FIVE YEARS OF READING A TO Z...ALMOST

In the last five years I've been given the gift of seeing much of the world - not most, just much. In a storm of boredom last week, while out seeing Georgia, we listed the places we've seen from A to Z:

A-Arnhem, Netherlands
B-Bemidji, Minnesota
C-Columbus, Ohio
D-Dublin, Ireland
E-Evansville, Indiana
F-Fargo, North Dakota
G-Grand Rapids, Michigan
H-Herning, Denmark
I-Indianapolis, Indiana
J-Jackson, Mississippi
K-Kalamazoo, Michigan
L-London, England
M-Marco Island, Florida
N-Nacadoches, Texas
O-Owosso, Michigan
P-Portland, Oregon
Q-Quito, Ecuador
R-Raleigh/Durham, North Carolina
S-San Salvador, El Salvador
T-Tulsa, Oklahoma
U-Upland, Indiana
V-Visalia, California
W-Waco, Texas
X-
Y-
Z-Zeeland, Michigan

As you can see we're missing a couple. And with my travel habits slowing down these days I'm feeling the pressure to fill in the holes in my gig alphabet before demand dies - or I do. So if you or someone you know lives in Xai Xai,Mozambique or Xieng Khouang, Laos or in Yap, Micronesia or Yellowknife, Canada please have them get in touch with Brian soon.

We could almost list alphabetically the models of cars we've rented, brands of luggage we've busted through and restaurants across the nation that supposedly served "great Mexican food, I swear" but disappointed our Texas tongues in the end. But disappointed or not I'm grateful for the experience - and perspective. Like St. Augustine said, "The World is a book, and those who do not travel read only a page."