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Peer pressure

So, I get an email today from one of my good friends. Our little Kenny World has been abuzz with this Caribbean Cruise he's got going on in late February-early March. Now, the Caribbean is nice that time of year, I'm sure. But it's the Bahamas, not Kenny's Caribbean. I hear the Bahamas are dirty, kind of scary and way too commercial. Light years' difference from St. John and the rest of the VIs. Then there's the issue of the price. A friend who's a travel agent says the mark up on this cruise is 100%-200%+ depending on which option you choose. That's ridiculous. I understand there are going to be some very cool folks on this cruise. (None of which are announced, just speculated. And Kenny isn't going to be on the boat. Seriously, he's not up to that. And shouldn't he do this for free anyhow? It's supposed to be for his fan club...Oh well, a whole 'nother therapy session...)

There's also the issue of being trapped in the middle of the ocean with some of Kenny's fans. When you're at a concert you can hide behind your truck while you tailgate or pop off to the ladies' room, pretend you're supposed to meet someone or yell "Hey, look, there's Farmer!" to get them to go away. On a ship no matter how far away they go, you're still in the middle of the ocean with them with no true way to get away if they really want to find you.

So, I hadn't intended to go. Not at all. And I was pretty sure that promises of the yellow-haired boy couldn't even entice me. (Which reminds me of yet another therapy session to be saved for a different blog...) But I keep getting love notes from friends who want me to go. Hmmmmmm...so tempting in a bizarre way.

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It's really not practical. And I don't think the money fairy's coming anytime soon. And if she does I should probably save it in case I don't find a job as quickly as I'd like...

posted by Laura at 8:50 AM