Category Archives: The Trip

My cross-country trip in May/June 2010.

WEATHER UPDATE

Posted on May 18, 2010 by Ken

So as I’m leaving the TGI Friday’s to go back up to my room, several trucks pull up with all sorts of weather gear on top. One even has a giant radar dish. Storm chasers! As I walk through the … Continue reading →

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Morning Verse

Posted on May 19, 2010 by Ken

I don’t know why I didn’t think of this before. Every morning, I’ll close my eyes, flip through the ever-present Gideon Bible, and post the random verse my finger points to. Let’s learn together, shall we? (punctuation as written) Then Zedekiah … Continue reading →

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Wind in General

Posted on May 19, 2010 by Ken

(Click any image to embiggen…) As I write this in my hotel room in Oklahoma City… I have entered a section of the country where, when the news is about the weather, it’s serious. No “We have live team coverage … Continue reading →

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Morning Verse **With Bonus!**

Posted on May 20, 2010 by Ken

This morning’s randomly chosen verse from a randomly chosen page of the Gideon Bible left in my room: (punctuation as written) And the land of Egypt shall become desolate and waste; then they will know that I am the LORD, … Continue reading →

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Oklahoma City

Posted on May 20, 2010 by Ken

What can I say that hasn’t already been said? Here are my pictures, taken this morning around 9:20, just a few minutes after the time the building collapsed. It was quiet. There weren’t many people around. It was kind of … Continue reading →

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Morning Pyramid

Posted on May 21, 2010 by Ken

And now it’s time for today’s randomly chosen verse from the Gideon Bible left in my hotel room… no? It’s not in that drawer? How about there? In the desk??? In the closet? Nowhere??? I’m staying in a room without … Continue reading →

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Tennessee Rain Washed Off My Arkansas Bugs

Posted on May 21, 2010 by Ken

“For reasons I can easily explain, there’s no part of me wants to see Graceland” – not Paul Simon. I thought about it. Oh, believe me I did. There’s a very realistic chance that I will never be in Memphis, … Continue reading →

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Morning Verse

Posted on May 22, 2010 by Ken

And now, today’s randomly selected verse from the Gideon Bible left in (almost) every hotel room in America. Many will say to me in that day, Lord, Lord, have we not prophesied in thy name? and in thy name have … Continue reading →

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Finally Made It To John and Jess’s

Posted on May 23, 2010 by Ken

Sorry for the late post. I drove across Virginia (the long way) yesterday to get, finally, to my destination. I started off in the mighty metropolis of Wytheville, Virginia, “The Centerville of the East.” It was weird. Everyone was doing … Continue reading →

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Smithsonian Air and Space, Part 1

Posted on May 23, 2010 by Ken

This was quite the “kid in a candy store” day for me. A few years ago, the Smithsonian created a new museum out by the airport for all the planes that were too big to display at the original Air … Continue reading →

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