The Great Getaway<\/a><\/p>\nPaul and I like to take an overnight getaway in June before our marriage takes its annual battering during harvest in July and August. This time Paul went above-and-beyond and booked a lunch cruise tomorrow on a ship in Portland and a room at the Holiday Inn. Through Priceline of course.<\/p>\n
So we checked in this afternoon. The room was on the fourth floor, and beautiful. And cold.<\/p>\n
[…]<\/p>\n
Just a few minutes ago he left again, saying something we couldn’t understand. I don’t know if the drain is fixed or not. He’ll probably be back soon with his toothbrush and pajamas and popcorn and a movie.<\/p>\n
Go visit your Holiday Inn for your next romantic getaway, the one with three curved sides, on NE 2nd just across from the Rose Garden.<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/table>\n
So there you are — a ringing undorsement of the kind I thought I had posted for the Super 8 in Tucson at West Starr Pass Blvd (but which I can’t find here now).<\/p>\n
Paul and Dorcas, I hope today is better. And if that guy showed up again, I hope he brought his interpreter.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
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