Saturday
May262012

Final I Am A Derfwad Summer 2012 Tour and Rally for Contributions

The Schedule

23 days, Derfs, and Mrs. G's schedule -- barring car trouble, fatigue, geographic blunders -- is set. However it's not so set that she can't wiggle it should her physical and mental health require a time out or if we just have to visit a few hours more. She never has to drive more than 8 hours a day. She has tried to schedule enough time to gather, hang out, camp out on a couch but not overstay her welcome. In order to tame the chaos of such a whirlwind trip, please read this entire post. Mrs. G. has to tell you that her confidence is hearty and, dare she say it, excitement is kicking in. In fact as she types this, she has a big smile on her face.

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Day

Date

Itinerary

Miles

Hours

1

Monday

6/18/2012

Leave Bellevue; Arrive Boise

501

8.4

2

Tuesday

6/19/2012

Boise

 

 

3

Wednesday

6/20/2012

Leave Boise; Arrive Salt Lake City

341

5.7

4

Thursday

6/21/2012

Leave Salt Lake City; Arrive Fort Collins, CO

455

7.3

5

Friday

6/22/2012

Leave Fort Collins; Arrive Lincoln NE

487

7.4

6

Saturday

6/23/2012

Leave Lincoln; Arrive Kansas City MO

195

3.3

7

Sunday

6/24/2012

Kansas City MO

 

 

8

Monday

6/25/2012

Kansas City MO

 

 

9

Tuesday

6/26/2012

Leave Kansas City; Arrive Tulsa OK

271

4.5

10

Wednesday

6/27/2012

Leave Tulsa; Arrive Houston

495

8.3

11

Thursday

6/28/2012

Houston

 

 

12

Friday

6/29/2012

Houston

 

 

13

Saturday

6/30/2012

Leave Houston; Arrive New Orleans

388

6.5

14

Sunday

7/1/2012

Leave New Orleans; Arrive Atlanta

472

7.9

15

Monday

7/2/2012

Atlanta

 

 

16

Tuesday

7/3/2012

Leave Atlanta; Arrive Seagrove, NC

 

 

17

Wednesday

7/4/2012

Seagrove

512

8.5

18

Thursday

7/5/2012

Leave Seagrove; Arrive Charlottesville

 

 

19

Friday

7/6/2012

Charlottesville

 

 

20

Saturday

7/7/2012

Leave Charlottesville; Arrive Philadelphia

252

4.2

21

Sunday

7/8/2012

Leave Philadelphia; Arrive Boston

307

5.1

22

Monday

7/9/2012

Boston

 

 

23

Tuesday

7/10/2012

Boston

 

 

24

Wednesday

7/11/2012

Leave Boston; Arrive Ithaca

333

5.6

25

Thursday

7/12/2012

Ithaca

 

 

26

Friday

7/13/2012

Ithaca

 

 

27

Saturday

7/14/2012

Leave Ithaca; Arrive Toledo OH

438

7.3

28

Sunday

7/15/2012

Leave Toledo; Arrive Madison

392

6.5

29

Monday

7/16/2012

Madison

 

 

30

Tuesday

7/17/2012

Madison

 

 

31

Wednesday

7/18/2012

Leave Madison; Arrive Minneapolis

269

4.5

32

Thursday

7/19/2012

Minneapolis

 

 

33

Friday

7/20/2012

Minneapolis

 

 

34

Saturday

7/21/2012

Leave Minneapolis; Arrive Bismarck ND

426

7.1

35

Sunday

7/22/2012

Leave Bismarck; Arrive Billings MT

415

6.9

36

Monday

7/23/2012

Leave Billings; Arrive Spokane WA

540

9.0

37

Tuesday

7/24/2012

Leave Spokane; ARRIVE HOME

275

4.6

 

The Organizing

Mrs. G. knows some of what she's asking is repetative but please bear with her as she bought a travel organizer and wants to make sure she has everything correct before she writes it down in pen. Can you help her with the following even if it is redundant.

1) If you are cool with Mrs. G. spending the night on your couch, please send her an email with your name, address, email phone numbers (let her know if you can accept texts). When she receives your info, she will send you hers. This helps her know when she needs to book a hotel.

2) If you are willing to host a gathering or find a place for everyone to get together (bar or restaurant), please send Mrs. G. an email letting her know, along with your name, address, phone numbers (let her know if you can accept texts). When she receives your info, she will send you hers.

3) If you plan to attend a gathering, please let Mrs. G. know, so she can send the person in charge of planning an email chain, so she can keep in touch with everyone with dates and times. Also, include your name, email address and phone number (let her know if you can accept texts).

She thinks that covers it. She apologizes for asking you to do this again. Thank you for indulging her insecurities. Also, Mrs. G. is the easiest guest you will ever have. She's tidy and eat anything. She loves all pets and has no allergies. Also, she adores children and is a big fan of board games.

Send all emails to mrs.ggggggggggggggg at gmail dot com

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The Dough

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(Mrs. G. contributed $400 to the kitty)

Thanks to everyone's generosity, faith and humor, Mrs. G. is so very close to her goal. Here is the current break down of fixed expenses.

1) Gas: $1200 to $1300 depending on weekly price per gallon (in Washington, it just keeps going up)

2) Ford Focus rental car (Chevy Volt not interested): $1190 plus tax

This leaves $377.85 left over for food on the road. Truthfully, Mrs. G. is frugal and can make this work, but if any of you have $10 or $25 you can spare, Mrs. G. could use it for padding. If not, no biggie. She's packing a large cooler in her car so she doesn't have to rely on junk food the entire trip. Come June 18th, she's blowing this popcicle stand.

 

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See you soon. This is the final push. Mrs. G. is back on Monday with regular content. She's sorry her "flash" this week extended well past a day or two. It was more of a flashalini.

 

Saturday
May262012

Full Confessional Friday!

Woman models tennis fashions at Burdine's: Miami, Florida

Be it Venial or Mortal (there's no escaping Original), we've all got secrets -- light, dark, funny, sad -- worth bringing to light. The act of confession can be liberating, mollifying and entertaining. Contrition? Repentance? A shot of Tequila? That's your call, sister.

Photo: Woman models tennis fashions at Burdine's: Miami, Florida, 1929. Photographer: Fishbaugh, W. A. (William A.), b. ca. 1873. No copyright.

Monday
May212012

Just So You Know...

Mrs. G. is solving a problem. She'll be back in a flash! A flash is like a day or two.

Friday
May182012

Full Confessional Friday!

[Woman using triangular ruler, United Rubber & Chemical Company]

Be it Venial or Mortal (there's no escaping Original), we've all got secrets -- light, dark, funny, sad -- worth bringing to light. The act of confession can be liberating, mollifying and entertaining. Contrition? Repentance? A shot of Tequila? That's your call, sister.

Photo: Woman using triangular ruler, United Rubber & Chemical Company
Creator: Robert Yarnall Richie (1908-1984), February, 1958.