Today was a day filled with driving. Not the whole day, though it felt a bit like that.
I got up and started checking on the first flight. On time. Woo hoo. That gave me a couple or three hours to do my morning ablutions. Did I need that much time? Of course not. But it was nice not to be rushed. Or to have to get up at an early hour to do this pick-up. I headed out around 10:30 am to get to the Syracuse Airport around 11:30 am. When I got there, they had just landed and were getting their stuff and coming out. Have I mentioned lately that I really dislike the layout of the roadways around the Syracuse Airport? Blech. They found me, eventually, and we drove back to Geneva.
On the way, we talked of all sorts of things. Mostly their experiences in Florida. Though we did touch on the campaign a little bit – which I will talk more about in that section below. I made out like a bandit because not only did they throw me some shekels for my time and trouble, but I was also gifted with three delicious looking beers! Woo hoo!
Back home, I ate some lunch. Leftovers from last night’s dinner actually. I really do try to listen to my stomach and only eat until I am full. And that meant leaving a few bits of stuff on the plate last night. The food warmed up well, and the chicken skin crisped up tremendously. Yay crispy skin. Is there a vegetarian equivalent to crispy chicken skin?
The shower was also pleasant. But I didn’t have a lot of time before I headed off to Rochester for the second airport pick-up. SM’s plane was on time and she came out in a timely fashion. On the way home, we also talked of all sorts of things. Interestingly, at least in my opinion, they are also watching The West Wing. It is SM’s first time. Maybe RP’s too. And a couple of their friends are also watching it. I wonder how many people are watching it actually. Such a good show. And in this time of political craziness, even a dramatic television show seems calming and rational. As for me, I am just finishing up the next to last season.
I am home for a little bit. And I will post this after I come back from dinner.
Back again. Turns out that the rain and dark were too much for my dinner companions to handle, so we cancelled for the night. Instead, I went to the grocery store and bought some asparagus. Can you deep fry asparagus? I bet you can. I’m not going to, but…I also bought some fig Newtons and a piece of chocolate cake for laters. So excited!
Augustus for President: LD started seeing if her friend in Phoenix can put me up when I am there later this year. How nice is that? I really need to get my act together and send out an email to people asking who they know who might be willing to put me up for a night in each of the capitals. I think I have 10 covered so far. It would be cool to have twenty covered.
At the grocery store I ran into people I know. And gave them stickers. I bet most people use them or lose them. But at least that’s one touch (out of what, now, 14?)(it used to be five I think…)
Still Life 