Greetings, Flyover States!
Dear Ricochet Members in Flyover States,
Some of you were aggrieved to think that the Flyover States weren't on my schedule. I want you to know that you are! I am, in fact, flying over you right now--and while I don't have Internet access, I'm thinking of you warmly. You look great down there!
I should have thought of this before so we could have synchronized our watches and waved to each other.
And seriously, if you flyover folks find someone to pay for my plane ticket and put me up in a hotel, I am definitely not too much of a Coastal elite to land next time. I fly toward the money, wherever it is.
Whoa, we just entered Coastal airspace! Bye for now, Flyover States! That was too brief, but I'll be back, I promise.
All my best,
Claire
PS: Obviously, I wrote this a few hours ago. Hello, California!
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Jun '10
Re: Greetings, Flyover States!
Claire Berlinski: Dear Ricochet Members in Flyover States,
Some of you were aggrieved to think that the Flyover States weren't on my schedule. I want you to know that you are! I am, in fact, flying over you right now--and while I don't have Internet access, I'm thinking of you warmly. You look great down there!
I should have thought of this before so we could have synchronized our watches and waved to each other. ...
I trust there were Ricocheteers to pick you up when they poured you off the plane
Jul '10
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You won't believe it. I looked up in the sky a couple of hours ago. And there you were! I called your name, but I don't think you heard me.
Re: Greetings, Flyover States!
One of the signature differences I've noticed traveling through "fly over country" versus some other regions is the number of fingers people use when they wave back. Evidently, they think I'm #1 in the northeast. Flattering.
Edited on Sep 2, 2010 at 6:07pmMay '10
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You'll only get that #1 sign here in Ohio if you're wearing your LSU gear, Dave.
And Claire, don't worry about it. We're all content here knowing the coasts are going to hear from us good and hard on Nov. 2. Have fun in CA.
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Yes, well, did I mention I have an LSU National Championship license plate on the front of the truck? In which case a #1 is fitting, even if they don't know which finger to use. I don't usually look for trouble, of course,...sometimes I chase it down.
May '10
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Next time you're passing the Crocker/Basset exit on I-90 west of C-town, I'll be the guy with the nailgun firing 16-penny's at your tires. But no hard feelings. BTW, Bucks are up on Marshall, 42-7. Next week it's the 'Canes.
All just a warm-up for Jim Tressel and his sweater-vest to see you in January.
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Scott, superb! I like people who come back for seconds, or thirds. I was in "C-town" not long ago. I try to get there as often as possible before the cold weather sets in. My Dad went on the road with me a few years back, and we picked up a load of something or other in Cleveland. We could see the lake from the warehouse, frozen as a glacier. The guy running the forklift had something about the size of a peanut m&m stuck in his mustache. Dad nicknamed him "Booger." I have many fond memories of Cleveland. For the life of me, I don't know how the good people in that region can stand such relentless cold. I'd take my hat off to you, but my head gets too cold.
Jul '10
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BREAKING: LIVE REPORT FROM THE RICO SOIREE:
San Francisco Police responded to reports of shots fired along the Embarcadero, near AT&T Park this evening.
Although the cause of the disturbance, which spilled along the Embarcadero near 2nd Street, is still unclear, eyewitnesses say that violence suddenly broke out among a group of " predominantly-white, preppy-type" revelers who were attending an event at a notorious local nightspot called MoMo.
One young woman, who asked not to be named, said the group had seemed to be peaceful until, "This tall, preppy-looking guy with glasses and gray hair called another guy an 'un-reconstructed paleo-con' and then all hell broke loose."
Several people have been transported to local hospitals with a variety of injuries. One of the injured was heard to have muttered, "Man, I thought it was just a blog thing with wine and cheese. But these people are animals. Animals."
May '10
Re: Greetings, Flyover States!
Weekends like this one make it all worthwhile: We'll load entirely too many people into my little Boston Whaler, anchor a half mile off Cleveland, and enjoy the Blue Angels thundering a hundred feet or so overhead. We have our fun.
Edited on Sep 3, 2010 at 6:56amAug '10
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Given Claire's self professed mercenary tendencies I say we of Ricochet take up a collection for her Flyover America tour. First stop: Elephant Butte New Mexico!
May '10
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We are all just as mercenary down here and at least as readily bought.
We believe that the international globe-trotting people-of-mystery and best-selling authors, the Hollywood residents, and the high-level political mucketies should take up offerings among their exalted glittering acquaintances and send for us unstylish proles to come out for the next soiree. January would be a good time.
Aug '10
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Oh, gosh. I've never felt so blessed to be flown over. It's like you're some martial-arts Tinkerbell sprinkling magical love-of-freedom pixie dust down on us as you fly.
Keep sprinkling.