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Friday, 1 September 2006

West Coast Tour, Days 3-4 ::

After an 800-mile round trip to LA and facing another 1700 miles to Seattle and back, we decided to splurge and rent a larger vehicle than Justin’s pickup. We went to a nearby car rental place, looked at one giant SUV with a stupid seat configuration (getting the keyboards in would have been a nightmare) and then settled on a Nissan Pathfinder. It was a definite improvement in comfort for the driver and front-seat passenger, but the third seat in the back was pretty cramped and there was slightly less cargo room. ...

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East Coast Tour, Days 0-2 ::

(getting out of order here... but best to post as I write rather than trying to catch up all at once) ...

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Quitting smoking ::

I smoked regularly for about a year when I was a teenager, then pretty much stayed clear of it until my wife and I split up 5 1/2 years ago. I’ve had it in my head to quit for some time now, but only in the last week or so have I looked carefully at why I do it and made an actual plan to quit. ...

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