Today is "Phineas Fogg Wager Day." Not to be confused with "Phineas and Ferb," a popular TV cartoon when my grandchildren were younger. Phineas Fogg, you may recall, is the hero of the Jules Verne novel "Around the World in 80 Days." When the book was first published, 1872 in France, 1873 in England, the very idea was pure science fiction. Now a person can fly from Indiana to Australia in 22 hours, but I admit that last 17 hours can feel like 80 days, especially if you're traveling with a friend who doesn't sleep on planes and there's a baby crying three rows behind you. Can you tell that I am trying to talk myself out of missing traveling? I'd like to be going around the world or anywhere. Of course for the ultimate round the world experience hop on a space shuttle. A trip on one is still pretty pricey but you can make the trip in 90 minutes.
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