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Since I'm all alone (without the clone) and have tons of time I've been researching yet another air dream in an Airstream. I came upon this page of actual owners. Imagine! They buy this top-of-the-line trailer and then parade around in rags as if that would convince me they had no money or nothing to steal. Hah! Not that I would contemplate stealing but I just can't imagine why they wear such trashy clothes. Maybe all their money went to the trailer.

Anwway, it's what I'm contemplating, again. If I could just figure out how to have an income while checking out of life as I know it, I'd be down to the Airstrean dealer ordering my Bambi in a flash.

Seeing Clearly

Ah, yes. There is this weird museum in Italy where you can sit on a toilet seat while watching a movie featuring toilet seats. Kinda reminds of that CD "Material World" that showed people and their stuff around the world. My favorite part was seeing all the toilets. I mean, it's a part of culture no one really considers (unless you caught the Olympic podcast at NBC 5 on February 16th where the presenters check out the toilets backstage). I can't view the CD anymore because it's so old it won't play on my new system. Also, there was a glitch in the CD so I missed a few parts.

I would love to check the museum in person only I don't remember the name of it and when I went to the "Today" website there is, can you believe it!!??!, no link to past shows. I mean, what do I search on? Olympics? Even though that's why Katie was there I'm sure a search like that will bring up a vomitous mass of links. Toilets? Maybe museum? Oh, well. I tried.

Where I might actually go on vacation is camping in North Carolina. There's this place high up in the mountains where it's cool and unhumid in the summer and it's much closer than Maine. Round about August I need a heat break. It's supposed to get down to 65 at night here. Lovely!

Cool in the Pool

So far I've managed to walk early enough in the day to beat the heat 3 times while on vacation. I also went one evening. But for the last three days Pip the Dog has been laying around bleary eyed in the A/C while I take off to the pool. I've been to the city pools twice now. They aren't bad, although every time I went someone felt compelled to tell me at least once about the "Adult Swim" in the evenings. Why would I try to beat the heat in the evening when it's the afternoon that's killing me? So I calmly jumped in and then sat around after reading in the shade. Very relaxing. Have decided to sell house and buy one with outdoor pool closer. Ha ha. Today I checked out the Pocahontas State Park Pool and Aquatic Recreation Center (you can tell it's a government facility can't you). Very nice, but there's no shade. It's hard to believe that this park is barely a year old and already the bathrooms look like crap and the locks don't work. It's definitely worth the $3 entry fee and $6 swim fee if you have kids. However, it's a lot more satisfying to have a short drive to a pool and pay nothing.