[lit-ideas] Re: A Field-Trip (with Lit-Ideas)
- From: David Ritchie <ritchierd@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>
- To: lit-ideas@xxxxxxxxxxxxx
- Date: Thu, 5 Mar 2009 10:30:56 -0800
On Mar 4, 2009, at 5:23 AM, Jlsperanza@xxxxxxx wrote:
[SECOND-DAY OF FIELD TRIP]
I would mention the invasion of the Brits to Buenos Aires (failed):
in 1806
and 1807.
[THIRD DAY OF FIELD TRIP]
After a circuitous tour of Boring, Liberal and Wanker's Corner, we
pop into Voodoo Donuts for lunch and a quick wedding ceremony
(participation optional). While the traffic is relatively quiet, we
then run over to Fort Vancouver to examine a reconstruction of the
fort pretty much as it would have looked, on a site that is pretty
near where the fort once stood. We ignore freeway noise and
concentrate instead on the beaver fur press, which is vital to an
understanding of London's top hats and how the attempt to keep
Americans away by creating a fur desert ultimately failed due to bad
timing. Had beaver top hats gone out of fashion earlier, this area
might still be British. Or not. Nodding to the ghost of John
McLoughlin, we celebrate one hundred and fifty years of Oregon
statehood with fresh drafts from a firkin of Bridgeport IPA.
http://arcweb.sos.state.or.us/50th/McLoughlin/mcloughlincareer.html
http://www.bridgeportbrew.com/
David Ritchie,
Portland, Oregon
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