John F Dean

I went on the Bourbon Diet and lost 3 days.

I overheard my wife on the phone referring to me as her lawnmower. That struck me odd for this time of year, so I asked. She responded I was hard to start, too loud, and emitted foul odors.

Been in the dumps all day today. I really had my heart set on waking up rich.

Had a terrible misunderstanding with my wife today. She was yelling for me from the bathroom. For a moment I thought she was showing off her pole dancing. Then I realized she was slipping on the shower floor and had death grip on the grab bar.

Hi Thomas,

That is a hell of a distance to drive if your objective is only to go from point A to Point B.   I have easily driven 1,100 miles in one day.   But, allowing for fatigue, I would call that a minimum of a 3 day drive.  Now, at age 20 I would say “no problem”.  But I had no brains back then.

Hi Pete,

Maybe 15 years ago, I had a business trip to western Virginia.   The person I was working with lived the same distance from the airport that I did. He also lived in Illinois and used the same airport I would have used.   We thought it would be interesting to compare our travel times.we timed it, I think, from the time we left the organization we were at to the time we reached our door at home.  He flew. I drove.  I took regular breaks and did not rush.   I arrived home several hours before he did.  I no longer remember the exact times, but 3 hours would be a safe bet.

Hi Judith,

Interesting. I found myself on the Amtrack site last week.  

I just read a post from Anne where she said something like she hadn’t flown in 30 years.  I stopped to think, always dangerous, and realized the last time I flew commercial was in the mid 90s.   I came to the realization that I didn’t mind flying, but I hated airports.  I consciously limited my travels to destinations that I could get to in one day on the road.

Indeed. I just read through it 2x.  If I really object to a statement, I always have the option of not responding to it.

I took a nap only to wake up with my wife standing by the bed with a chain and what looked like a leather belt. I was kind of excited until she told me it was my turn to walk the dog.