Category: Holiday
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Sunday Cookout: Day -3
I had a great time, and I think everyone else did too. Tom picked me up from Indianapolis pretty early, and we did a little bit of a tour of the area on the way out. It was a nice relaxing day, with a bunch of people showing up, many of whom I remembered from…
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Training For Indianapolis
I actually set an alarm this time, so that I’d have enough time for a leisurely start to the day. Hotel restaurant was running short-staffed, so things were a little chaotic at times. Checkout, like check-in, was done by a kiosk, so I didn’t have to do anything more than push some buttons and drop…
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Capitol, Air+Space, Washington Monument
Day one in Washington DC, where it’s hot & kind of muggy. Picture-heavy, so I’ve put in a “read more”
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Getting There
Well, I slept badly, but that’s to be expected with pre-holiday nerves & a cold of some sort. There were very short lines at the Aer Lingus check in, but still, it took a bunch longer than expected. I’m not sure why, but the chap dealing with my check-in had troubles, so did the person…
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Holiday 2023 Officially Begins
Going against almost every packing habit of the last 5 years, most of my stuff is loosely/badly packed in the suitcase so that it’s not mostly empty & so that the British Snacks will have something to keep them from being bashed to fragments on the trip. The only things in the carry on are…