T's First Post

I graduate at noon and the engine will be running (figuratively speaking, I can't afford to let it idle that long) with K and dog ready to drive off into the sunset. The jeep will be going into quasi-storage at a friend's house which means that the aftermarket industry has two years to come up with a high-torque hybrid engine (for the automotively uninclined, that is as likely as the invention of a nuclear-powered bicycle). In fact, the last gallons of precious gas that I put into the tank may very well prove to be the best investment I've made in a long time (the stock market being what it is these days). By the time we get back, those 19 gallons will be worth a lot more than they are now. As K mentioned, the "I love listening to the Indigo Girls as I hug a red cockaded woodpecker-inhabited tree" Subaru is already on its way over and my daily commutes will be probably be made largely by either mountain bike or by the hand-me-down 1997 Kia Pride that I may be inheriting upon arrival (if it is still running).

Leaving Newport is going to be sad. As far as locations go, it's idyllic and I'm sure that there are not many places on earth that can compare. But, it's time to move on. One can only spend so much time in DisneyWorld before going a bit stir-crazy. -T