Well, shit. I gotta go back today.  I suppose that’s just as well, since I think my wife is getting sick of me being around all the time – or, at least, the thrill of my being home has pretty much worn off (that took about a day, I think).

My wife has to work, as does junior, and since I’ll have to leave before either of them get back home, I guess it’s one last walk with Siggy (poor guy’s been pretty much glued to me since I’ve been here) before I see how the traffic gods treat me today. I’ve been fairly lucky, so hopefully they won’t try and screw me over on my last trip (for a while, anyway) back to DC (they can screw with me on my final trip back home in a month instead).  According to the forecast, I’ll be returning to heavy t-storms, which is more or less how I left.

On the plus side, I have my new GPS toy to play with. I know the route pretty well by now, but hopefully it’ll expand my radius of movement down in the DC/MD/VA region (and it’s already got Canada loaded into it, should emigration look like the only way out – and don’t tell me about their Conservative PM; their Conservatives are better than our Konservatives). It also plays mp3’s, so what the hell.

I have a couple of leftover Marc Maron Shows to listen to, and a week’s worth of Majority Report and Malloy – not to mention a bunch of audio books (I keep falling asleep about one chapter into “The Hammer of God,” which is somewhat appropriate after our recent close encounter). I could always listen to music, too, I guess, but there’s something about the spoken word that keeps you (well, me anyway) from feeling all alone. Long rides by yourself can kinda suck (I remember leaving after a really nice weekend visit with someone and having to drive from Olean, NY back up to Oswego, and Carole King’s “So Far Away” came on the radio and bummed me right the hell out) – especially when you’re heading in the wrong direction – but five or so Maron shows pass the time quite nicely.

So, anyway, youse guys have a good day, and I’ll probably stop by before I head out.