Let’s go back in time.  2 whole days.  Has it only been 2 since we puttered and gurgled down a North Carolina dirt road, marking the first tenth of a mile?  It feels much longer, but that’s only because we’re joggling and sweating in a bus all day.  At first, I was worried it would be too bumpy to do anything on the ride.  But I believe it will work to our advantage, oh yes.  Whittling?  We won’t even have to flick our wrists.  Chopping vegetables?  Just let your hand hinge at the arm and you’ve got a fancy tray of crudites.   (I think that will work.  I did grind some coffee with a hammer using this principle.)  But actually, we did learn that we can sew with a machine on the bus by manually turning the wheel.  It’s a little slow going, but makes for neat and even stitches.  I made J a pair of shorts yesterday out of rainbow florescent fabric tagged with fake graffiti: “Alley” and “D-zone” are my favorite of the expressions.  I’d label it early 90s.

On with business–today is our first official tipi event.  We’re setting up in City Park this morning and then moving over to The Front Gallery this afternoon to set up 2 additional tipis.  We’ll have the tents on display at the park until early Sunday morning, and we’ll be at The Front this evening to give a casual talk. Come find us at one of our homes.  We’d love to host you:

New Orleans HOME 1:

WHERE:  CITY PARK, between Victory and Dreyfous Streets, located in the Southwest corner of the park.

WHEN: July 3 and 4 (all day)

and

NEW ORLEANS HOME 2:

WHERE: THE FRONT COLLECTIVE, 4100 Saint Claude Avenue

WHEN: JULY 3, 7-9pm