November 18, 2004

Programming Note

After talking about it for six months it is finally time. I’m going to Libya. And I’m leaving first thing in the morning.

Keep checking in on the blog, though. Jeremy Brown will be guest-blogging for me while I’m away. He’s one of the few people in the world whose opinions comprehensively overlap mine. He writes well. And he’s funny. So there will be plenty of fresh content here until I get back after the long Thanksgiving weekend.

Be nice to Jeremy while I’m out. Be nice to each other. And if anyone in the White House is reading this, please, if you plan to bomb Tripoli, wait until I get back. K? Thanks kindly.

UPDATE: Guest-blogger Jeremy has this to say on his site:
Well it's Thanksgiving, a time when tens of millions of American tourists will be shlepping over to Libya with their families for yet another cookie cutter holiday festival.
See. I told you he's funny.

Posted by Michael J. Totten at November 18, 2004 07:15 PM

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MT,

Be safe, have a ball and bring back juicy material. Thanks for what you do here.

Sean

Posted by: spc67 at November 18, 2004 07:40 PM

And if anyone in the White House is reading this, please, if you plan to bomb Tripoli, wait until I back. K? Thanks kindly.

You've got nothing to worry about Michael, Gaddafi's OUR s.o.b. now.

Posted by: David at November 18, 2004 08:21 PM

I expect plenty of pictures and good stories!

Posted by: FH at November 18, 2004 08:34 PM

Bon voyage.We will continue the never-ending wars of intellectual attrition in your absence.We all envy you and hope everything goes well.
Stay safe.

Posted by: dougf at November 18, 2004 08:57 PM

Ahh, Tripoli. The Sunshine State.*

MJT, have a safe journey.

I just got back from a week in Northern Morocco, er, I mean, France. Had a blast, but man oh man do they looove Arafat there.

Sickening.

Seriously - enjoy Libya, and say hi to the fembots for us.

*I just got home, and Old School is on HBO, so it's an homage for those in the know.

Posted by: SoCalJustice at November 18, 2004 10:26 PM

Thanks for the kind words, Michael, and thanks for entrusting your blog to me for a while.

I hope your trip is as fabulous as I suspect it's going to be and that you bring back a rich supply of wisdom-expanding experiences and cool stories to tell.

dougf: "...never-ending wars of intellectual attrition..."

I'm just a little bit nervous about that statement. I suppose I'll see what you mean starting real soon. Dear God, please protect me.

Posted by: Jeremy Brown at November 18, 2004 10:50 PM

Take me with you!

Posted by: Fish at November 19, 2004 01:21 AM

Good luck, be safe.

Posted by: Randy Paul at November 19, 2004 06:26 AM
Well it's Thanksgiving, a time when tens of millions of American tourists will be shlepping over to Libya with their families for yet another cookie cutter holiday festival.
Do people really go all the way to Libya to buy their canned pumpkin for the Thanksgiving pumpkin pie? That's like going all the way to Turkey for the main dish. I've always just gone to the local supermarket.

What do you mean, Libby's canned pumpkin doesn't come from Libya?

Posted by: Eric Wilner at November 19, 2004 08:29 AM

Keep an eye out for those guys from Back to The Future.

;-)

Have a great trip!

Ratatosk

Posted by: Ratatosk at November 19, 2004 09:22 AM

Have a safe trip Michael. Enjoy your "couscous!"...God, I tried making them using a recipe that called for "cream of wheat"! Even the dog ran away from them.

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Any plans to meet up with fellow blogger From The Rock?

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