tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-60299822011-06-06T16:49:46.102-07:00Guy & Ari's trip across AmericaGuyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11737244765965600392noreply@blogger.comBlogger751100tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6029982.post-1072365905495117742003-12-25T07:25:00.000-08:002003-12-25T07:25:21.583-08:00

Thus concludes our Hippo. We may or may not have an encore reunion tour. If we do, we may or may not blog it. peace and love from NYC : ) DISCLAIMER - Nothing that has been posted on this blog should be construed to represent real or actual events, persons, or places. Any similarity between this blog and real life is purely coincidental. This has been a work of fiction.

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Nuchum of NYC knew that Bob Dylan was the artist responsible for our latest lyrics. Crazy Lubow emailed this thorough response: It was "Robert Zimmerman, aka 'Bob Dylan,' with the ever creative title of 'Stuck Inside of Mobile With the Memphis Blues Again'". Also from Lubow, a request: "C'mon, challenge me here!"

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During our Hippo, Pope and I kept track of stuff. Here are some statistics we compiled for you. FAKENESS - The following places are real, but they're not where you'd expect. We either passed these places or saw signs for them along our route. Hartford, Michigan Paris, Ontario London, Ontario Rome, New York Woodstock, Ontario Woodstock, Illinois Hartford, South Dakota Madison, South Dakota

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Before the energy of New York City erases my short term memory, I would like to acknowledge certain individuals, places and things which made the Hippo truly enjoyable and memorable. In no particular order, I give many thanks and acknowledge: -Debbie and Neil Gershman, for lending us the beautiful Inifinti I, which we have rechristened the "Hippo Mobile" (no relation to Mobile, Alabama). It was

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So I guess I have a lot to catch up on since I haven't blogged our experiences since Alabama. We left that state and drove a long way to Charlotte, North Carolina, stayed there for one night, and then went to DC. We arrived in DC on Saturday night, saw two apartments, and arrived at our friend Pui's home in Maryland at about 8 or 9 PM. She and her roommate, Amy, have three dogs. They are

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Hi, this is Ari. As Pope mentioned, we have returned to the city. When I arrived here and checked my email, I found pleasant electronic greetings from Seren, Lubow, and Grandma and Grandpa. I also received lovely email from Shortley and snail mail from Michelle. In addition, the following comes from the ever loyal Darryl: "stuck inside of mobile, with the Memphis blues again" He wants to

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Hello world! You're not going to believe this, but I am blogging to you from my home in Harlem, New York! That's right, the Great American Hippo has, regretfully, come to an abrupt end after 6 weeks of travel. Sadly, because the Mistah's grandfather was recently hospitalized, we had to expedite our regression to the Big City. However, we were able to complete almost everything we set out to

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Hi, this is Ari. Pope and I are relaxing in Info's large, luxurious, and surprisingly stable Mobile home in Alabama the Beautiful. If you've ever been to 'Bama, you probably know that signs here say "Alabama the Beautiful" and receptacles say "Keep Alabama the Beautiful." That's to remind you to keep Alabama the Beautiful and not throw it away, which you might be trying to do if you're

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Hello from Mobile, Alabama! I confess, I didn't blog yesterday because I was tired from all the fun in New Orleans. I apologize profusely, and will try to do better for the small time remaining to this hippo. For the record, and for my own personal safety, I will be unable to speculate as to the Mistah's mysterious absence from the hippo blog for the past day. Mobile, Alabama has been an

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Hello, America! Hello also to our international readers! As I recall, I last blogged in Austin, Texas, so I'll try to mention certain things that have happened to us in the interim. I found Austin to be stunning! It's my favorite city visited on the Hippo thus far. Austin is cute, compact, easy to navigate, contains many young people, and has a lot of energy. I highly recommendo. Pope and

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Hello from N'awlins! Thiz the pope, writing from the ever posh Royal Sonesta Hotel in the French Quarter in New Orleans, Louisiana! After multiple attempts to log onto our wireless service, we have achieved succesfulness in this hotel. We had to wade through throngs of party-goers with enticing liquids in their hands to reach this oasis of the rich and famous, but for you, dear blog readers, we

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Hello America, from the Great and Holy Ramada Limited hotel in Austin, Texas. This hotel, while fantastic, unfortunately does not offer wireless internet, nor the services of the illustrious Andy. However, it does provide free local calls, allowing us to avail ourselves of the great and holy NetZero dial-up connection. We have recently returned from a fantastic dinner at the World Beat Cafe in

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Thirty-one years ago, Bill Clinton and Hillary Rodham arrived in Austin, Texas to work on the presidential campaign of George McGovern. This very afternoon, Pope and I arrived in Austin, Texas to praise them for it. In between, Austin grew from "a sleepy town . . . in the Texas hill country into a Sunbelt boom town," according to New York's illustrious junior senator. Our first stop in Austin

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Hello fellow Americans! We write to you from the former home of our current selected President, George W. Bush. That's right, we are only 5 blocks from the Texas State Capital in Austin, Texas! Unfortunately, we do not have much time to blog today, as we are late for dinner and we are hungry, but I wanted to post a quick entry to let you know what's up. Yesterday, we drove through Roswell, New

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Because we have used up all our available space on both our first and second yahoo photos web sites, we have created a THIRD new photo website. We now have THREE photo sites. Site 1 is dedicated to week 1, and site 2 is dedicated to weeks 2-4 of our journey, and site 3 will be dedicated to all remaining weeks. The links are as follows: http://photos.yahoo.com/popemistah - WEEK 1 PHOTOS http:/

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Good evening everyone. Today was a very restful and introspective day spent in peaceful Santa Fe, New Mexico. I blog to you once again from the fireside at the Park Inn Hotel & Suites, in the company of the ever helpful Andy. The Mistah is currently upstairs doing the laundry, which should be done within the hour. Today we arose in time to experience the "deluxe" continental breakfast, which was

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This morning we experienced restfulness in Flagstaff, Arizona and stopped by Albertson's supermarket before departing for Santa Fe, New Mexico. In case you were wondering, Santa Fe is not related to Santa Claus. He gets that question all the time, though, so don't feel bad. On our way east, we drove through the Petrified Forest. It features rainbow style stone trees. I like rainbow style.

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Good evening dear readers. For those who are following us extremely closely, I would like to point out that we have exited the glorious Pacific Time Zone and entered the bumpy Mountain Time Zone. I believe that this website, with fond memories of the days of the internet boom, still uses Pacific Time. Thus, if you want to know the actual time of today's post, you should add one hour to the

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I neglected to mention certain things when I wrote about San Diego. Although I will praise that city for its warmness, I must say that fast food restaurants in SD are extremely and strangely strict. We entered a McDonald's to use the rest room, as we have done countless times during our journey, and found that it was accessible only by key. The key was available only to people who purchased

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Hello dear readers, from Santa Fe, New Mexico! Today's blog entry is dedicated to the fantastic, amazing, highly talented, kind, friendly, charitable and industrious Andy, a loyal employee of Park Inn Hotel & Suites, where we currently find ourselves residing for the next two nights. Andy was kind enough to fax my Washington, DC room reservation for absolutely $0.00, due to the kindness of his

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Hello, people! How goes it with all of you fine folks? Today I received a response to Crazy Lubow's musical question from the reliably loyal Darryl of Irvine, who is desperately in need of a nickname. If you can think of a good - or even better, a bad - nickname for Darryl, please email it to me at pennsmile@yahoo.com or phone it in to (917) 657-8122. Anyway, here's what the D-man had to say:

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Hello, America, Canada, England, and Israel. If you're reading from someplace else, email pennsmile@yahoo.com and let me know so I can include you too. Tonight I have to mention some people who have responded electronically to various parts of this blog. Darryl of Irvine offers the following: "It is little wonder you did not see Tito Puente. According to allmusic.com, 'Just months after

Arihttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16587276034775730776noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6029982.post-1070344546356851052003-12-01T21:55:00.000-08:002003-12-01T21:55:56.786-08:00

Good evening dear bloggers, from the Sin City! I write to you tonight from the great and holy Kinko's, right off of the Las Vegas strip. While strolling through the shopping center, we came upon the shocking discovery that Kinkos offers free internet access for customers with laptops! This sure beats gambling, believe you me:) Yesterday, we arrived in Las Vegas after a tearful farewell from the

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Hi, this is Hari. We have recently received email from Jay of Massachusetts, a state that deserves extensive praise, and thank him for it. We have received phone calls from Defender, who is presently in London. Amex merits harsh criticism for not reading this blog and not sending me postcards from abroad. Please complain to him bitterly by emailing EthanL@wharton.upenn.edu. We have not

Arihttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16587276034775730776noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6029982.post-1070179421889759932003-11-29T11:59:00.000-08:002003-11-30T00:04:12.383-08:00

Good evening, fellow Buy Nothingers, thiz pope, writing to you from our last night in the Vine in Souther California. Tomorrow, we depart the Golden Republican-ruled state for redder and dryer, as well as more sinful pastures in Las Vegas, Nevada. For this portion of the hippo, we are honored to have with us as our temporary guest Maurice Michaane of New York City, New York. Maurice decided to

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Buenos dias! I hope that all of our loyal readers, and maybe even the traitorous ones, had a mild and pleasant Thanksgiving. Are there any readers who refused to celebrate Thanksgiving this year? If so, email pennsmile@yahoo.com and let me know your reasons, or lack thereof. Any responses to this question are likely to be reported online. I would like to mention that Darryl of Irvine

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Good evening, fellow Americans. Tonight, I return from non-blogging purgatory to discuss certain things with our dear readers. Tonight, while enjoying a fantastic Thanksgiving dinner with my parent's good friends and their children and relatives, Darryl Stein of Irvine, California informed us that tomorrow, Friday November 28th, marks National Buy Nothing Day. The purpose of this national day is

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Happy Wednesday, dear readers. In case you were wondering, we have arrived! Pope and I are now comfortably lodged in the Margalith home in Irvine, California, and likely to remain so until Sunday. This completes the GO portion of our trip and we will enjoy a leisurely respite before embarking on the BACK segment. We arrived to a warm welcome yesterday afternoon after a scenic drive south from

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And I'm back. Successfulness has been achieved and I will continue with my reverse narrative. When we last left our story, the Turks were advancing rapidly toward California and frequently text messaging Jed Gross for sociological background on the shopping centers they passed along the way. So the other thing we saw in SF yesterday was the Palace of Fine Arts, aka Palace of Arts and Crafts.

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Yobo, say "yo!". I write from the illustrious University of California at Santa Barbara. If you know who Bob Barker is, you're familiar with UCSB. Here we are staying with the Pope's brother Gurie, who has been awarded a prize for being the first person to serve us a home cooked dinner. Gurie prepared salad, rice, and an amazing salmon teriyaki after working hard on behalf of California Jewry

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Calling all random blog readers! After having been informed through the grapevine that many random people are reading our readers, we would like to let all our readers, especially random readers, that WE WANT TO HEAR FROM YOU! That's right! If you are a random blog reader, meaning we have never met you before, please email us to let us know who you are! We may or may not give you a prize for

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I almost forgot to mention- many readers have protested my statement that we have arrived at the Hippo's tuchus. Indeed, many readers had believed that San Francisco was the Hippo's nose, and not the Hippo's tuchus. Therefore, I submit to our dear readers a poll! Please email pennsmile@yahoo.com your answer to the following question: After looking at the picture of the Great American Hippo , I

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Do you know the way to San Jose, dear readers? Well, we sure do! Today we passed through San Jose on our way south to sunny (on paper at least) Southern California. I blog to you tonight from the illustrious Davidson Library at the University of California at Santa Barbara, an institution famous for one Gurie Margalith who attends this school. For those who are scratching their heads, Gurie is my

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Good afternoon fellow Hipp-o-sters from sunny Alameda, CA! I write to you from the home of Kerri in her spacious, well-kept, incredibly clean, and very comfortable apartment after a very filling breakfast of crepes and lemonade. The Mistah is currently washing dishes, while I do the hard work of blogging to our dear readers what has transpired on our lengthy journey. I'm already breaking a sweat!

Guyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11737244765965600392noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6029982.post-1069478155004663152003-11-21T21:15:00.000-08:002003-11-21T21:16:02.453-08:00

Tonight, ladies and gentleman, marks a very special day in the life of the Great American Hippo. Today, for the very first time, the time listed as the posting time of this blog entry actually represents the correct time. For you see, dear bloggers, yesterday we crossed the state line into Nevada and officially entered the Pacific Time Zone. Aren't you as excited as we are? Today also marked a

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Good afternoon blogspotters. Pope and I arrived in the great and holy Salt Lake City yesterday and we said, "This is the place." We were referring to the Courtyard by Marriott, which provides wireless internet access in the lobby of its hotel in Sandy, Utah. Last night we ate burritos with my friend Amber, her sister Hayley, and their mom. Then we relaxed and watched "Queer Eye" for a little

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In my opinion, the Pope and I were previously competing to see who could blog more. However, it seems that, as of this afternoon, brevity is in vogue. Less is more. Concision rocks. If you disagree strongly with this trend and want really, really long blog entries, email me at pennsmile@yahoo.com and complain bitterly. Otherwise, I win (for the moment)!

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Hello dear readers from the great state of Utah, the home of the 2002 Winter Olympics, as we were informed when we drove in this afternoon. We write to you tonight from the Courtyard Marriott hotel in Sandy, Utah, not far from the home of Ari's friend Amber. We will be joining her tonight and will be spending the next few days with her. Today was relatively uneventful, as was last night.

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Hello dear readers, I write to you today from the Courtyard Marriott at Sandy, Utah to give you the following important information: Because we have used up all our available space on yahoo photos, we have created a new photo website. We now have TWO photo sites. Site 1 is dedicated to week 1, and site 2 is dedicated to week 2 of our journey. The links are as follows: http://photos.yahoo.com/

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Hello, this is New York City reporting live from Ketchum, Idaho. Shouldn't they have just called it Ketchup? Why create so much unnecessary confusion? I have been informed that there is a group of people at the great and holy Penn State University reading this blog. As someone who is often identified as a graduate of that fine educational institution, I welcome that group warmly to the Hippo

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Hi, this is Hari. Today I would like to share some suggestions that I received via email from my Uncle Fred. A few tips for the road: 1. Never drink and drive, especially when you are on a one lane mountain road in a blizzard. In that situation, pull into a motel and drink heavily. 2. Eat plenty of fiber, unless you are driving on a long road with no bathroom access. 3. Never book a room in a

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Hello dear International readers! I have been recently informed that our blog is being read by both foreign and domestic audiences. I am greatly honored that we have people in Israel, Great Britain, France and Canada all reading our blog entries! If anyone else is reading this blog and lives in a foreign country, please let us know! We will praise you mightily on this blog. I am also pleased to

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The Committee of the Great American Hippo thanks all of its readers who have submitted applications for the Advisory Council. Regretfully, we are no longer accepting applications for the Advisory Council at this time as all positions have been filled. The Committee is proud to nominate Adam Lubow of Tannersville, New York to the Advisory Council. Adam brings an extensive Spanish language

Guyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11737244765965600392noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6029982.post-1068939111493531072003-11-15T15:31:00.000-08:002003-11-15T15:31:57.166-08:00

I'm back! That's right. After a brief respite, Mr. Kong is a blog man once again. Today was a wonderful day because we went absolutely nowhere! As fabulous as it is to traverse this large, beautiful, empty, misguided country, everyone needs a break after a while. So today we slept in. I spent the morning reading the NY Times magazine in our hotel room and the afternoon strolling along the

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Good afternoon, dear readers. Today we find ourselves hijacking yet another University library for the purposes of blogging. You may have noticed a conspicuous absence of blogging yesterday. We had travelled very far from the state of South Dakota to Boseman, Montana - nearly 550 miles in one day. Boseman, MT is a moderately small town in the southern portion of the middle of Montana. The

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Hello America! This is the Pope again, reporting to you live from Rapid City, South Dakota, a small pre-industrial town with no hispanic population. Today's activities were a change of pace from our standard driving across hundreds of miles of territory. We woke up relatively late and headed off to Keystone, South Dakota. From there, it was a short drive to see Mount Rushmore. It was a truly

Guyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11737244765965600392noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6029982.post-1068698717019182062003-11-12T20:45:00.000-08:002003-11-12T20:47:10.290-08:00

Hello from the the state with Famous Faces with Great Places, the long and narrow state of South Dakota! Miraculously, we are able to blog to you tonight utilizing the wonderful powers of NetZero and the RoadKill Inn's free local calling promotion. The RoadKill Inn, Imma, is not really called the RoadKill Inn of course, it's the Roadway Inn, but from henceforth we shall call it the RoadKill Inn.

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Hello loyal Hippo followers. In my opinion, my recent postings to this blog have included a lot of factual information about the things that happened to us in different places. I am tired of facts so today I will only offer you my opinions. Coffee shops that offer wireless internet and restrooms but don't require you to buy anything are great. Nature Valley bars make great snacks and it's

Arihttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16587276034775730776noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6029982.post-1068607097762232772003-11-11T19:18:00.000-08:002003-11-11T19:18:22.666-08:00

Hello Minneapolis! I believe that the Mary Tyler Moore Show took place in Minneapolis, but I still to meet Lous, Roda, Mary and the gang. Maybe you'll see them and let us know. I write to you from uptown Minneapolis, Minnesota at the conclusion of a long day of driving from Chicago. Not too much happened to us today, except for a very peaceful day of driving through some of Illinois, a good part

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Hello fellow Bloggers. I am delaying sleep before our long trip West to announce a last minute submission and nomination to the Advisory Council of the illustratious Committee. The Committee, meeting in extraordinary session outside of normal sleeping hours, is proud to announce the nomination of one Rachel L. Gershman of Waltham, Massachusetts to the Advisory Council. Rachel a/k/a the Lieutenant

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Hi, this is Hari. Today I had an opportunity to see certain parts of Chicago. This morning the Pope and I decided to sleep in a little since we had no driving to do today. We ate yogurt for breakfast and then headed out into the world. And by that I mean that we went to the car to make certain changes. At the recommendation of the Kagans, we lunched at the famous Quizno's. Pope chose smoked

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The Committee is proud to announce the nomination of two individuals to its illustrious Advisory Council. After careful deliberations, and after considering the numerous qualifications of those who applied, and of course never once even thinking about possible financial resources of the applicants, we have come to a well-considered initial nominations to the Advisory Council. The Committee is

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Good evening America! This is the holy see, emailing you from Merav Kushner's glorious apartment complex near Lincoln Park, Chicago, Illionois, the Land of Lincoln. Today's blog entry comes to you courtesy of NetZero.com, which I highly recommendo. We were wondering how we would satiate the thirst of our dear readers for the blog this evening, and while hunting on my computer I realized I had

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Hello fellow blog-lovers. As you may or may not already know, we are writing to you tonight from Briar Place, a beautiful road filled with out-of-state license plate in the heart of northern Chicago. This evening, while returning from dinner with our good friends Merav and David, we were able to sight no fewer than 8 out-of-state license plates on this very block. We are thrilled to increase our

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Hi, this is Ari. I'm writing from the home of the great and holy Kagan of Chicago. My first ever visit to Chicago began at about 1:45 this afternoon, though I thought it was 2:45 because we had just changed time zones. So we were about an hour early and our friends were out. As a result, we had a little time to kill. We decided to hit the venerable Sutton Place Hotel for a quick internet fix

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Where did we start today? Did we leave Toronto this morning? Did we really? Well that's what I'm hearing from the pontiff. So I think we departed Toronto this morning at 11:30 AM. Due to traffic regulations, we had a bit of trouble getting out of the city. Once we did that, though, it was smooth sailing all the way to Woodstock. That's Woodstock, Ontario, population 30,000. We chose

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Hello friends! This is Guy writing to you tonight from the great and holy University of Michigan in Ann Arbor, Shapiro Undergraduate library! The Shapiro library far exceeds Steinberg-Dietrich Hall of the Wharton School of the University of Pennsylvania, in that it offers free internet access to whomever walks in the door. In my opinion, the University of Michigan, despite being extremely cold,

Guyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11737244765965600392noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6029982.post-1068270997516978042003-11-07T21:43:00.000-08:002003-11-07T21:56:41.733-08:00

Hello, again. I nearly forgot to mention that our trip may have a new name. Two weeks ago, a memo written by Defense Secretary Donald Rumsfeld surfaced in Washington, DC. In it, Rummy noted his firm belief that the American occupation of Iraq is going to be "a long, hard slog." As much as I hate to take a page from the man who believes, according to NY Times columnist Maureen Dowd, that

Arihttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16587276034775730776noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6029982.post-1068268678913979372003-11-07T21:17:00.000-08:002003-11-07T21:23:41.370-08:00

Hello dear readers, from our third day in the great frigid country of Canada. Today, we found ourselves waking up to our first beautiful day on our trip. The skies above the center of Toronto were a crisp clear blue. One of the first things I did this morning was to step out onto our balcony (yes, our guest suite in Cous Cous's apartment includes a balcony - aren't you jealous?). After basking in

Guyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11737244765965600392noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6029982.post-1068269484118839272003-11-07T20:48:00.000-08:002003-11-07T21:31:28.003-08:00

Hi, this is Hari. Today was fun and funny! Here are some highlights. We had no serious driving to do today and no destination to reach so we were able to sleep in this morning. We breakfasted on the balcony of our illustrious guest suite. This morning's breakfast came from the stock we purchased at Waldbaum's in Douglaston, NY. The Pope will discuss how we stored our food in the cooler.

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Hello from Toronto! I am currently writing to you from the home of one our FRA's (Former Roommates of America), Tony Yeung a/k/a Tony Luka a/k/a Luka a/k/a Cous Cous. Cous Cous is currently studying at the University of Toronto in an MD/Ph.D. program. From the looks of his apartment, he is indeed quite busy. Speaking of Cous Cous's apartment, I am very impressed with the amenities in his building

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Hello, people! I am in Cous Cous's apartment in downtown Toronto! It is a beautiful apartment and Cous has provided us with lodging in a guest suite in this building. He has also allowed us to use his parking spot, which is worth a lot in this busy metropolis. Thanks, Cous! Today we enjoyed the Hampton Inn's complimentary breakfast in Niagara Falls, Canada and then experienced a 10:30 AM

Arihttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16587276034775730776noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6029982.post-1068161221236030782003-11-05T23:10:00.000-08:002003-11-06T15:34:33.303-08:00

Hi, this is Ari. This morning we experienced a 9 AM departure from Tannersville, NY after breakfasting in a small deli/restaurant/convenience store. I am always interested in learning about small town life and today’s breakfast felt to me like something out of Green Acres. We journeyed across the great state of New York, taking the scenic route part of the way. As a big fan of the great

Arihttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16587276034775730776noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6029982.post-1068160647316900962003-11-05T22:48:00.000-08:002003-11-06T15:18:06.880-08:00

The committee is proud to announce that it is forming the official Great American Hippo Advisory Council. This council will be formed to advise members of the committee currently engaged in the Great America Hippo and to provide thoughts and opinions on ways to most effectively maximize the experience of the Great American Hippo. Applications are available on a first come first serve basis by

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Hello from the red light district of Niagara Falls! I bet you did not know that Niagara Falls contains a seedy red light district. I am proud to say we did not know this either, but discovered this while attempting to find dinner establishments in which to, of all things, eat dinner. Ari may or may not discuss the red light district at some future time, but suffice it to say that if you like to

Guyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11737244765965600392noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6029982.post-1068161495009106342003-11-05T07:40:00.000-08:002003-11-06T15:32:03.276-08:00

Today we will leave America. Isn't that sad? We've only just arrived here and. . . Don't cry for us, blogspot readers The truth is we'll be back in three days All through the waterfall And then to Michigan We've made a promise We'll keep on blogging Here we come, Canadia!

Arihttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16587276034775730776noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6029982.post-1068002081175737212003-11-04T19:14:00.000-08:002003-11-04T19:22:03.653-08:00

To those eagerly following our progress, I am pleased to report that the rain today finally dissipated somewhat to the point where we could actually see some nearby mountains later in the evening. The Crazy One has, for years, raved about the beautiful scenery of the area. I was able to witness some of this scenery on the drive back from dinner. The sight of mountains, trees and nearby houses

Guyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11737244765965600392noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6029982.post-1067991782929788292003-11-04T16:23:00.000-08:002003-11-04T16:23:05.963-08:00

Hi, this is Ari. I am currently located in Tannersville, NY in the home of Crazy Lubow. In my opinion, our journey is off to a great start. This morning I voted and departed Douglaston at 9:15 AM. Due to the wonderful lack of traffic, I reached Harlem in twenty minutes. After completing the loadup of the car, the Pope and I exited NYC at about 11:30 AM. Traveling both south and north,

Arihttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16587276034775730776noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6029982.post-1067986005365729512003-11-04T14:46:00.000-08:002003-11-04T19:15:18.673-08:00

We arrived at our first location about 4 hours ago: Tannserville, New York. We are here to visit our good friend, the crazy one blessed be he, Adam Lubow. En route to Tannersville, which is about 2 hours north of New York City, we decided to take a detour through Washington Heights to purchase some apple pie. We were tempted to order in Spanish. Soon after our departure, and after an aborted

Guyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11737244765965600392noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6029982.post-1067924091069251172003-11-03T21:34:00.000-08:002003-11-03T21:34:53.720-08:00

Hi, this is Ari. I am delighted to welcome you to our blog. In my opinion, this blog will allow us to offer updates on the various experiences of our cross country adventure. I must get a good night's sleep because tomorrow is election day. I will try to wake up at 7 AM, vote at 8:30 AM, and depart at 9:30 AM for Harlem. There I will pick up the Pope and some of his belongings. We will

Arihttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16587276034775730776noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6029982.post-1067923429474636582003-11-03T21:23:00.000-08:002003-11-03T21:23:52.276-08:00

In my opinion my effort to post to this blog has been a resounding success. I will try very hard to share certain information as our trip progresses. Unfortunately, readers of this blog cannot post responses. However, I highly encourage you to email your feedback to pennsmile@yahoo.com or call (917) 657-8122.

Arihttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16587276034775730776noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6029982.post-1067922954626816022003-11-03T21:15:00.000-08:002003-11-03T21:15:57.550-08:00

Hi, this is Ari. I have been conducting a fierce battle with modern technology. I do not know whether I am posting to this weblog or not. Please offer me your opinions on this matter.

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We have created our tentative itinerary for the first half of our trip. Our target: Irvine by Thanksgiving! We will be driving hard to ensure we can make our ambitious deadline:) 11/4 - NYC to Tannersville 11/5 - Tannersville to Niagara Falls 11/6 - Niagara Falls to Toronto 11/7 - Toronto 11/8 - Toronto to Chicago 11/9 - Chicago 11/10 - Chicago to St. Paul 11/11 - St. Paul to South Dakota 11/12

Guyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11737244765965600392noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6029982.post-1067901862217650262003-11-03T15:24:00.000-08:002003-11-03T21:28:31.163-08:00

We have been ruminating for the past few weeks on what to call the official title of our trip. Finalists are as follows: - Miserable Failure Tour 2003 - Resounding Success Tour 2003 - Big Country Circuit I think there were other finalists, but in my rush to type random things to start off the blog I can't remember any more. Until the committee returns from its deliberations, I have unilaterally

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Welcome to our BLOG!! This web site will chronicle Ari & Guy's adventures across America. We plan on updating this web site frequently. Pictures will be posted to: http://photos.yahoo.com/popemistah Time is quickly winding down to prepare for our trip across America! Ari and I are currently running around like madmen trying to get everything together. Ari has gone to AAA to get maps and

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