Onward, (No)Ho!

So, Ibrahim and I got bored this weekend (yes, even with the dog clothing shopping madness, what can we say?) and decided to take a daytrip. Ostensibly, we were going to Mt. Tom in southcentral Massachussettes, but by the time got there, the old gustatory juices were kicking in and the wee-beasties in our tummies were demanding their food ransom. So hucka-pucka-hucka-pucka down the road and back again we went, stopping off in Northhampton, MA , home of venerable Smith College , for a little nosh (which turned out to be a generic Bruegger's bagel and coffee, but whatever) and delightful tour of downtown, including fine ambassadors of goodwill and potassium rich food sources (see above picture).

We found the townsfolk superfriendly and despite the distinctly New England architecture and brisk weather, I had more than a twinge of nostalgia for my fellow Novo Collegians . I realized I miss the warmth and friendliness of the undergrad population; maybe it's just me, but my current college town just doesn't have the same kick-backed, offbeat happy-go-lucky gestalt as I remember we had back in our heady salad days of ISPs, contracts, walls, and more than a few youthful indiscretions (if reading all three of Kant's Critiques qualifies as "youthful indiscretion" that is). Then again, one supposes Ivy League students wouldn't be Ivy League students if they possessed too much of any one of the above qualities (though it's hard to say why they shouldn't have them in abundance).

Otherwise, this HTML thing is getting tiring. I'll leave the morbidly curious (or terribly bored and seeking procrastinatory missives, as my friend Katy says) with few obligatory shots of Ibrahim and I playing Japanese tourists and Dog In Action (yes! We did use his reflective joggingsuit on the Mt. Tom resevoir trail today!). Note dog can officially go fowl and deer hunting too, what with the hunter orange color and all.

Check out the above posts for a spiffy shot of Piper in his orange track suit (looks happy, doesn't he?) It's Piper on the move!