Around the World in 80 Tweets

I’m about a paragraph away from finishing a post about Paul Ryan and the Republican Plan to end Medicare.  You’ll be surprised to learn I’m against the plan and I don’t like Paul Ryan and think he and all the Republicans in Congress are a gang of dastardly villains.

But as important as I think it is that you learn that, I don’t want to blog about it.

I want to blog about my trip around the world.

Unfortunately, I’m not taking a trip around the world at the moment. 

Fortunately, author, editor, and admitted grumpy old man Richard Pollack is.  And he’s been blogging about it.  His blog is called You’re Only Old Once and this is his how he describes it:

In Which a Homebody of Some Standing Leaves the Comforting Embrace of New York City After Almost Half a Century and Sets Forth on a Global Expedition, With No Fixed Itinerary, No Deadline to Return, a Certain Anxiety, and One Intrepid Wife.

Right now, Pollak is in London after flying in from Istanbul.  But if you want to begin at the beginning, the trip starts here, with Pollak’s apology to Dr Seuss.

Photo by Pollak’s intrepid wife, pianist Diane Walsh.

Comments

[Linkmeister]

Did he take Cantinflas with him?

[El Jefe]

Link,

Good call; you really can't do it without him. Or the lovely schmaltz of the theme music.

On another note, which should sober any of us who remember watching it the first time through, it's 22 years since Michael Palin's 80 days trip first aired, back when A&E was an actual cultural resource on cable instead of a landfill for reality shows.

[Richard Pollak]

Thanks, Lance, for the plug. Cantinflas sends greetings, as does Intrepid Wife, who thanks you for linking to her website. BTW the blog is called You're Only OLD Once. Cheers from Vienna, Dick Pollak

[Lance Mannion]

Dick, you're more than welcome. Great blog. I wish I'd been reading right from the beginning. Sorry about the typo, though. I fixed it. Happy trails to you and Diane.