A Year in Cities
January 12th, 2008 | 8 Comments | Posted in
Life in General
Oh right, I have a blog.
Saw this list on Andrew Huff’s blog, and it reminded me of the U.S. map I taped to the wall of my dorm room junior year. I stuck a pin in every city I’d ever visited, then filled the holes with toothpaste before I went home for the summer (sorry, AU).
2007 in cities (multiple visits denoted with asterisks):
- Muncie, IN*****
- St. Louis, MO*****
- Atlanta, GA
- Boston, MA
- Salem, MA (thanks Weeks!)
- Cambridge, MA (ditto!)
- Madison, WI
- Lake Geneva, WI
- Milwaukee, WI
- Saugatuck, MI
- Indianapolis, IN
- Baumholder, Germany (thanks Nina!)
- Ruschberg, Germany
- Trier, Germany
- Koln, Germany
- Bonn, Germany
- Daun, Germany
- Idar-Oberstein, Germany
I had to take off my shoes and socks to count up the number of visits to both sides of the family, which shakes out to one a month. What good children we are.
I traveled nowhere to one city (thanks Jeff) in 2007 without mi esposa, but the favor was not returned. Work sent the lady of the house to:
- Washington, DC
- LA
- NYC
- Cleveland, OH
- Atlantic Heights, NJ
Someday I WILL make it to Atlantic Heights. Until then, I can only dream.
January 12th, 2008
Now, what do you consider a city? Does it have to be labeled on a large wall map? And what do you consider a visit? Was it any location where you stayed the night? Had a meal?
Also, what kind of toothpaste did you use? I had a friend who tried to use gel - fyi, blue gel toothpaste doesn’t quite “blend” with white walls…
January 12th, 2008
We’re counting any place that we intentionally set out to visit. Doesn’t require an overnight stay, but usually involves a meal.
I find a paste with the whitening power of baking powder can fool even the best physical plant inspector.
January 12th, 2008
You forgot Baumholder (dinner and a visit to the grocery store - Mövenpick yogurt, remember?)
January 13th, 2008
Didn’t you make it to Hotlanta with us on a business trip at least once in ‘07? (sans-wifey?)
January 13th, 2008
And what about Salem and Cambridge? I have photographic evidence you were in Salem…
January 13th, 2008
Nina - I could never forget Movenpick!
Jeff - you are totally right. I thought Atlanta was’06, but Ken’s photos have it as February ‘07.
Weeks - you are also correct. Good work gumshoe.
February 5th, 2008
Drew…your blog is calling…
February 12th, 2008
Wow… A full month without a new posting… What the deuce?