Dickie Cronkite

So apparently there's this place called "Ohio" ... and I'm still trying to figure out why it exists.

Oh, and the people of northern Indiana and Ohio would really, really, REALLY like you to Support Our Troops.

The next car I see with one of those stupid yellow friggin' ribbons on its bumper...(great anger welling up) I counted 3,428 ribbons yesterday - which actually helped pass the time on an 11-hour trip.

Not a very eventful journey. The highlight was probably when Dickie, Sr. called:

So where are you?

Pennsylvania. Up in the hills.

Is there snow?

Nope! No snow...NO SNOW! NONE! WOO-HOO!

Then I caught a quick glance at the hills, through the darkness. Wait...is that horrific white fluffiness coating them? No - it can't be!

And two minutes later, the gods started DUMPING horrific white fluffiness from the sky. Turns out I'm not just a "sports" jinx. Although I would probably still put the emphasis on sports, with Duke losing last night. Bastards.

Anyways, I took GW Parkway in. Down through that Chain Bridge/Key Bridge corridor, which I know better than I'd like...from the river (shudder). And there she was - the Healy spires the first thing to greet me from across the Potomac. It's good to be back.

(I'm such a city-slut, aren't I? Wasn't I just waxing poetic about Chicago two nights ago? And does the fact that I name my surfboard, car, and talk about inanimate buildings "greeting" me mean I should talk to people more? I'm just not sure.)

Oh, and Dewey's place is NICE. And to all the haters [coughB&G], it's not far from the city at all. Now if you'll excuse me, I have several thousand things to take care of.**

(**Which translates to: I need to watch Maryland/TCU on Dewey's 50 inch HD LCD projection screen. Apparently, I swerved off the road in the Pennsylvania snow, crashed, died, and went to Heaven.)

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2005-03-26 11:14 AM DC in DC Previous Entry :: Next Entry Read/Post Comments (13) Share on Facebook	So apparently there's this place called "Ohio" ... and I'm still trying to figure out why it exists. Oh, and the people of northern Indiana and Ohio would really, really, REALLY like you to Support Our Troops. The next car I see with one of those stupid yellow friggin' ribbons on its bumper...(great anger welling up) I counted 3,428 ribbons yesterday - which actually helped pass the time on an 11-hour trip. Not a very eventful journey. The highlight was probably when Dickie, Sr. called: So where are you? Pennsylvania. Up in the hills. Is there snow? Nope! No snow...NO SNOW! NONE! WOO-HOO! Then I caught a quick glance at the hills, through the darkness. Wait...is that horrific white fluffiness coating them? No - it can't be! And two minutes later, the gods started DUMPING horrific white fluffiness from the sky. Turns out I'm not just a "sports" jinx. Although I would probably still put the emphasis on sports, with Duke losing last night. Bastards. Anyways, I took GW Parkway in. Down through that Chain Bridge/Key Bridge corridor, which I know better than I'd like...from the river (shudder). And there she was - the Healy spires the first thing to greet me from across the Potomac. It's good to be back. (I'm such a city-slut, aren't I? Wasn't I just waxing poetic about Chicago two nights ago? And does the fact that I name my surfboard, car, and talk about inanimate buildings "greeting" me mean I should talk to people more? I'm just not sure.) Oh, and Dewey's place is NICE. And to all the haters [coughB&G], it's not far from the city at all. Now if you'll excuse me, I have several thousand things to take care of. (Which translates to: I need to watch Maryland/TCU on Dewey's 50 inch HD LCD projection screen. Apparently, I swerved off the road in the Pennsylvania snow, crashed, died, and went to Heaven.) Read/Post Comments (13) Previous Entry :: Next Entry Back to Top
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