Not So Lovely Rita

Filed under:Personal, Travel and Adventure — posted by jbs on December 27, 2005 @ 7:59 pm

So, I went to Kitchen-25 with the American Red Cross.
K25 was a feeding operation based in Lafayette, LA. I met a lot of people, and had an incredible experience.

I haven’t blogged about it, largely because I’ve not yet processed all of the information yet. It will take some time, I suspect. But now, a small (and largely empty) conflict has broken out between one group of X-k25s and another. The biggest problem is, I don’t know which side is which. It amazes me that we ever got along at all, really, when I read the angry emails thrown at me.

I will, almost certainly, not understand the current situation. I will not know what caused it, and I do not know how it will end. The only thing I (think) I do know, is that they know what caused it. I just wish I could get them to tell me.

The Route We Traveled

Filed under:Travel and Adventure — posted by jbs on October 10, 2005 @ 10:45 am

Here are the pictures of our trip

Route Map

From To Distance
IAD
(38°56′40″N 77°27′21″W)
LAX
(33°56′33″N 118°24′29″W)
2288 mi
LAX
(33°56′33″N 118°24′29″W)
NRT
(35°45′53″N 140°23′11″E)
5451 mi
NRT
(35°45′53″N 140°23′11″E)
BKK
(13°54′45″N 100°36′24″E)
2887 mi
BKK
(13°54′45″N 100°36′24″E)
SIN
(01°21′01″N 103°59′40″E)
894 mi
SIN
(01°21′01″N 103°59′40″E)
CDG
(49°00′35″N 02°32′52″E)
6667 mi
CDG
(49°00′35″N 02°32′52″E)
FRA
(50°01′35″N 08°32′35″E)
279 mi
FRA
(50°01′35″N 08°32′35″E)
IAD
(38°56′40″N 77°27′21″W)
4080 mi
Total: 22546 mi

The circumference of the earth at the equator is 24,901.55 miles (40,075.16 kilometers). Which means we
were about 2,500 miles short of doing that distance. But, we still circumnavigated with an average speed
of 67 mph. Take that Magellen.

This information was found at http://gc.kls2.com/



image: detail of installation by Bronwyn Lace