A song dedication for Mark Sanford: "The Tourist" by Radiohead

[marmar]

It barks at no one else but me
Like it's seen a ghost
I guess it seen the sparks a-flowing
No one else would know

Hey man slow down, slow down
Idiot, slow down, slow down

Sometimes I get overcharged
That's when you see sparks
You ask me where the hell I'm going
At a thousand feet per second

Hey man slow down, slow down
Idiot slow down, slow down

Hey man slow down, slow down
Idiot slow down, slow down

from The Faster Times:



Where in the World is Mark Sanford This Time? A Midlife-Crisis Travel Odyssey
July 16, 2009

Claire Martin


It’s another secret vacation this week for South Carolina Governor Mark Sanford, who skipped town again Wednesday. “This trip is personal in nature, and we’re not going to offer any further comment,” his spokesman said.

This latest bit of news begs the questions: Where could he be? Argentina? New York? Well… Sanford is traveling with his wife this time (if we’re to believe what he told the spokesman). So the Appalachian Trail might actually be a better guess.

Here’s a look at the highlights so far in his midlife-crisis odyssey.

Punta del Este, Uruguay: According to the website for Tours Gone Wild, this is “one of the world’s most vibrant party places.” It’s also described in a Travel and Leisure article as a place where “the Beautiful People are looking for trouble.” Bingo for Sanford, a husband married for 19 years with four kids when he met his girlfriend while the two were boogieing here on the same open-air dancefloor.

Cordoba, Argentina: Where Sanford cut short a dove hunting trip in June 2008 in order to hustle over to Buenos Aires for “trade meetings.” ........(more)

The complete piece is at: http://thefastertimes.com/traveltrends/2009/07/16/where-in-the-world-is-mark-sanford-this-time-a-midlife-crisis-travel-odyssey/