From the Road

Greetings from the road again. Its been a busy holiday season. Travels began last Friday. I left early for Ohio and was greeted by 8 inches of blowing snow and drifts in the Maryland mountains. Travel was at a snails pace, but on a positive note I saved about 25% on gas mileage (guess that's not just an urban legend). Ohio included several fierce games of air hockey, a near death experience with my fathers driving, lots of food, 4 nights sleeping on the couch, and a partridge in a pair tree (at the Oglebay Festival of Lights). The trip back to DC was short lived. Long enough to shave my legs and repack for New York City. Five hours of sleep later I headed for the DC Metro. I metroed to Union Station, hailed a cab to the Greyhound station and was greeted by a line to New York that spanned round the building. I had an 8:30 ticket that I purchased two weeks ago, but that doesn't mean much following 30 inches of snow. It was first come first serve. One couple standing next to me ha

Well if you're from the Northern VA area then it is no secret that winter is on its way. The first Alberta Clipper of the season is scheduled to bring snow on Sunday. In light of this festive news, I've made like a goose and headed South. It was a 3:30 a.m. start for me today. Packed my bags in the car and headed for the Bashway...excuse me... 495 Beltway. Even at 4:00 a.m. traffic and wrecks littered the road. A brief stop in nowhere to put my car in BWI's long-term parking and I headed for airport security. I must say I was a little disappointed that I didn't get a pat down. I'd been looking forward to that for weeks. Heck I didn't even have the excitement of a full body scan (too bad those new purchases from Victorias Secret go unused). After a short flight, with no bathroom mishaps, we landed nose up in Charlotte, NC. The airport was crowded and I meandered my way between people from concourse B to E. Along the way a few commonalities seemed to emerge. One o