“All my bags are packed
I’m ready to go
I’m standin’ here outside your door
I hate to wake you up to say goodbye…”
-John Denver – “Leavin’ On A Jet Plane”
Actually none of that is true, but we do have our tickets. And Z has his passports. That Australian one is yummy – tastes like emu.
I’ve really not got not much to sat today, beyond a cute photo, so here are some of my favorite posts of the week from around the interwebs:
- I don’t like cricket. Oh no. I love it.
- Fate loves to screw with me.
- More about cockroaches.
- Peace the Spork Out Dungeon Master: Gary Gygax: 1938-2008.
- NAFTA Talk Started With Hilary.
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Aha, Alice saves the day by tagging me for a Best Of meme. Apparently it refers to the best of me. Thanks, Alice, that’s my favorite subject!
** Post about the meme and link back to the person who tagged you.
** Go back to your archives and link to your five favorite posts.
•Link One: must be about family
•Link Two: must be about friends
•Link Three: must be about yourself
•Link Four: must be about something you love
•Link Five: can be anything you choose
** Tag five other people (at least two must be new acquaintances so that you can get to know them better).
Here are my choices:
- On family: The Alice’s Restaurant Anti-Masacreed Movement
- On friends: Berries and the nomadic lifestyle
- About me: How do you afford your rock ‘n’ roll lifestyle
- About something I love: Good Morning Son, I Am A Bird
- Wildcard: Hello, I’m Johnny Cash…
I don’t typically tag, because I’m a party pooper. But this is the second meme in a row that has been a godsend on days where the creative juices were running a bit dry. I won’t tag, but will tap gently on the shoulder The Vol Abroad, Okay, Fine, Dammit, Malfeasance, Jessie and The Busy Dad Blog.
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I am featuring tracks by two new (to me) bands today. Larsen & Furious Jane came highly recommended by Steve Adams of The Broken Family Band. “Australia” is from their 2004 record “I’m Glad He’s Dead”. Me First and the Gimme Gimmes’ cover of “Leaving on a Jet Plane” is one of the best I’ve heard. Discovered them here.
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Finally, here’s the convoluted route we’ll be taking to Oz next month…
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by Sinead
07 Mar 2008 at 12:58
I am surprised you left out the part about getting really annoyed that Zach wouldn’t pick up the US passport. I remember you having to shove it in his mouth so it got the same love and attention that the Aussie and Irish ones did:)
by Sinead
07 Mar 2008 at 13:00
You know he is going to grow up with an Australian accent and deny any knowledge of being a ‘natural born american’ don’t you?
by Vol Abroad
07 Mar 2008 at 14:02
I’m sure Zach just didn’t want to mess up the American passport, knowing – as he does – that it’s an object of reverence.
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by CDV
07 Mar 2008 at 14:15
Clearly, Sinead was out of the room when I explained to Zach that an American passport is not a toy. Unlike the one with kangaroos and ostriches on it.
by Sinead
07 Mar 2008 at 14:36
Should I post the photos of you shoving the US passport in his mouth and saying ‘chose this one Zach! pleaaaassseee, pretty pllleeeaaassseee’? and then proceeding to hold it in there until our son gagged:)
by SSG
07 Mar 2008 at 14:49
hey
you know i work in the child abuse unit of the council now… thank your lucky stars (and stripes) that you’re going to oz or there might be a file with your name on it. gagging children with passports indeed.
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by Nathan B.
07 Mar 2008 at 16:33
Aren’t Australian passports made from kangaroo scrotum?
by CDV
07 Mar 2008 at 17:15
I thought that it had a “real leather” kind of feel to it…
by Sinead
07 Mar 2008 at 17:20
What can I say? kangaroos run rampant in oz, when we kill them off we have to do something with their scrotums! purses and passports, it makes perfect sense.
by Maggie
07 Mar 2008 at 20:19
Och, he is SO CUTE. How do you stand it??
This is the third meme in a row I’ve been tagged for and ignored, so I appreciate that this is only a “gentle tap”. However, my well does feel dry as of late so maybe this is just what I need?
Hmmm….
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by Nichole
07 Mar 2008 at 22:41
The map of your convoluted trip is a bit breathtaking. That’s really far away!
by arizaphale
08 Mar 2008 at 12:10
Why are you flying in parabolas?…and what is that on the front of the Irish passport? Looks like a pint of Guinness…
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by arizaphale
08 Mar 2008 at 12:14
Oh and the cover of Jetplane reminds me of a band I once sang in. Our big number was a thrash version of Edelweiss.
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