Shameless
I think Garth Brooks wrote that song about us, because when it comes to mooching and imposing on strangers, we have few, if any, qualms. Bob is especially talented in this area. A prime example was yesterday. We're currently in Johannesburg, but nowhere near the city center. We had wanted to visit the Apartheid Museum and found out that a group of American students staying at our hostel was going, so naturally Bob beseeched their tour leader to let us tag along. And he did, for the price of only one beer! Fantastic! Perhaps this should be cross-listed on the "Mooch Across America" web site (yeah, you know who you are).
The museum was, like most attractions relating the racial conflict of this country, intense. It's hard to believe it happened in our lifetime. Of course, the group's priorities were slightly skewed because we stayed at the museum for 2 hours and then headed to the mall for the next four and a half. That's right.
Hope all is well in your local malls. I love the smell of commerce in the morning! Love to all.
The museum was, like most attractions relating the racial conflict of this country, intense. It's hard to believe it happened in our lifetime. Of course, the group's priorities were slightly skewed because we stayed at the museum for 2 hours and then headed to the mall for the next four and a half. That's right.
Hope all is well in your local malls. I love the smell of commerce in the morning! Love to all.
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I alawys think of this woman my mom knew who thought that the words were "shavin"...shavin like a man should be...I cant take it anymore, so I gotta let it go. I guess it could be about a beard?
Good news! Got a job. Living in ATL for the summer and having some luck finding places to live already.
sweet.
ship
Capitalists would claim that a lot more can be done to alleviate apartheid by shopping than by visiting museums.
Others may disagree.
JV
Mel, Bob, et. al.,
They its Ben, sorry about dropping off the face of the earth at the end of the summer, apparently I needed to serve omelets non-stop (which is unfortunate because it really cut into our "drinking-like-the-Lows" time). Anyway I'm infinitely jealous of your opportunity and can't take my mind off the ostrich massage.
Best of luck,
Ben
-Oh yes, I was at Georgia/Auburn. It wasn't pretty, but at least the Auburn band played Bon Jovi. That's respectable, right?
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