5N3T908VoCQd7dQUQqlVyHMKADe626-sRh9q3FTzvljDOVZtK3OX3mFuzjCq4V-9VEJUOhcTkZehx-HIHOpWzdcBTffMNvyf7xBKwt2SSCYibF8FE4txuSzbX4-dvZP2Q/s320/legoman+tea+set.jpg" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5594948851185920018" /></a><br />This tea set was almost the right size for me. Too bad I'm not a big fan of tea.<br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgJe1tTot8vk24uALyREhZcZ4-KSxz3zCnmwZgwnsVpSYzDsAGaA0xrUmUvvMOVd8Fo-xpmL5EfaFsE96fsI0eUTXlasyT9-KL-k4of7ub4Q0gTdCHWSqCYrkwmTdZFq9Yl2HR245u93B4/s1600/legoman+dragon+bowl.jpg"><img style="cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 320px; height: 240px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgJe1tTot8vk24uALyREhZcZ4-KSxz3zCnmwZgwnsVpSYzDsAGaA0xrUmUvvMOVd8Fo-xpmL5EfaFsE96fsI0eUTXlasyT9-KL-k4of7ub4Q0gTdCHWSqCYrkwmTdZFq9Yl2HR245u93B4/s320/legoman+dragon+bowl.jpg" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5594949003029476626" /></a><br />Check out the blue dragons in this huge bowl! RAHR! GRAAAH!<br /><br />I wanted to see more, but my hostess had to go do stuff with her friends that night, so we had to go home early instead. *SIGH*<br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjoy2Of1Oo_WzxZWSfEyb7W4VC-YxsoXbsAocR5XX2mCP47BUH5c10qa1Sve2LPTnin0wSZbHwJWFeUYOTvk5z8MizPtpn84V0dmBlwLE9k1AwiANYHlPRYrDIhV8skwdX2yVh7VN8Aaic/s1600/legoman+subway.jpg"><img style="cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 320px; height: 240px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjoy2Of1Oo_WzxZWSfEyb7W4VC-YxsoXbsAocR5XX2mCP47BUH5c10qa1Sve2LPTnin0wSZbHwJWFeUYOTvk5z8MizPtpn84V0dmBlwLE9k1AwiANYHlPRYrDIhV8skwdX2yVh7VN8Aaic/s320/legoman+subway.jpg" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5594949484951946786" /></a><br />We went home on the subway, which fortunately wasn't too crowded.<br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhh4dQy9HeykVNUNZsbuWlQlq66TbZRshGYZ2c1d29306iQygfHiH8Ltq48jmmBVNAg83BkGxomKMOtqeOTclBlctYXkGvL0ZaY7i-iEt-i_LuM0TiR8PpQinsHFfsEJy2b5_wMGwtMHys/s1600/legoman+subway+closeup.jpg"><img style="cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 320px; height: 240px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhh4dQy9HeykVNUNZsbuWlQlq66TbZRshGYZ2c1d29306iQygfHiH8Ltq48jmmBVNAg83BkGxomKMOtqeOTclBlctYXkGvL0ZaY7i-iEt-i_LuM0TiR8PpQinsHFfsEJy2b5_wMGwtMHys/s320/legoman+subway+closeup.jpg" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5594949482114603314" /></a><br />A few people gave me some strange looks on the subway. Haven't they ever seen a Lego person before?<br /><br />Hmm, maybe they haven't. Hi, subway people!<br /><br />Then I went to bed.Legomanhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14186174078145329860noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4198347433075919732.post-75058688441311873802011-03-31T19:03:00.000-07:002011-04-08T18:18:30.463-07:00First day in NYC<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEga1y9ohyvT8p5jBR_PsCtx5z_Lde8yyeJh61C1X3cLtnn8GyNsfsNQQTz9kSxZTrPQ-I3V5Nbiu-HUv4qH8LZS74ZbcAWtKoI846kkhMJqFkrNg2JnNhi21v5SUzzFZ6OGAodN8wM0un0/s1600/legoman+at+lincoln+center.jpg"><img style="cursor: pointer; width: 320px; height: 240px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEga1y9ohyvT8p5jBR_PsCtx5z_Lde8yyeJh61C1X3cLtnn8GyNsfsNQQTz9kSxZTrPQ-I3V5Nbiu-HUv4qH8LZS74ZbcAWtKoI846kkhMJqFkrNg2JnNhi21v5SUzzFZ6OGAodN8wM0un0/s320/legoman+at+lincoln+center.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5593072643768410082" border="0" /></a><br />On our first day we went to Lincoln Center. (Can you see me on the L?)<br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhpMVRoyvYstvBPEyOe-zyegUEbAxNGvWSdL87OAlsU5_x3elO2RD-KbGYnptK7gZnUQfAcDIAB98OHK2U_4mXSEE4Uq3mqiDox3Uy-qFf_31APiezqqUzfFKE06Bw8M2V_dm50VBCLwdI/s1600/fisher+hall.jpg"><img style="cursor: pointer; width: 320px; height: 234px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhpMVRoyvYstvBPEyOe-zyegUEbAxNGvWSdL87OAlsU5_x3elO2RD-KbGYnptK7gZnUQfAcDIAB98OHK2U_4mXSEE4Uq3mqiDox3Uy-qFf_31APiezqqUzfFKE06Bw8M2V_dm50VBCLwdI/s320/fisher+hall.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5593072637051386450" border="0" /></a><br />We went to Avery Fisher Hall. Apparently it's the home of the New York Philharmonic.<br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi9WH_Z79RbOHf-_nPjyT1hW91KbPAQEy4IkIabfTxjdnQxs8Wdto9xdB64OE_owbprsWHOpqOuK7s7llEUuO_bCY6r8bv3Bxc7j0WCdd5SRXTUAJlZV6UdGVO8aW-7kQ0yn9DWlSp-IiQ/s1600/avery+fisher.jpg"><img style="cursor: pointer; width: 277px; height: 320px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi9WH_Z79RbOHf-_nPjyT1hW91KbPAQEy4IkIabfTxjdnQxs8Wdto9xdB64OE_owbprsWHOpqOuK7s7llEUuO_bCY6r8bv3Bxc7j0WCdd5SRXTUAJlZV6UdGVO8aW-7kQ0yn9DWlSp-IiQ/s320/avery+fisher.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5593072638008803106" border="0" /></a><br />And here's Avery Fisher himself. Nice eyebrows.<br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh2SRFdmaTUZFispE6G43Jlm8PgR-52nokB1067FlxZuUmNXZhyphenhyphenQN9xKCyvGrC1-7zJ32buODB_V7HPM6cRP18qsnDFQnvnGWI4_Cs1kDUmQnHgfSQeajeO-Pc8GPFyW-GXOi3ZQw96QOw/s1600/this+is+the+legoman.jpg"><img style="cursor: pointer; width: 240px; height: 320px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh2SRFdmaTUZFispE6G43Jlm8PgR-52nokB1067FlxZuUmNXZhyphenhyphenQN9xKCyvGrC1-7zJ32buODB_V7HPM6cRP18qsnDFQnvnGWI4_Cs1kDUmQnHgfSQeajeO-Pc8GPFyW-GXOi3ZQw96QOw/s320/this+is+the+legoman.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5593071781127310610" border="0" /></a><br /><span style="font-weight:bold;">THIS<br />IS THE<br />LEGOMAN.</span><br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEje7ylHLb2cAqK6KM3yJT73MVi3RzPlgeBuQpXI3wlWYBbeUSXt4pCgM0qqT1ps5g9XiAzfj8udWCVv1XA22wf7nUXtAKxG2Bn-9NieQ_pk425bgcvMF1yZZGJVGzJwprwCf_GCrB1aWW0/s1600/lincoln+center+fountain.jpg"><img style="cursor: pointer; width: 231px; height: 320px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEje7ylHLb2cAqK6KM3yJT73MVi3RzPlgeBuQpXI3wlWYBbeUSXt4pCgM0qqT1ps5g9XiAzfj8udWCVv1XA22wf7nUXtAKxG2Bn-9NieQ_pk425bgcvMF1yZZGJVGzJwprwCf_GCrB1aWW0/s320/lincoln+center+fountain.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5593071781762313762" border="0" /></a><br />It was raining a bit, but we got a picture by the Lincoln Center fountain.<br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhMjts_AQlerTgU8gr4O8hnILysbtdxsx3ur0vB4zvjpPjHVhThSuU6O13E-0rOo5nPTtQ2jrRyMPxkFwHlGuMUeUjUonxM4L2xzehX9qgLkUrl0t3TP6Lj4loJjtwhlABZCGwvNNs-9eI/s1600/top+of+the+temple+moroni+speaking.jpg"><img style="cursor: pointer; width: 240px; height: 320px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhMjts_AQlerTgU8gr4O8hnILysbtdxsx3ur0vB4zvjpPjHVhThSuU6O13E-0rOo5nPTtQ2jrRyMPxkFwHlGuMUeUjUonxM4L2xzehX9qgLkUrl0t3TP6Lj4loJjtwhlABZCGwvNNs-9eI/s320/top+of+the+temple+moroni+speaking.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5593071773483738802" border="0" /></a><br />There's an LDS temple right across the street from Lincoln Center.<br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjPaAelik-bJbqtclvSSF5Kp3rneR95Z6-Hnv6lt3u9c0X_3LX3uGYBnYVXK1cfp7LmJx-1h5bFRdahTwI27_UOxziac7y5SIx_hLzHuZ251Aj3SY-HCK6Xzg-TbGinm8dHuNfcVojzujc/s1600/duane+reade.jpg"><img style="cursor: pointer; width: 320px; height: 240px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjPaAelik-bJbqtclvSSF5Kp3rneR95Z6-Hnv6lt3u9c0X_3LX3uGYBnYVXK1cfp7LmJx-1h5bFRdahTwI27_UOxziac7y5SIx_hLzHuZ251Aj3SY-HCK6Xzg-TbGinm8dHuNfcVojzujc/s320/duane+reade.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5593071776158970242" border="0" /></a><br />This is Duane Reade. Apparently it's some sort of Mecca for New Yorkers.<br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjwG-QQL87VQmRq-idEgOWKBo9HphttlEtBA4iP7SZ2j1AaogyLnJr3eRgWL18_Qi_IzgxnuBnY2lLAtRVtGX4rU4a5XrVttDt-SyuzrVKr9QaB8K3Z6T3BSdieJFtF8Hg-lBkg1kEou0M/s1600/legoman+and+friend+outside+duane+reade.jpg"><img style="cursor: pointer; width: 205px; height: 320px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjwG-QQL87VQmRq-idEgOWKBo9HphttlEtBA4iP7SZ2j1AaogyLnJr3eRgWL18_Qi_IzgxnuBnY2lLAtRVtGX4rU4a5XrVttDt-SyuzrVKr9QaB8K3Z6T3BSdieJFtF8Hg-lBkg1kEou0M/s320/legoman+and+friend+outside+duane+reade.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5593071770597708050" border="0" /></a><br />Here I am outside Duane Reade with my lovely and talented hostess.<br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhrJN9pCNzqT3-qnPUrmsyqYRg-V1xJp2TQB86xSJFdgPYvlKHts-u1Wrck6jnMGh0M3Xai3texJVcrqDPNuW7GUhXe0ql3IVivqNErnaeXkppbBMgkfj68NKFG3BSZJexIBJ7IuMo-poo/s1600/unicorn.jpg"><img style="cursor: pointer; width: 320px; height: 271px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhrJN9pCNzqT3-qnPUrmsyqYRg-V1xJp2TQB86xSJFdgPYvlKHts-u1Wrck6jnMGh0M3Xai3texJVcrqDPNuW7GUhXe0ql3IVivqNErnaeXkppbBMgkfj68NKFG3BSZJexIBJ7IuMo-poo/s320/unicorn.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5593070845739637202" border="0" /></a><br />We went to a folklore museum. There were a lot of interesting things to see but I liked this unicorn the best.<br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgEI0JYgd5Twr2F-4n6J31t0uQklw_MkdQnTRWRGnT7ayGJyqQAT1UMiXKCKV3GV3WQrdfE8xjhTwWGMEzFaM0Cj2cB5kRcuW9segT7tnygKpVMwJnYlPjd2q9QNA4Bxru91NGhAhJibwk/s1600/picasso+musicians.jpg"><img style="cursor: pointer; width: 320px; height: 290px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgEI0JYgd5Twr2F-4n6J31t0uQklw_MkdQnTRWRGnT7ayGJyqQAT1UMiXKCKV3GV3WQrdfE8xjhTwWGMEzFaM0Cj2cB5kRcuW9segT7tnygKpVMwJnYlPjd2q9QNA4Bxru91NGhAhJibwk/s320/picasso+musicians.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5593070843231951250" border="0" /></a><br />Then we went to the Museum of Modern Art. This is a famous painting by Pablo Picasso.<br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgO02pbxKJD8YTBVtxV4l0VyhvkGc3AChhIKgfdbmYFSBL93b4W_tyf9B5Q2Cpwg2uqZ2K8VO2tWGXMJor8SKftjfDSaTLCg4syYkL1kgiNWZN_cSb52NxfBsflu8MGB5JxGy3QQzd39AI/s1600/legoman+and+three+musicians.jpg"><img style="cursor: pointer; width: 240px; height: 320px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgO02pbxKJD8YTBVtxV4l0VyhvkGc3AChhIKgfdbmYFSBL93b4W_tyf9B5Q2Cpwg2uqZ2K8VO2tWGXMJor8SKftjfDSaTLCg4syYkL1kgiNWZN_cSb52NxfBsflu8MGB5JxGy3QQzd39AI/s320/legoman+and+three+musicians.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5593070845263359650" border="0" /></a><br />It grows on you after a while.<br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEimu25ZPXWqCGyIV0F8rdajITXjVyl5Dh0EmjjHJ1S22LkEKn2WcRcQzgbw3E3r7fn4nja719VYdDXcyKx-Wj9tkEwKsN8GH7pEPo2NT8XAxw6G4fY3e8dfxRr4uEmEI0irqu0DItshgUc/s1600/muji+lego+stuff.jpg"><img style="cursor: pointer; width: 320px; height: 240px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEimu25ZPXWqCGyIV0F8rdajITXjVyl5Dh0EmjjHJ1S22LkEKn2WcRcQzgbw3E3r7fn4nja719VYdDXcyKx-Wj9tkEwKsN8GH7pEPo2NT8XAxw6G4fY3e8dfxRr4uEmEI0irqu0DItshgUc/s320/muji+lego+stuff.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5593070839983992418" border="0" /></a><br />Some time after that we went to a shop called Muji. Look, they have Lego stuff!<br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiQoI8zYVcJ2MlZ2QTtwyUf6ge1dfCtFaBfSnhetV8bEgZBKyGFujUP7WurjAAeilCEj9xYM2F7fzLSGCmYukIzOo3NTh8wUbzvMuH28ZY7DycY9fDCNhbXgItqZqIhIpIt6L7DLwIGsWQ/s1600/muji+owl.jpg"><img style="cursor: pointer; width: 320px; height: 240px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiQoI8zYVcJ2MlZ2QTtwyUf6ge1dfCtFaBfSnhetV8bEgZBKyGFujUP7WurjAAeilCEj9xYM2F7fzLSGCmYukIzOo3NTh8wUbzvMuH28ZY7DycY9fDCNhbXgItqZqIhIpIt6L7DLwIGsWQ/s320/muji+owl.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5593070835621022674" border="0" /></a><br />Also a very cool cardboard owl.<br /><br />Then I went home and got some sleep. zzzzzz.Legomanhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14186174078145329860noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4198347433075919732.post-17521642550685103342011-03-30T20:39:00.000-07:002011-04-07T18:21:05.775-07:00Off to New York<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhkn2U4ygURCkiJNsxzpTYKGffEoejBRRAo18HZWFqEPqAwXpx-okHr1u0qT4O7juF14zPGkKEh7fHWXSxrcZA_OyUqSwmPxHoMagAK7adF3HjSqFCc1SEyzFsRzQbXqJ0-NWXh_jonB28/s1600/where-is-legoman-today.jpg"><img style="cursor: pointer; width: 320px; height: 240px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhkn2U4ygURCkiJNsxzpTYKGffEoejBRRAo18HZWFqEPqAwXpx-okHr1u0qT4O7juF14zPGkKEh7fHWXSxrcZA_OyUqSwmPxHoMagAK7adF3HjSqFCc1SEyzFsRzQbXqJ0-NWXh_jonB28/s320/where-is-legoman-today.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5592991115701516306" border="0" /></a><br />Where do you suppose I am in this picture?<br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjLdZIQUWR3HdS8Nj_-lFSsl1hNm2OnoeDbYHrR1ALemF07B09QnQHLZNO0DXMDCJJFlyjKWjA6snTNdDcREkQ9rpetOTO06Ls7jciZe_V1WVCpZ4zPYBco8fMyMxTmCRKq20O41rhdkho/s1600/legoman-on-a-plane.jpg"><img style="cursor: pointer; width: 320px; height: 240px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjLdZIQUWR3HdS8Nj_-lFSsl1hNm2OnoeDbYHrR1ALemF07B09QnQHLZNO0DXMDCJJFlyjKWjA6snTNdDcREkQ9rpetOTO06Ls7jciZe_V1WVCpZ4zPYBco8fMyMxTmCRKq20O41rhdkho/s320/legoman-on-a-plane.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5592991113681138386" border="0" /></a><br />On a plane, that's where! And it's bound for New York City.<br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjAfrdgvohxAhOKIC5KQ_r-0My_W8VuWoVwrNc4GcVolCQtdUzhDTKeiGL0BQjWhZZzeFcWQ-mMYZe5kfxUZHcJvSLQqGJ9sbpW0tTLqLDDTGOkxxURmhhIX3n-TbELlHxd9YOG64JwNFE/s1600/legoman+with+cookie.jpg"><img style="cursor: pointer; width: 320px; height: 240px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjAfrdgvohxAhOKIC5KQ_r-0My_W8VuWoVwrNc4GcVolCQtdUzhDTKeiGL0BQjWhZZzeFcWQ-mMYZe5kfxUZHcJvSLQqGJ9sbpW0tTLqLDDTGOkxxURmhhIX3n-TbELlHxd9YOG64JwNFE/s320/legoman+with+cookie.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5592990834725840850" border="0" /></a><br />This particular plane gives out fresh-baked chocolate chip cookies. Not too shabby.<br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjjd47dp3GbGnSa4UclEKp7FRE4ayEGrBlsSt48HQ5QBfL0UqwiRbmjtFDUcIG3fUxsezPuNSay4A79pQ3yC34OsKk_Pd_mbtOWqEndCPdfSsQj2a9LMj1k7fLPgj23-K2P-2BJT80L8TU/s1600/darkness+falls.jpg"><img style="cursor: pointer; width: 240px; height: 320px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjjd47dp3GbGnSa4UclEKp7FRE4ayEGrBlsSt48HQ5QBfL0UqwiRbmjtFDUcIG3fUxsezPuNSay4A79pQ3yC34OsKk_Pd_mbtOWqEndCPdfSsQj2a9LMj1k7fLPgj23-K2P-2BJT80L8TU/s320/darkness+falls.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5592990828482924034" border="0" /></a><br />Slowly it grew dark, and still we were on the plane. Are we there yet?<br /><br />Eventually we landed at LaGuardia Airport and took a taxi to the place where we were staying.<br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgiTl1HbpEXIo7R6AaE89zWU0M5co_y_GPNIT6a_4nF2-jDmsBYC57NdiXGBrYvi_8zC2gc5zKfHTcbhytmYMhMgQH58cfICY6mJvaIa_C8ozn_xGTlKrBCbF2wkUoQaWzFUhN4Skvz_nE/s1600/cushy+digs.jpg"><img style="cursor: pointer; width: 320px; height: 230px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgiTl1HbpEXIo7R6AaE89zWU0M5co_y_GPNIT6a_4nF2-jDmsBYC57NdiXGBrYvi_8zC2gc5zKfHTcbhytmYMhMgQH58cfICY6mJvaIa_C8ozn_xGTlKrBCbF2wkUoQaWzFUhN4Skvz_nE/s320/cushy+digs.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5592990823101046882" border="0" /></a><br />When I got to the apartment, I discovered we had some pretty cushy digs. A private bedroom...<br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhtdJbrc5GcKV6hrlIwyeUbL4vGhDzcjqEZnBQF99P5IAb7K4M69IIgewj7-JRnKaxzqZd2b6iv352ImP82JeENnzM96qys1lNXoorM5eAk0TSXfRlLNzi_e-hzxi1DgIwMIMV9u6UcTdY/s1600/private+bathroom.jpg"><img style="cursor: pointer; width: 320px; height: 240px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhtdJbrc5GcKV6hrlIwyeUbL4vGhDzcjqEZnBQF99P5IAb7K4M69IIgewj7-JRnKaxzqZd2b6iv352ImP82JeENnzM96qys1lNXoorM5eAk0TSXfRlLNzi_e-hzxi1DgIwMIMV9u6UcTdY/s320/private+bathroom.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5592990823270987506" border="0" /></a><br />...and a private bathroom as well.<br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhiLukdBBlEhm5kM18H10e53P-KsBaR4BwhnD-oNmM4wTm6RxL3n0B4p2Ne5DOF3MloU4Ctgj5THyxQ4hyN4YKnOta_KBhdSMxTHCs6-3ZffO2nEmER9IACkdq3I_sXZCuxt78fDPlyOBE/s1600/one+good+looking+plastic+fella.jpg"><img style="cursor: pointer; width: 320px; height: 226px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhiLukdBBlEhm5kM18H10e53P-KsBaR4BwhnD-oNmM4wTm6RxL3n0B4p2Ne5DOF3MloU4Ctgj5THyxQ4hyN4YKnOta_KBhdSMxTHCs6-3ZffO2nEmER9IACkdq3I_sXZCuxt78fDPlyOBE/s320/one+good+looking+plastic+fella.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5592990821792189522" border="0" /></a><br />That's one good-looking plastic fella.<br /><br />I wonder where I'll go in the morning?Legomanhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14186174078145329860noreply@blogger.com0