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it's less than a week until our planned departure date of February 25, 2013 and time to get on with accomplishing things. most, or rather all, of the things that need accomplishing involve dealing with material possessions. they take up space, and theoretically are also valuable, and therefore must be dealt with. aside from dealing with stuff, there's also a fair amount of anticipating to be done pertaining to a few weeks on the road, a pickup truck, tool belts,👥, 🔥, 💪, 🐍, 🌵, 🌌, ⭐, ☀, 🔨, 🎶, 🚵, ⛺, ⛽...