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Love Letters
November 16, 1999 – 1:28 PM | No Comment

Dear Amtrak,
Thank you very much for yet another overcrowded, unkempt, and inexcusably tardy train-travel experience. I truly enjoyed rushing to Boston Back Bay Station and dashing through the terminal with my breasts flailing about, and …

Um, Mr. Kerouac? I Kind Of Need To Pee.
February 19, 1999 – 10:54 AM | No Comment

Ah, the open road. Americans love to say that phrase: “Ah, the open road.” Americans love the idea of the open road; we love Jack Kerouac, we love Route 66, and we love it when …

All Aboard!
October 16, 1998 – 12:08 PM | No Comment

Recently, the Disco Biscuit moved from New York to Boston to begin his law school studies. Simply put, this kind of bites, but since I don’t have a choice, I’ve tried to make the best …

The “Great” Outdoors
August 16, 1998 – 12:18 PM | No Comment

In my youth – before I discovered challenging intellectual pursuits like General Hospital and lying on my back with my feet up on the wall talking on the telephone until I lost circulation in my …

U.S. Highway One: Straight No Chaser (Part 2)
June 16, 1998 – 12:56 PM | No Comment

Welcome to the conclusion of my U.S. Highway 1 adventure highlights. As I drove further south, I crossed not only state lines but also the fine line between confusion and outright annoyance. For example . …

U.S. Highway One: Straight, No Chaser (Part 1)
June 16, 1998 – 12:25 PM | One Comment

Back in May of ’98, I drove U.S. Highway 1 from the top to the bottom. For the geographically challenged in the crowd, U.S. 1 runs from Fort Kent, Maine to Key West, Florida – …

The Vegas Diaries
March 11, 1996 – 9:16 PM | No Comment

Allow me to introduce myself — Sarah D. Bunting, CD-ROM development editrix by day, heckler at life’s rich pageant by night.Below, the sad true tale of my trip to the Consumer Electronics Show in Las …

The Tulsa Diaries
March 11, 1996 – 9:06 PM | No Comment

DAY ONE
My father woke me up at 5 AM and we trucked to Newark Airport.I boarded the plane and fell fast asleep despite a pre-flight cup of coffee that had the potency (not to mention …