Jumping the gun a bit, as the summer wanes down to a cool, crisp September, the Draplin Design Co. packs it all up and hits the road for the better part of the fall.

Our third annual roadtrip of staggering, irresponsible proportions, our policy of "Taking Fall Back From The Unrelenting, Mythical, Monotonous Employment Humdrum" is once again put into play.

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"Eight Cities/Eight Weeks"

We've been lucky enough to travel across the country many, many times. There isn't a city we haven't whipped through on the those big interstates. But we can't help but wonder, "What is Omaha like?" Or, "What does a fella do for a good time in Kansas City?" And of course, that ever-burning question we all wrastle with, "What the hell is the deal with Pittsburgh?"