I have returned ... [sweeping arm gesture] ... from the sea. - Page 8

**Rain Man** · 04-13-2007, 11:44 PM

I got fed up with stuff a couple of weeks ago and decided to run off to sea. So I hopped a ship and headed off to South America.

I got down to the Netherlands Antilles before I remembered that I don't speak Spanish, so I decided to stay there and be a beach bum. However, I sunburn too easily, so I had to leave. I went east, thinking that perhaps that I could install a communist government in Grenada, but they weren't having any of that, so I went back to St. Kitts to discover a hidden civilization in the rain forest and get rich off of the resulting fame. Alas, St. Kitts is pretty much explored out, so I went to New York for a while so I could have a nice, quiet place to think. I decided there to come back to Denver and run a market research company.

Pictures to follow. And by the way, it was great that you guys missed me. Did anyone even notice that I had completely left the continent?

**Rain Man** · 04-14-2007, 12:48 AM

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Originally Posted by GoChiefs

Rogue tropical explorers don't need fashion, only grit.

Exactly. The ones in fancy clothing never made it out of the jungle. I'm convinced that that hat saved my life at least twice.

Direckshun · 04-14-2007, 12:48 AM

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Originally Posted by GoChiefs

Rogue tropical explorers don't need fashion, only grit.

Point taken.

**KcMizzou** · 04-14-2007, 12:49 AM

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Originally Posted by Guru

So John Elway then.

Pretty much.

**luv** · 04-14-2007, 12:52 AM

A horse walks into a bar. The bartender asks, "Why the long face?"

luv
~luver of lame jokes

**Rain Man** · 04-14-2007, 12:52 AM

They led me to a museum that held their works of art. They called it MoMA.

I had no idea that this painting was there. I love this painting.

They also had the biggest Monet I've ever seen - must've been seven feet high and thirty feet long, and they also had this lovely piece.

They had about a zillon Picassos, too, but I'm not into Picassos, so I came home.

**Rain Man** · 04-14-2007, 12:54 AM

Seriously, pretty good trip. I needed a couple of weeks away from DaFace. This was lots of fun. The ship was cruising around and I was eating good and going to movies and listening to Richard Dreyfuss (well, a little bit), and then I'd go wander around on islands for a while. New York was a nice way to end the trip, too.

**luv** · 04-14-2007, 12:55 AM

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Originally Posted by Rain Man

Seriously, pretty good trip. I needed a couple of weeks away from DaFace. This was lots of fun. The ship was cruising around and I was eating good and going to movies and listening to Richard Dreyfuss (well, a little bit), and then I'd go wander around on islands for a while. New York was a nice way to end the trip, too.

I'll bet the art museum was awesome. I love museums in large cities. Chicago in particular.

**Rain Man** · 04-14-2007, 12:55 AM

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Originally Posted by luv

That hat. Or it could be the orange socks with the sandals. Or just orange socks.

I needed them in case I became lost at sea. Those little pigeons on the search helicopters are really good at seeing orange.

**KcMizzou** · 04-14-2007, 12:56 AM

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Originally Posted by Rain Man

Seriously, pretty good trip. I needed a couple of weeks away from DaFace. This was lots of fun. The ship was cruising around and I was eating good and going to movies and listening to Richard Dreyfuss (well, a little bit), and then I'd go wander around on islands for a while. New York was a nice way to end the trip, too.

Glad you had a good trip and got home safe. I'd love to do that some day.

**DaFace** · 04-14-2007, 12:56 AM

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Originally Posted by Rain Man

Seriously, pretty good trip. I needed a couple of weeks away from DaFace.

**Rain Man** · 04-14-2007, 12:58 AM

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Originally Posted by luv

I'll bet the art museum was awesome. I love museums in large cities. Chicago in particular.

Yeah, that museum in Chicago is great.

MoMA is more modern art, much of which is rather pointless to me. (A video of a guy slapping a paint-covered blanket on a wall? Big fat whatever.) However, they've got a great wing that shows innovative product designs from furniture to appliances to glassware, which is really cool, and they've got a fair amount of top-notch impressionist art.

**Rain Man** · 04-14-2007, 01:00 AM

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Originally Posted by KcMizzou

Glad you had a good trip and got home safe. I'd love to do that some day.

This was actually a pretty darn good deal. You should go for it.

I usually go more for Type A vacations, but at this point in time, something more relaxing sounded good. The wife enjoyed it so much that she's already talking about doing another cruise on this same ship in Europe. I'm pleased, because she's not really much into travel, and I really enjoy it.

**luv** · 04-14-2007, 01:01 AM

Thanks for sharing the pictures. Always fun to see new places. How are the ankles?

SPchief · 04-14-2007, 01:01 AM

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Originally Posted by Rain Man

Yeah, that museum in Chicago is great.

MoMA is more modern art, much of which is rather pointless to me. (A video of a guy slapping a paint-covered blanket on a wall? Big fat whatever.) However, they've got a great wing that shows innovative product designs from furniture to appliances to glassware, which is really cool, and they've got a fair amount of top-notch impressionist art.

Pardon me for being not art intleigent, but what does MoMA mean?

Museum of Modern Art?

**Rain Man** · 04-14-2007, 01:01 AM

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Originally Posted by DaFace

Aw, come on. You know how I hate it when you cry.

04-13-2007, 11:44 PM
Rain Man Seize life. Be an ermine. Join Date: Jul 2001 Location: My house Casino cash: $-722449 VARSITY	I have returned ... [sweeping arm gesture] ... from the sea. I got fed up with stuff a couple of weeks ago and decided to run off to sea. So I hopped a ship and headed off to South America. I got down to the Netherlands Antilles before I remembered that I don't speak Spanish, so I decided to stay there and be a beach bum. However, I sunburn too easily, so I had to leave. I went east, thinking that perhaps that I could install a communist government in Grenada, but they weren't having any of that, so I went back to St. Kitts to discover a hidden civilization in the rain forest and get rich off of the resulting fame. Alas, St. Kitts is pretty much explored out, so I went to New York for a while so I could have a nice, quiet place to think. I decided there to come back to Denver and run a market research company. Pictures to follow. And by the way, it was great that you guys missed me. Did anyone even notice that I had completely left the continent?
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04-14-2007, 12:52 AM	#109
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04-14-2007, 12:52 AM	#110
Rain Man Seize life. Be an ermine. Join Date: Jul 2001 Location: My house Casino cash: $-722449 VARSITY	They led me to a museum that held their works of art. They called it MoMA. I had no idea that this painting was there. I love this painting. They also had the biggest Monet I've ever seen - must've been seven feet high and thirty feet long, and they also had this lovely piece. They had about a zillon Picassos, too, but I'm not into Picassos, so I came home. __________________ Active fan of the greatest team in NFL history.
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04-14-2007, 12:54 AM	#111
Rain Man Seize life. Be an ermine. Join Date: Jul 2001 Location: My house Casino cash: $-722449 VARSITY	Seriously, pretty good trip. I needed a couple of weeks away from DaFace. This was lots of fun. The ship was cruising around and I was eating good and going to movies and listening to Richard Dreyfuss (well, a little bit), and then I'd go wander around on islands for a while. New York was a nice way to end the trip, too. __________________ Active fan of the greatest team in NFL history.
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04-14-2007, 01:01 AM	#118
luv You think you can get by this? Join Date: Dec 2004 Location: Springfield, MO Casino cash: $-1250000	Thanks for sharing the pictures. Always fun to see new places. How are the ankles?
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