clicked the 'avoid highways' checkbox on google maps, flew to new orleans, snagged a rental, and crossed the mississippi border just before midnight - the full circuit.
pulled over, reclined the car seat in the rain: waking up on the gulf of mexico makes me feel pretty good in the morning. waffle house waffles help too.
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toured biloxi casinos. when gamblers' eyes glaze over, it's a public health problem.
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weaved through desoto national forest.
drove more than i slept.
made some friends in hattiesburg. we celebrated valentine's day with heart-stoppin' local cuisine, i recommend the fried jalapenos..
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..then at the rodeo, watched some animal cruelty..
..personally, i'd rather be in the line to become a steak.
..moved to a red-light/green-light party..
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..then capped the night at a diner..
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..this plainclothes marine walked in, ordered a meal, and fell asleep. the sheriff woke him by pounding the butt of a flashlight against the table, then shouting past the toothpick in the corner of his mouth, 'yer sammich is gettin cold!' they took him outside for a little sobriety test, but military service means one get-out-of-jail-free card, so they just drove his drunk ass home.
would not miss..
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pulled over, reclined the car seat in the rain: waking up on the gulf of mexico makes me feel pretty good in the morning. waffle house waffles help too.
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toured biloxi casinos. when gamblers' eyes glaze over, it's a public health problem.
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weaved through desoto national forest.
drove more than i slept.
blanketed myself in npr. wow, a harp in the emergency room?
made some friends in hattiesburg. we celebrated valentine's day with heart-stoppin' local cuisine, i recommend the fried jalapenos..
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..then at the rodeo, watched some animal cruelty..
..personally, i'd rather be in the line to become a steak.
..moved to a red-light/green-light party..
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..then capped the night at a diner..
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..this plainclothes marine walked in, ordered a meal, and fell asleep. the sheriff woke him by pounding the butt of a flashlight against the table, then shouting past the toothpick in the corner of his mouth, 'yer sammich is gettin cold!' they took him outside for a little sobriety test, but military service means one get-out-of-jail-free card, so they just drove his drunk ass home.
would not miss..
river delta-appropriate fire department decor
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so you're the greatest musician ever? congratulations. here, have a crappy airport and creepy statue.![](https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhPC80zsbj-OMggX3PSAKZXJXk1etagTTguGLBJ6qCHLCoE1_HAJhkGG1-azFxeu34YOhwi7zGfBV6UT5FOQUE37XQgdtSntS3IuBpC06lEgBH01jhd1swy6de6jC1gQIH7oFziqFT2JJsV/s320/picture+004.jpg)
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why the long face
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confederate guerrillas laid down their lives for this? not pictured, the owner's two watchdogs: one snarling rottweiler, one neon rainbow-dyed toy poodle.
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some nice old houses, i guess
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nuclear missile truckers havin' a little off-road fun
pecan-flavored everything, courtesy of classy joints like this.
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trees walking on water
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marry me diet dr. pepper
the original guinness world record
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quality radio
cultural car artwork, my favorite at the bottom.
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18-wheel oil tanker on fire (second-to-last right rear tire, zoom in), no big thang
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