NC

Posted by on Nov 13, 2005 in Journal

Charlotte, NC 7:22 AM Man, it’s been a whirlwind. Charleston was great, but I always leave there with a cloudy brain. My cuz and I got a lot of work done. He’s helping me make a video that a speaking agent wants to see. That could lead to more talks. I left CHAS on Friday for the Reed household. They are in Ridgeway, SC and live right on Lake Wateree. We all went to high school together and were in Charlotte at the same time. Their business has taken off and allowed them to move into a huge house on the water. We did a little fishing but mainly caught up and played with their son,...

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Studio

Posted by on Nov 9, 2005 in Journal

Charleston, SC 11:20 PM It’s been a busy day. I said my goodbyes in Raleigh at 9 AM and found my way to 40 and 95 headed towards Myrtle Beach. My talk was set for 1:30 and I had plenty of time. The weather is incredible here, 80 and sunny and the drive was excellent. I had a phone interview at 10 with a new acquaintance in Michigan. It turned out to be a great focus for the road. I arrived for the talk early and got set up in the auditorium. It seemed the talk went well. We had a good audience and the best part is always the people that stay and talk to me afterwards. Their questions...

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D

Posted by on Nov 8, 2005 in Journal

Raleigh, NC 12:02 AM I am constantly amazed by how fast children grow up. I spent the evening catching up with Davis, my friend from when we were kids’ son. I think his mom said he is 17 months. Last time I saw him he was in a car seat next. Now he is walking/running all over the place. His little smile lights up the room. It’s been good to be here and see everyone, but the trip is too short. I got in from Gettysburg at 4 and did some work and played with Davis. Bob, his dad, got home at about 5:30 and we had dinner which was tasty spinach lasagna. It was more D time and then he...

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Drive

Posted by on Nov 7, 2005 in Journal

Gettysburg, PA 7:35 PM As a driver, you can’t ask for much better than today. The sun stared at me the whole way and the leaves that were left on the trees glimmered in yellow and orange. I did not need heat or AC, and the sun roof was cracked for some of the way. After paying for gas in NY and my post-Katrina trip, I was amazed to see gas at $2.19 in Pennsylvania. It looked foreign to me, but I gladly anted up. The sun and the sights were made much better by the sunglasses my friend King gave me for my birthday. I cannot explain how the glasses do it, but the colors just leap out at you. I...

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Chichester

Posted by on Nov 3, 2005 in Journal

UK 10:25 AM I dropped off Charles 30 minutes ago. That guy had a lot of energy and wanted to see as much of Rochester as he could. Yesterday was spent at Letchworth State Park, walking around the waterfalls and checking out the leaves. He loves trains and we saw the rail bridge high above the gorge. It was a lot of fun and we got some good pictures. After the park I took him too Marketplace Mall where he did some shopping. I also made sure he tried out a garbage plate, which is a greasy burger minus the bun over home fries and mac salad. We didn’t go to the original, Nick Tahoe’s....

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