Road Trip 2015

[angus]

Enjoy.

We just got back from an 1100-mile road trip ourselves, and stretched it out to three days each way.  (I remember when 1100 miles used to be one day.  Just me and my 1979 Toyota Deathtrap and a lid of fine Colombian herb and the miles would just cruise by.  Nowadays, with my entourage and their need for frequent stops and my mature respect for sober and highly-caffeinated driving, it all seems to take much longer.  O how the times have changed.)

Have an enjoyable and safe journey.  Say hello to Teddy, Abe, Tom, and George for me. 

[angus]

haha. 

I understand.  My son is ten and this was the first summer that one king-size bed no longer suits us.  I think we'll still be okay with one room, though, for a few more years.

We have finally gotten to the point when he says, "I need to pee" before exits and rest areas, rather than waiting till we're on a fifty-mile stretch of nothing.  He is a boy, though, so in a real emergency the contingency plan isn't too terribly inconvenient. 

As for letting him drive, I think my wife will have the final say.  I suspect she'll have to get over the terror of the thought first.  Actually, if he's anything like I was as a teenager I'll be terrified as well.