Nature Abhors a Vacuum

Well, no sooner did we sell all of our toys in anticipation of moving abroad than we are thinking about what new toys we may want to take with us. This is the latest on our wish list. It's an Airstream Basecamp with big wide rear doors and a ramp so you can load up yet more toys inside, which is why it is also called a toy hauler. So much for simplifying our lives. My station wagon should be able to pull it.

This would be great for taking camping trips in Mexico. It would be our 3rd Airstream. We have 9 months to find a reasonably priced used one. Some of them have a tent that hooks on the back to expand the sleeping area. With our other travel trailers, we got equal amounts of enjoyment from planning the trips as actually taking the trips. Just looking out and seeing it in the driveway was like an invitation to take a trip, therefore fun.

Blizzard 2009 in DC

The snow is amazing. Here is a video of my trip to Target this morning. There were some crazy folks driving but it was great to walk in the snow and not too far. There was hardly anyone shopping. I wanted to go to downtown DC but there was no metro service on the outside lines so Falls Church wasn't running. Maybe tomorrow.

So few FSO's from South Carolina

So far I have only met one other FSO from South Carolina. There was one person in my A100 who graduated from the University of South Carolina, but was not from South Carolina. I also know one girl who is starting in January from South Carolina. The whole Southeast seems underrepresented. I don't know if it is because they don't apply or because they don't pass through all the steps to become an FSO.

I would like to see more FSO's from my state. From a very unscientific survey sample of all the FSO's I know, I would say the majority are from large cities. Many are from three places: D.C., New York or California. Maybe people in S.C. are just too happy to want to live anywhere else.