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Safely in about a third of the way home, after a four-state, fourteen-hour stretch ending with the first Mets win I've seen in at least two years. Many pictures will follow; the good ones will be coming from my seatmate.  For now, though, just notes to me on the things I need to remember to post about:

* I really can't stand traffic, and every state's stretch of I-95, as well as every expressway/parkway/driveway in NYC and Long Island, have way more than I can stand;

* The Belt Parkway in Brooklyn is prettier than I ever remember it being, though;

* Downstate courts hate me- and the Mets;

* The drive from one of said courts to Citi Field was surprisingly nice and full of memories, even though I doubt I'd ever taken it before;

* Mostly, the game: good friends and a great result;

* Homeward bound requires driving by the Death Star home of the Evil Empire, which is now recognizable by the boston.sucks billboard somebody planted along the Bruckner- stay classy, Steinbrenners.

More to come.