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[anarchist_nomad]

As EB and I were walking home from dinner in Summertown tonight, a parked car caught my eye. It was a VW Passat... with Virginia license plates. Guess somebody followed these directions.

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[acelightning.livejournal.com]

Every Google Maps set of directions, from anywhere in the US to anywhere in Europe, uses that Boston-to-Le-Havre routing. The first time I saw it mentioned, it was something to do with directions from Dallas, TX to Uppsala, Sweden. Even using New York City as a departure point still routes you through Boston. (There is no equivalent for destinations across the Pacific; it simply says "We could not calculate driving directions...")

[anarchist-nomad.livejournal.com]

There is no equivalent for destinations across the Pacific; it simply says "We could not calculate driving directions..."

That's because the Pacific Ocean is too large to swim across. Everyone knows that! ;-)

[acelightning.livejournal.com]

When I was desperately trying to figure out a way to get to Australia, I used to threaten to swim there. I figured my biggest problem would be trying to swim through the Panama Canal ;-)

[anarchist-nomad.livejournal.com]

Well, if the Panama Canal was going to give you trouble, you could have simply done like they did in the old days... and gone around South America, instead!

[blur01.livejournal.com]

Around horn and home again!

[kateypants.livejournal.com]

my favorite is number 19:
Swim across the Atlantic Ocean
Entering France 3,462 miles

[acelightning.livejournal.com]

I figured that would be too far to swim ;-)

[anarchist-nomad.livejournal.com]

You know... I'm looking forward to meeting you when I'm in Chicago next month... but I suspect that I am going to be involuntarily surprised when you don't look like a big happy polar bear.

Unless, of course, I am making an incorrect assumption... and you do look like a big happy polar bear!

[anarchist-nomad.livejournal.com]

Tsk -- where's your ambition?

[anarchist-nomad.livejournal.com]

Isn't that awesome?

[acelightning.livejournal.com]

I'm just not that good a swimmer...

[blur01.livejournal.com]

*smile*

Wait, am I driving to chicago? When? AUGH!

[anarchist-nomad.livejournal.com]

Oh, damn -- you really are far away, aren't you? I just checked your locale on your profile page. Since we know so many folks in common, I had figured you were fairly local. Ooops -- my mistake!

I'd still like to actually meet you in person, but I'll totally understand if you can't manage the commute.