Hi all! Erik's book is out! "A book that cuts to the heart of the draconian budget cuts currently being rolled out under the guise of balancing federal and state budgets." It's listed on CreateSpace, on Amazon.com
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Before we head off on the second part of our epic trip, I wanted to record a few more of my random thoughts on Italy. I should mention that I'm a bit on the drunk side, so these babblings might be less cohesive than normal - which is really saying something. Alright, here goes ( Read more... )

I don't know what it was... the dirty streets, the pan handlers and street schleppers or the lack of street signs on 75% of the streets and 75% of the map (making it freaking impossible to get anywhere)... or maybe the fact that it was Sunday and everything was closed... but I just was not impressed. I'm feeling incredibly happy that our original ( Read more... )

Two words for you Italy. You ready? Here is goes: Iced Americano. I know what you're thinking. Maybe I sound a bit Imperialistic trying to push my drink of choice onto your country. Maybe it's too radical to conceive of an iced coffee drink without mountains of sugar or milk in it. But I think it's time. Your culture does so many other things ( Read more... )

Travelling through Venice, Florence, and Rome for the first time in my life has been incredible. The difficulty in making any extended post is that most of the people I know have travelled here. Some far more extensively than I have, having lived here for a year. For those of you who have been lucky enough to live here for any decent period of time ( Read more... )

Yeah - I totally meant to be a good little blogger on this trip and just haven't. In thinking about why, it seems that most of the people that I know have been or plan to be in Italy. It's the consummate tourist destination. Why should I blog about something that practically everyone will experience in their lives? Japan was a different experience ( Read more... )

It's been a few years. Sorry. We've been friends for 13 years now, and I feel terrible for ignoring you - but life's busy! You'll be happy to know that I'm going to blog our upcoming trip for a month, so hopefully you'll be satiated.

If you're watching, please come back in about 2 weeks for the first round of AWESOME!! xo G

I'm sorry I've been ignoring you - but the whole thing about being bought out and possibly closing down has turned me to anothr lover: Facebook. I know, I know, fickle me. I'll try to come home on weekends. xoxo Galen

I was just remembering a club that I started in 5th grade - I can't remeber the "official" name of the club, but it was basically about planting trees and being good to the earth. I held fundraisers with a handful of friends (Read: selling lemonaide, bakesales, door to door sales of rocks with my wagon [no, I'm not kidding]). I made my parents take ( Read more... )

Obsessed! Into Rome and out of Venice on the same days for $883! WTF?!?!?!??!