I’ve been reading about Sarah Palin all day again - I guess US politics can be addictive compared to the dour Scot’s spin machine we get at home.
Just compare right wing party leadership: Creationist hunter vs’ green thinking cyclist who goes through the odd red light. Hmm? [UPDATE! Cameron seems to have made the grade in US eyes what with becoming the latest Time magazine poster boy]
So, for anyone who hasn’t seen the masterful JibJab animated video yet enjoy the YouTube embed below. Note to the Spiridellis brothers - I think there will definitely be enough material to put out another one of your fantastic movies before election day!
Whilst browsing for USA maps today I came across a great Google hack created by Douwe Osinga. The idea is you tick off those states you’ve visited to produce a map of America marked blood red to indicate the places you’ve been to.
Thanks to some adolescent visits in the 80’s (when a family move to California or Florida was on the cards) and some dedicated holidaying there in the early 90’s I can tick off an amazing 41 states, or 82% of the US!
I can’t claim to know every state like the back of my hand, but I’ve certainly seen a fair bit of the eastern seaboard, spent 9 months touring California and Nevada and 4 months living in upstate New York. A minibus tour from New York to San Francisco took in the southern states and a 9 day Greyhound adventure from Sacramento to Buffalo completes the Midwest.
Where next? Hawaii and Alaska would have to be top of the list - being ‘Lost’ on a tropical island looks beautiful and McGregor and Boorman’s bike ride from Anchorage was inspiring.
