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<\/a><\/p>\nI haven’t seen her in several years, what with me being in Korea and her being in Wyoming, so it was good to reconnect with her. She is a teacher, but she has also become quite a photographer, as well as the owner of an interesting bookshelf.<\/p>\n
(Couchsurfing tip: if you want to get a good night’s sleep, never look at the bookshelves of your hosts. Hosts have good books<\/em>.)<\/p>\n No musicians had contacted me to record from the entire state of Wyoming, so that was that. From there I was off to see if anyone wanted to record in the state of Montana.<\/p>\n Thanks Marla for all the granola bars! If you can believe it, I ate the last one just now as I was writing this!<\/p>\n (Road tripping tip: granola bars make great mobile snacks that are relatively unaffected by the massively fluctuating climate changes in your car.)<\/p>\n “Wait a minute,” says Attractive Girl. “What was that you said before about your friend Ming choosing the 15th letter of the alphabet?”<\/p>\n Oh… I was just going to ask her “Why ‘O’, Ming?”<\/p>\n The mob of nearby teenagers laughs vigorously.<\/p>\n NEXT: A swarm of flies, a flock of chickens, a bus, a limousine, and a magic rock.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":" I finally arrived at my host’s place in Sheridan, WY at about 10:30pm. Who is this host? Why, none other than my cousin Marla Hinrichs! I haven’t seen her in several years, what with me being in Korea and her … Continue reading