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Walking Distance

August 22, 2012 By Talya Tate Boerner 6 Comments

TateFarmGirl
Cotton
Mississippi County, Arkansas

I am a homebody. My idea of a vacation is driving through the state of Arkansas in my own vehicle. With the pillow from my bed, as much luggage as I want and a case of good wine. For later of course. 

Seeing the sights at my own pace is peaceful. Stopping to smell the flowers. Buying fruit at a roadside stand. Breathing fresh air. Relaxing.

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Dealing with airports is stressful. Traffic. Crowds. Delays. Rental Cars.

According to the FAA, I have too many gels and liquids to travel easily through the airport without a visit to dreaded baggage claim. At 50 years of age I’ve grown attached to my gels and liquids. 

My first ex-husband’s second wife had her tweezers confiscated at the security gate. Having a cool pair of Tweezerman tweezers impounded by a uni-browed security guard can start a trip off badly. If there is a way to make a viable bomb out of contact lens cleaner, perfume and tweezers, someone should certainly be able to make a cheaper, greener source of fuel for our SUVs.

I will be visiting my daughter and her boyfriend soon. Too far for me to drive…. If an unimaginative security guard wants to peek at my cellulite and panty lines in the x-ray equipment, fine by me. Just get me to the gate more quickly. It’s worth it to visit Kelsey and Andy. 
Kelsey & Andy
talya
Musical Pairings:
Jet Airliner – Steve Miller Band
Everywhere is walking distance if you have the time. Stephen Wright

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  1. Colene says

    August 22, 2012 at 10:02 am

    Happy trails!

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  2. Anonymous says

    August 22, 2012 at 11:19 am

    “My first ex-husband’s second wife had her tweezers confiscated at the security gate.”

    How many ex-husbands do you have? Not that there’s a limit. Haha

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    • TateFarmGirl says

      August 22, 2012 at 11:30 am

      Only one so far:)

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  3. Kelsey Erickson says

    August 22, 2012 at 7:11 pm

    Yay, I can’t wait for you to visit! And don’t worry, we can always take you to the CVS if you need to replace any liquids. ๐Ÿ™‚

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  4. TimH says

    August 24, 2012 at 9:22 am

    Being a Homebody must run in the family…meaning…I are one, too!=) Anyhow, i hope you have a fun trip, which knowing you, I’m sure you will. Just hope you can avoid a “tweezer-seizure” moment at the airport…those uni-browed security guards can be a bit snippity, at times!=)

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    • TateFarmGirl says

      September 18, 2012 at 3:20 pm

      I didn’t have any tweezer-seizure moments, but it was a donkey ride through hell….

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