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I returned to Syracuse earlier today after a long weekend in Detroit for Computers and Writing.
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\nGetting to Motown<\/a> on Thursday was a cinch, but getting home again was eventful (also it was, in the end, safe)–for reasons that have nothing to do with loading up on Tony Packo’s<\/a> hot dogs, deep fried pickles, and chicken chili before heading to the Toledo Amtrak<\/a> station. I’ll have more to say about the eventfulness tomorrow, once I’ve had the chance to unpack and watch the Heroes<\/i> finale (while flipping back to the Pistons-Cavs).<\/p>\n

This hippo from yesterday’s visit to the Toledo Zoo does pretty well to depict the way I’m feeling after a looong night-into-day’s travel on the Lake Shore Limited<\/a>.<\/p>\n

\"Hippo\"<\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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