Drive-by Blogging
By Tom Chandler on Sep 1, 2006 in Travel
Due to a last-minute deadline and a little insomnia, I began the first leg of my trip to Maine with a good case of roadburn already in place. Still, despite fighting the sleepies all the way down the 100+ degree Central Valley, I made it (blinking and uncomprehending) to the Bay Area.
Tomorrow, the flying portion of the trip begins - and since I fly about as well as a cat travels, it’s going to be a long one.
Flying is a major pain, and I think that the twitchy, I-hate-being-stuck-in-a-vibrating-tube-flying-at-galactic-speeds types such as myself would prefer to have Jim Fowler (of Mutual of Omaha’s Wild Kingdom fame) shoot me in the ass with a tranquilizer dart two steps from my seat, so I’d only wake up 15 minutes from landing.
Explaining the radio collar to Nancy would be a chore, but a boy can dream…
It’s nice to see the Underground humming so nicely on any number of topics in my absence (and we continue to break readership records on an almost daily basis).
More tomorrow. See you in the blue, blue skies, Tom Chandler
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opax | Sep 1, 2006 | Reply
Tom,
Have a very pleasant journey!
Tight lines.
// opax
Heddon17 | Sep 2, 2006 | Reply
I hope you have a safe and pleasant trip! Keep us updated on how you do with those landlocked Atlantic salmon and brookies.
Me? The next two days will be spent on the Upper Reaches of the Upper Sac. Normally I don’t fish on the big holiday weekends during summer, but Labor Day Weekend has changed the last few years in that most school districts and colleges are now starting the school year the 3rd week of August.
This change means that Labor Day Weekend is no longer the zoo that Memorial Day Weekend and July 4 are.
Brian
Tom Chandler | Sep 3, 2006 | Reply
Brian;
Fishing the Upper Reaches of the Upper Sac??
Hey - stay off my water…!
8-)