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Parents' Day
Take Your Houseplants for a Walk Day
Walk on Stilts Day

Ah, back from the old ancestral vacation grounds. Grand Teton National Park is possibly my favorite place on Earth; I’ve been visiting there since before I can remember. The mountains are spectacular, the wildlife is right up my alley, and even the air has appeal—it’s that brittle, clear, high-altitude air. It was good to get back.

I am apparently incapable of seeing a small rodenty woodland creature without grunting, “Nice marmot.” This is probably annoying.
It’s nice to see that even though places like Moab have declined, the Ill-Tempered Stupid Tourist Industry is still alive and well in others. I am no longer worried that the sour-faced European backpacker or the loud pasty American RVers are endangered species.
First rule of national park mentality: You are the only one with a real right to be there. Nobody else appreciates it properly; they’re just there to get in the way of your pictures, let their stupid kids run wild, and stop in the middle of a narrow road in order to leap out of their car and take pictures of a moose, letting their damn car block traffic when there’s a spot to park about four yards up the road. Screw you, other people.
I’ve never really been to visitors’ centers east of the Rockies, but I can tell you that here on this side all of the centers have the same Wall Of Indians. There’s no real effort to focus on the Native Americans of the area; you can get stuff on the Hopi, the Cherokee, the Seminoles, and any other Natives you want at any visitor center around here. Hey, they’re all Natives.*
I am psychokinetic! I was telling my family about how it was a darn good thing I had a spare pair of glasses because my last week in Africa my Invisible Glasses snapped in half, and later that evening while I was at the pool my invisible glasses snapped in half. And I had to go to the front desk all dripping in a swimsuit and ask if anybody had any superglue. Also, clearly I must learn to harness this awesome power for good.
IM in the condo is probably bad. In the old days vacations meant no fangirl feedback loops,** but thanks to the condo’s wireless now lookingforwaterand I totally have a great idea for a short and completely insane follow-up to this.
妹: Help! I am worried this new medicine I’m on is causing a Major Side Effect! Can you check for me?