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We’ve started planning an RV trip around the western us. Check out the route so far!

Zoom out to see the whole route. I cant figure out how to set the default zoom level on the embedded google map.

Route highlights:

• Portland, OR
• Crater Lake, OR
• Lava Beds National Park, OR
• Mount Shasta, CA
• Yosemite National Park, CA
• Death Valley, CA
• Las Vegas, NV
• Grand Canyon, AZ
• Meteor Crater, AZ
• Petrified Forest, AZ
• Paunted Desert, AZ
• Mesa Verde National Park, NM
• Canyonland National Park, UT
• Arches National Park, UT
• Bryce Canyon, UT
• Zion National Park, UT
• Grand Teton National Park, WY
• Yellowstone National Park, WY
• Glacier National Park, MT
• Scablands and Snake River Valley, WA
• Mount Ranier, WA
• Mount St Helens, WA
• Seattle, WA
• Astoria, OR and the giant Pacific Ocean cliffs
• Portland, OR

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I wish i could be this enthusiastic about stuff.

I received an email from Facebook telling me about the “New and improved” privacy features they were adding, and recently when logging in, was prompted to take action on setting my privacy settings.

Then my friend Sue showed me this article: Privacy Advocates Slam Facebook . I was shocked to read that when your friend chooses to use an application that your friend is giving away to that application’s system all personal information about you that your friend can see. WTF? This isnt a new thing either, Facebook’s application policy has been like this forever.

Ok so i went to revisit my privacy settings today. Imagine the horror when i saw what my current settings are for applications:

So basically, if one of your friends installed one of those sketchy, annoying, add-on apps into their facebook profile, they are giving that same sketchy application (THAT YOU DECIDED ALREADY WAS SKETCHY AND DIDNT WANT FUCKING WITH YOUR PROFILE) full access to your profile.

I don’t know about you, but i don’t delegate decisions like this to my friends. As much as I may love them.

Wow.

I ran across this photo today.  About 4 hours ago.  And i’m still LMAO.

Well, for the second time in my life, i managed to break my left leg. This time from a far less dramatic cause - a bad ankle-twisting whilst stepping off of the back porch. A break to the lower part of my fibula was the result, and fortunately all i need to do is wear a removable brace for a few months. I am pretty much able to walk around normally.

For those of you who know me, you may recall the story of my first broken left leg. It was a snow-covered January day at the Farmingdale NY airport, and while waiting for the frost to melt of the wings of my airplane, I slipped on the ice and “twisted my ankle badly.” I was limping, but it didn’t hurt that much … so i hopped in my plane and flew home. Halfway thru the flight, i realized that it hurt like hell to depress the left rudder pedal. That’s when i realized it was broken. I managed to land the plane at my home airport - luckily the winds were calm and not much rudder was required to land safely.

I was in a cast for 3 months.

On March 29, I’ll finally get to see my favorite NHL team in person in Boston! Amtrack’s Downeaster will deliver us to the event.

I was getting really bored of having really shaggy long hair, which i hadn’t had since i lived in New York.  So i dyed it black and lopped it off. 

My new doo:

This is what it used to be: