http://jeffbergan.org a place to keep my stuff Wed, 17 May 2006 13:33:59 +0000 http://backend.userland.com/rss092 en At most cocktail parties (and some weddings), there is a common problem, where you have one hand holding the glass, one holding a little plate of h’ors d’oeuvres, and no hands left to use to eat off the plate. Maybe you haven’t had this problem, but I definitely have. That’s ... http://jeffbergan.org/?p=57 Last night while watching “Grey’s Anatomy,” I heard some music in the background that sounded kind of catchy. When I listened a little closer, I noticed that the lyric was, “It puts the lotion in the basket.” Thanks to Phil’s sleuthing, I now know that it’s by the ... http://jeffbergan.org/?p=55 So, when using the navigation system in my car in the bay area before my trip, I generally thought it was ok. It didn’t always pick the best route, but it had all the locations I tried to get to in its directory. Driving along US route 2 through northern ... http://jeffbergan.org/?p=54 When congress repealed the federal speed limit, Montana did apparently post their speed limit as “Safe and prudent,” though trucks were limited to 60 or so. Later, according to my guidebook, this was struck down by the Supreme Court as being too vague. So, now the interstate in ... http://jeffbergan.org/?p=53 Josh and I saw Serenity on Friday. For anyone who doesn’t know, it’s a movie spun off from the short-lived but excellent sci-fi tv series, Firefly. I definitely enjoyed it. I also think that it’s self-contained enough so that someone who likes sci-fi but has never heard ... http://jeffbergan.org/?p=52 Travel plans for today were a bit derailed, but luckily not blown off the road. Instead of casually inspecting the nice little towns and kitschy off-highway attractions of the eastern half of North Dakota, I drove along hoping not to get stuck in the piles of snow in the ... http://jeffbergan.org/?p=51 I’m now in Duluth, MN, after driving yesterday from Chicago. Wisconsin is a very pretty state to drive across, especially with the leaves changing colors. It was cloud covered the whole way, but that’s better than raining, which seems to be the prediction for much of the great ... http://jeffbergan.org/?p=50 After spending a couple weeks in New York, minus a couple days in Boston, relaxing with my family, I’m back on the road. I’ll be in Chicago this weekend, and then driving through the middle-north of the country, where I haven’t driven before. North Dakota, Montana, and Idaho, ... http://jeffbergan.org/?p=49 So now I’m in Rome, and the kayaking trip is over. It was a great trip. We started in Naples - not my favorite city, but I wasn’t there long - and saw Pompeii. I’ve been there once before, but I definitely think it’s a site one ... http://jeffbergan.org/?p=48 Hard to believe that I’ve been here for almost 3 weeks, but my time in Siena is drawing to a close. I’ve had a very good time here, and have met many fun and interesting people, and have therefore fallen far behind in updating you all. (The fact ... http://jeffbergan.org/?p=47