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The Hunchback of Columbia Slough...
1 year agoI forgot yours was an application on short notice. That partially explains why it is so ridiculously complicated. I never really expected the German procedure to be so incredibly simple, though. Another difference - we have to appear in person.
1 year agoPacific tree frog. I always enjoy finding tree frogs... so photogenic!
https://gonefroggin.com/2020/01/30/pacific-tree-frog-pseudacris-regilla/
Pretty remarkable that you skated by with obsolete identification! They must not routinely check your ID in hotels when you register, like they do with us?
Actually your process doesn’t sound that unlike ours, except that ours is so badly backed up here that it might be 2-3 months before your new passports pop out the other end. The normal renewal process is just to mail in the application, a photo, your expiring passport and $$ and then wait and watch the mail.
It’s much different though if you have an urgent need for a new passport on short notice. A little advance planning would be helpful here.
Beautiful cats! But oh do I pity the vacuum cleaner filter.
1 year agoSo do we!
1 year agoIsn’t that something? If we ever get a house and a cat again we’ll look for one of these. Probably won’t be getting one with a pedigree though.
1 year agoYou've done us all a public service here. This is one hassle I will be sure to avoid when the time comes to renew ours.
1 year agoWhat beautiful eyes you have my dear
1 year agoWe're thrilled that the timing worked out, it was a fun start to the day. I agree, there's nothing like face-to-face. We look forward to the next time.
1 year agoYes it was. Once it was clear that the time of the appointment didn’t really matter, I was sorry we hadn’t skipped Starbucks and gone there directly.
1 year agoIt's a good thing you got there early!
1 year agoYou’re the ones that deserve a reward after all your hot, grueling days! Our reward is getting to go to Canada!
1 year agoI was telling Jacinto your story right now and mentioned that I hadn't see anyone lined up outside of the passport agency in Tucson. He said in this weather it would be dangerous to have to line up outside. He is correct - the high in Tucson is 110ish every day for the next ten days.
I think you are due a reward for your ordeal - whatever that might be!
As you might guess, Tony Furtado comes up quite regularly on my finger style guitar Pandora channel. I don't recall having heard any of his banjo tracks, though.
1 year ago