The trip begins!
22 April - Severn MD
I'd like to believe in omens. So can I now relax after a trying planning phase, and look forward to a trip full of generosity?
At times during planning, I wondered if the world had turned against me. After near-unanimous rejections from schools I called, I shifted my focus to speaking at libraries, and found myself with too little time left to get many. Then delays in getting my new bike books printed forced me into extra work to cover that.
But that's all in the past now. As I boarded my Minneapolis-Baltimore flight, I handed the flight attendants the last of my roses. They quickly asked me name and my seat assignment, and moments later they changed my seat to first class. What a nice bit of pampering before hitting the road!
Of course the hospitality continued in Baltimore. Bob Zurn, an old friend from California, hosted Tim and I. We psyched ourselves for the ride -- or maybe 'steeled ourselves' would be more appropriate, as the rain did not let up all evening.
I'd like to believe in omens. So can I now relax after a trying planning phase, and look forward to a trip full of generosity?
At times during planning, I wondered if the world had turned against me. After near-unanimous rejections from schools I called, I shifted my focus to speaking at libraries, and found myself with too little time left to get many. Then delays in getting my new bike books printed forced me into extra work to cover that.
But that's all in the past now. As I boarded my Minneapolis-Baltimore flight, I handed the flight attendants the last of my roses. They quickly asked me name and my seat assignment, and moments later they changed my seat to first class. What a nice bit of pampering before hitting the road!
Of course the hospitality continued in Baltimore. Bob Zurn, an old friend from California, hosted Tim and I. We psyched ourselves for the ride -- or maybe 'steeled ourselves' would be more appropriate, as the rain did not let up all evening.
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