Iowa back to California - day 1
today's pictures
west! always west now. it feels so much more natural. even the
Jefferson County Democrats' office is on the west side of Fairfield...I
smiled and quietly wished them luck as I passed.
20 minutes later, I'm stuck just east of Ottumwa...construction, I guess, but we've been sitting here entirely stopped for more than five minutes while traffic trickles past in the other direction. I can't see far enough ahead to figure out what's up.
wow, some guy in a safety jacket is walking back and telling each driver what's up.
ah, turns out it's a bad accident, and the cars I've seen heading the other way were people who turned around. it's starting to rain a bit. I should take some pictures.
west! always west now. it feels so much more natural. even the
Jefferson County Democrats' office is on the west side of Fairfield...I
smiled and quietly wished them luck as I passed.
20 minutes later, I'm stuck just east of Ottumwa...construction, I guess, but we've been sitting here entirely stopped for more than five minutes while traffic trickles past in the other direction. I can't see far enough ahead to figure out what's up.
wow, some guy in a safety jacket is walking back and telling each driver what's up.
ah, turns out it's a bad accident, and the cars I've seen heading the other way were people who turned around. it's starting to rain a bit. I should take some pictures.
California to Iowa - day 2
Today's photos
So I'm thinking about the "latte-drinking liberal" moniker...it seems likely that if Jesus drank coffee, it would've been the thick middle-eastern style best known in America as Turkish coffee, with spices and perhaps a lot of sugar. Not a latte, sure, but much closer to espresso than to Folgers Crystals.
Not, of course, that logic or historical accuracy has anything to do with it.
This Best Western is like any other, so much so that I just had to stand up and look at my reservation printout to remind myself which chain it is. But that's what they offer: consistency. My hotel reservations for this trip are with a variety of brands, but I suspect I still won't see much difference at this price range.
Bought breakfast and something lunchy from Wild Oats...I'm still surprised that this store didn't last in Berkeley. My mocha tastes too much like soy. Diane Rehm is quavering intelligenly on the radio.
So I'm thinking about the "latte-drinking liberal" moniker...it seems likely that if Jesus drank coffee, it would've been the thick middle-eastern style best known in America as Turkish coffee, with spices and perhaps a lot of sugar. Not a latte, sure, but much closer to espresso than to Folgers Crystals.
Not, of course, that logic or historical accuracy has anything to do with it.
This Best Western is like any other, so much so that I just had to stand up and look at my reservation printout to remind myself which chain it is. But that's what they offer: consistency. My hotel reservations for this trip are with a variety of brands, but I suspect I still won't see much difference at this price range.
Bought breakfast and something lunchy from Wild Oats...I'm still surprised that this store didn't last in Berkeley. My mocha tastes too much like soy. Diane Rehm is quavering intelligenly on the radio.
there are holes in rocks
cows staring up at them, mute
highway zooming past
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