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Jun 10 2011

This guy was given a ticket for not riding his bike in the bike lane in NYC.  So he decides to ride his bike in the bike lane…whilst crashing into everything that is blocking that lane.

(Source: youtube.com)

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May 17 2011

Sadness fom the Class of 1935

This from the class correspondent of the Middlebury class of 1935—the oldest class represented in our alumni magazine:

“I am in a retirement home.  There are about 50 residents here.  We have a lot of activities to choose from that keep us busy and entertained.  I spend a good deal of time on a sunny porch and enjoy the company of a number of friendly squirrels that come for the peanuts I toss them.  We had a lot of snow this winter, which reminded me of the old days at Midd; it definitely reduced my squirrel visitors.”

Sadness.

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Apr 20 2011

Oh United

I really love United Airlines (because obviously the Star Alliance is the best one) but I get a lot of emails from airlines so I just went to unsubscribe from my United Airlines emails because they are annoying and I never read them.

Here is the fine print on my email:

You are subscribed to receive information and updates from United at kathryn.clagett@gmail.com. Please do not reply to this email. We cannot accept electronic replies to this email address. To contact the sender, write to: United Airlines Operations Center WHQPW, 1200 E. Algonquin Rd., Elk Grove Township, Illinois 60007 USA ©2010 United Air Lines, Inc. All rights reserved. GN ET04

Cool, I’ll just write you a letter!  That will be quick and efficient!

I eventually found another way to unsubscribe but I still enjoy the absurdity of this paragraph.

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Mar 31 2011

Oh dear

I’m currently planning a trip to Texas for the first week of May and I’m researching places to camp and/or hike in close proximity to Austin.  Currently high on my list is Enchanted Rock State Park.  This gem comes from a Trip Advisor review of the park:

2 Stars:

“Not a quick place to stop off to see the “Enchanted rocks” You have to pay to go hiking or camping and you can’t take any rocks with you. We didnt stay when we found out all of this so I cant rate anymore than this. “

What fun is traveling to a giant rock if you can’t take any of the rocks with you???

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Mar 16 2011
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Mar 14 2011

Yellow Fever

Last week I had the pleasure of going to see an awesome band from Austin, TX: Yellow Fever.  The male half of this duo is married to my grad school friend and she is awesome and got us comp tickets.  I really like their minimalist sound (although the number of instruments they are each playing during the show would beg to differ with that descriptor) and Jennifer has an awesome jazzy voice that works so well in the context of this music.

Anyways, check them out on their MySpace.  And on Amazon.

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Mar 04 2011
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Feb 14 2011

Year in cities, 2010

I like to keep a record of these things.  A little belated, here are the places I spent a night in 2010

Cambridge, MA

Somerville, MA

Somerset, VT

Cornwall, VT

NYC, NY

Rome, Italy

Sorrento, Italy

Somewhere between Bridisi, Italy and Patra, Greece

Delphi, Greece

Athens, Greece

3 nights in the Aegean Sea between Greek Islands

San Jose, Costa Rica

 La Fortuna, Costa Rica

Santa Elena, Costa Rica

Newburyport, MA

London, United Kingdom

Dallas, TX

Austin, TX

Cundy’s Harbor, ME

Fryeburg, ME

Saunderstown, RI

New Hope, PA

Somewhere near Laconia, NH on a community college campus during the Reach the Beach Relay

Sutton, NH

Baltimore, MD

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Feb 01 2011
What am I supposed to do with this?  I am I supposed to type ‘evah’ or ‘have’?  Silly Craiglist.

What am I supposed to do with this?  I am I supposed to type ‘evah’ or ‘have’?  Silly Craiglist.

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Jan 25 2011
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