Franklinsanity
A crank's musings on family, drink, travel, food & life
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5:15 pm: Stephentown, NY – there is a new, or perhaps not so new, dynamic in the realm of casual control over music at a party. Sonos. Familiar with it? Speakers that easily connect to iPhones and music. Meaning you have a communal playlist that anyone can adjust, cancel or modify. Subtle power struggles ensue. …
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10:59 am – Stephentown, NY: it’s a dacha, only in upstate New York. And it’s therefore a perfect setting for not only family gatherings, but also a guys’ weekend. BTW, is there any construction in English syntax funnier and more quietly disruptive than “not only…but also?” Not and but alone are a funny combo. Adding…
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9:35 am – somewhere en route to CT shore: third row set up, kids jammed in back, coolers packed, brother-in-law and significant other in second row, beach-bound! Maroon Five on radio. This pleases Q-boo. She doesn’t know who Mick Jagger is, really, but she does actually move like him. We had to adjust the speaker…
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1:17 pm – somewhere on the road to Amarillo, TX, after a delightful brunch at the Inn of the Anasazi in Santa Fe, which I was amused to discover is a Rosewood Hotel! (Those in SF will be similarly amused; it was well appointed and had quality food – but was a little short on…
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9:52 am, somewhere near Tehachapi – HHW once again at the wheel. All is therefore normal. Passing massive hills, and massive wind farms. State Route 58 through the Mojave Desert and right next to the Air and Space Port, where actual rockets are tested. (This was one of the few facts that distracted Ted from…
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1:51 pm PT. Somewhere on the Richmond Bridge. Departure, finally. An hour behind schedule, but who’s counting? I blame a stuffy called Foxy, who was left in the wrong car. Blast you, Foxy. Kingsley probably is also counting. He’s forgotten he doesn’t need to go to the bathroom every 30 seconds – thinks he’s…
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At long last, the wait is over. All 17 of our readers – give or take 15 or so – will once again be able to enjoy the rich experience of family travel with two dogs and two kids across the USA. Vicariously. Car is more or less packed. It’s a bigger car: Toyota Highlander…
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8:50 pm, New Britain, CT – sports fans, there is more to come. Specifically, 3000 miles more. Yes, it’s true. We are driving back. Projected ETD: Saturday am. We’ll keep you posted on the Franklinsanity.
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8:18 pm, New Britain, CT: quite a day. 4 subway rides (all on the 6 line). 1 pedicab ride. 40-plus blocks walked. 2 No Parking signs climbed. 1 Alice-in-Wonderland statue climbed. Many scaffoldings swung on. 2 commuter trains. And 30-minute car rides on either end. A good NYC day. The kids couldn’t, after the 3rd…
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8:30 am, somewhere south of that town where that school named after the lock: the Saucy Empress and Ted – as well as stuffed owls Hedwig and Winterhoot – successfully boarded the commuter train with dad. And in typical commuter fashion, they are focused on their tablets. (Yes, yes, they have mini iPads. A huge…
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