Travel
I just about finished my route planning to New York, and I am surprised that I'm so unexcited about it. That's the travel part that I'm dreading but I'm certainly excited to think of being there for several weeks.
Maybe it's the uncertainty of the weather or a physical cause such as allergies that are driving me crazy, but I don't look forward to the long drive, alone. I do my route on MapQuest and set some sort of guidelines to follow, but in the end I always use the state maps to find off-interstate routes. Mapquest is giving me trouble now because I want to drop a bit south to avoid going too close to Chicago, but Map Quest evidently doesn't want to do the smaller roads. I can't imagine that being the case but I give up for now. It isn't nearly as bad driving around the Toledo and Cleveland areas, but I'm also trying to avoid Scranton/Wilkes Barre, PA. That has always been a scary drive to me; the law calls about 35 or so miles a "Safety Zone" with a 50 mph limit. Do you think anyone drives 50? I have never driven through that zone without nervously rehearsing what I'm going to say to the cop who pulls me over, after catching sight of my out-of-state license plate. The locals don't seem to fear the cop!
Note: I don't use Microsoft Streets and Trips because I have a Mac. It doesn't matter much what I use because it's just an exercise to give me an idea of mileage, potential routes, etc. I never follow the plan, which I revise as I go along.
I think I'm worrying too much and I have so much to do to get everything organized and ready to pack in the car. I am nowhere near organized yet and I can't rustle up some excitement. Dang, I have to get a dog when I get back and then I'll have a traveling companion. Sometimes I want one but most times I don't, so that is why I'm still pet-free. I miss Lady though.
We had fun at the brewery last night. Joe & Sarah, Donald & Jeannie, and I spent about 2-1/2 hrs there and then went to Joe's to continue our party. I'm tired today but I'm trying to catch up on laundry so I can pack the things I want to take with me.
I look terrible in the pictures that include me, so I'm withholding them.
Ok, so a couple of hours later I decided I would crop one of the photos I'm in, and here it is:
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I haven't done anything today except to take back the radio I bought a couple of days ago. I didn't like the static and just didn't want to fool around trying to figure out where I might put it. I should just buy a good digital...
Travel
Planning *UPDATE* Photo Added
I just about finished my route planning to New York, and I am surprised that I'm so unexcited about it. That's the travel part that I'm dreading but I'm certainly excited to think of being there for several weeks.
Maybe it's the uncertainty of the weather or a physical cause such as allergies that are driving me crazy, but I don't look forward to the long drive, alone. I do my route on MapQuest and set some sort of guidelines to follow, but in the end I always use the state maps to find off-interstate routes. Mapquest is giving me trouble now because I want to drop a bit south to avoid going too close to Chicago, but Map Quest evidently doesn't want to do the smaller roads. I can't imagine that being the case but I give up for now. It isn't nearly as bad driving around the Toledo and Cleveland areas, but I'm also trying to avoid Scranton/Wilkes Barre, PA. That has always been a scary drive to me; the law calls about 35 or so miles a "Safety Zone" with a 50 mph limit. Do you think anyone drives 50? I have never driven through that zone without nervously rehearsing what I'm going to say to the cop who pulls me over, after catching sight of my out-of-state license plate. The locals don't seem to fear the cop!
Note: I don't use Microsoft Streets and Trips because I have a Mac. It doesn't matter much what I use because it's just an exercise to give me an idea of mileage, potential routes, etc. I never follow the plan, which I revise as I go along.
I think I'm worrying too much and I have so much to do to get everything organized and ready to pack in the car. I am nowhere near organized yet and I can't rustle up some excitement. Dang, I have to get a dog when I get back and then I'll have a traveling companion. Sometimes I want one but most times I don't, so that is why I'm still pet-free. I miss Lady though.
We had fun at the brewery last night. Joe & Sarah, Donald & Jeannie, and I spent about 2-1/2 hrs there and then went to Joe's to continue our party. I'm tired today but I'm trying to catch up on laundry so I can pack the things I want to take with me.
I look terrible in the pictures that include me, so I'm withholding them.
Ok, so a couple of hours later I decided I would crop one of the photos I'm in, and here it is:
- Pennsylvania
I woke up at 8am this morning, which is really late for me while traveling. I needed the sleep though. Yesterday evening I decided to drive to the Denny's and sure was glad I did. I normally hate to eat in any restaurant - you just don't...
- So Much Done But More Left To Do!
I don't yet have a photo of my new haircut, and to tell the truth I don't like it the way it is now. I'm going to granddaughter Arianna's school play this evening, and I'll take my camers and maybe get in a picture or two. This...
- Hopeful
I'm hopeful that things will start looking up again. I took Jeannie to her appointment this morning, but she declined donuts today. Another time. I returned the Garmin GPS to Costco. I believe it has all the features of my old GPS...
- Memorial Day
I now know why there were so many WWII programs on TV the past 2 or 3 weeks. They were getting everyone ready for Memorial Day. In the old days my dad's sisters would come to town on this day and visit the cemeteries where family members...
- Quiet Sunday
I haven't done anything today except to take back the radio I bought a couple of days ago. I didn't like the static and just didn't want to fool around trying to figure out where I might put it. I should just buy a good digital...