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Pennsylvania is like Alaska, but with more daylight and less computers.

January 3, 2008 at 9:03 PM

And this is where I will be until further notice, banditing the wireless in intermittent snippets at the local coffee shop, waiting for the next cold snap to pass while knitting sweaters and shawls like a fiend.

Ah, vacation.

I think it's funny----good for character building because these events could be considered as a teaching experience---ie money is not time,but time well spent.
Hum along with the canned music [if there is any good stuff] and if not,then create your own music in your heart [thats when you hum to yourself].

Just think,home might be only 3 airplane rides away !

All Best,

Joe... North East, Pennsylvania.

While you're stuck in a coffeehouse, here's some good coffeehouse chatter you can use:

Nick Bostrom's Argument

Have fun. You have more than earned it.
Are you going to visit again?! Gelati for all.
I hope you don't mind this question. What are you doing in Penn.? Visiting friends or relatives? Whatever, I hope you enjoy it.