Earlier this evening I was walking through the aisles of the Westport New World, picking up supplies for dinner tonight (macaroni & homemade cheese sauce, steamed broccoli & cauliflower and garlic bread... mmm...), when my mobile rang. The caller id said "anonymous," so I figured it probably wasn't an NZ caller. Sure enough, it was Ryan, calling from some bar in Cleveland, with about 2 minutes left on his phone card. After a minute or so of me rambling on about how wonderful NZ is, he started complaining about how geeky and liberal this site has gotten, how crappy the US economy is right now, yadda yadda. Go abroad, young man! There's plenty of work elsewhere in the world!
Anyway, it was great hearing from you, McCarihan. It means a lot. I've also gotta give some props to Raz, who rang me out of the blue a few weeks back when I was cruising to Mount Cook. I mean, I was literally cruising down the NZ motorway in Delilah when it rang, and pulled off the road to chat. You guys rock. Keep it up. :)
I would like to get in touch with Raz. If you could get me his email address, I would greatly appreciate it.