Kottke has an interesting meme, which he got from Hanna.
Name the places where you spent the night last year.
For NewMexiKen:
Albuquerque*
Denver
Tucson*
Virginia near Washington, D.C.*
Mojave, California
Near Oakland, California*
Yosemite National Park
Jenks, Oklahoma
Shenandoah National Park
Kanab, Utah
Layton, Utah
Ontario, Oregon
Portland, Oregon
Seaside, Oregon
Arcata, California
Indio, California
Barstow, California
Not very exciting, just eight states — but lots of time with The Sweeties.
Asterisk indicates more than one occasion.
Using the knuckle method (one knuckle couts as one, meaning a whole finger equals three, allowing one to count to twelve on one hand excluding thumbs) I can count out my 2005 list on one finger with a knuckle to spare.
How dreadful.
I have had some pretty knuckley years, though. 2002 comes to mind. My list for that year goes well into 3 digits. (numerals not fingers) That year is probably my longest list although 1989 may well rival it.
I would think Albuquerque needs an asterik, too . . .
This is a good meme. I’ll try to get to it later today.
Luis is correct, of course. Asterisk added for ‘Burque.