Friday, November 4, 2011

Turns Out

Oh, reality.

I spoke to (you know, silently, via computer, typing) a colleague in Egypt who (YES!) confirmed that we need an SUV, but gave (NO!) very reasonable, even persuasive, arguments against getting a fully-loaded, super decked out version.

This is sad.

But really, what are you going to leave out? Third row seating? Required. Dual screen entertainment system? Mandatory. Protective paint sealant? Hello, sand storms. And we've already dealt with the oil cap issue.

So maybe nothing changes. Other than I expend more political capital with Katie.

Speaking of, one day to Turkey. In honor of which, here is a Google Map of part of our itinerary:

It's all color coded in my super secret, Ovaltine Decoder Ring system. So don't even try to guess what a fork and knife represent.

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