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For years, my family and I have been in the progress of visiting every county (or equivalent) in the United States. The idea behind this can be summed up in this way: Someday, take a flight to Las Vegas and rent a car. Drive across Hoover dam and you will have been to Arizona. Now really, the only thing you will have seen is the other side of Lake Mead, but you can mark Arizona of as having been visited. You will have missed out on the Grand Canyon, Phoenix, giant cacti, the Petrified Forest, Tucson, Tombstone, the Painted desert... On the other hand, if you visit all fifteen counties in the state, you are almost bound to see something of Arizona. This summer saw us exploring Georgia and Florida, as well as finishing off all the remaining counties in North Carolina, South Carolina and Tennessee. I have completed 40 states, my wife is up to 38, and my fifteen year old son has finished 37. He has been to 2,906 of 3,141 and has visited 221 national park sites. Curt is on pace to finish prior to his twentieth birthday. For those who might be interested in sharing this particular form of lunacy, I recommend a visit to a couple of sites. There is a club for county collectors called the Extra Miler Club, which meets annually during June or July in a different location. This year's meeting was in Huntsville, Alabama, while next year will see us in Salt Lake City, Utah. There is a $12 annual membership fee, which pays for the cost of the quarterly newsletter. Visits to the EMC home on the net are free! The web address is: http://www.extramilerclub.org/ The other site allows you to record, on-line, those counties you have visited. It is free to join and can be found at: http://www.mob-rule.com/counties/ The hobby allows one to collect something with out the need for dusting or storage... Alan Longwell Media Specialist Pacific High School 425 Indian Warpath Drive It's a dog-eat-dog world out there... Pacific, MO 63069 ...and I'm wearing MilkBone underwear. (636)271-1414 --Norm Peterson -------------------------------------------------------------------- Please note: All LM_NET postings are protected by copyright law. You can prevent most e-mail filters from deleting LM_NET postings by adding LM_NET@LISTSERV.SYR.EDU to your e-mail address book. To change your LM_NET status, e-mail to: listserv@listserv.syr.edu In the message write EITHER: 1) SIGNOFF LM_NET 2) SET LM_NET NOMAIL 3) SET LM_NET MAIL 4) SET LM_NET DIGEST * Allow for confirmation. * LM_NET Help & Information: http://www.eduref.org/lm_net/ * LM_NET Archive: http://www.eduref.org/lm_net/archive/ * EL-Announce with LM_NET Select: http://lm-net.info/ * LM_NET Supporters: http://www.eduref.org/lm_net/ven.html * LM_NET Wiki: http://lmnet.wikispaces.com/ --------------------------------------------------------------------