Though my alarm was set for 9:00, I was up at 8:00 after about 10 hours sleep. Felt good. Aunt Annette and I had coffee and cinnamon toast, while we talked about the updating of her will, which she wants to do soon. She expressed concern about not having a co-executor to name, and I … Read more
I was up at 4:45, and at the airport by 5:45. I parked in Lot 3, the “Purple Lot,” and was in line at U.S. Airways by 6:00. I had my laptop, a suit bag, and a small bag that I’d normally take as my carry on bag, but was checking today, since I had … Read more
I thought I had set a wake-up call for 8:00, woke up at about 8:15, and then discovered at 9:00 (by the ringing phone), that I’d actually set it for 9:00. As expected, the weather outside was dreary, due to the fact the Tropical Storm Hanna was making her way up the eastern seaboard, with … Read more
I had a dream so intense this morning that I didn’t hear my alarm clock going off for about four minutes straight. That has never happened before. Short version of the dream: I was to be put to death by firing squad with one other person. For some reason, we were put in a tent, … Read more
I got up at 8:00, had my final breakfast on the deck, and then SSSed before checking out of the Aerie House at 9:00. I wheeled my bag down to MacMillan Wharf, and was in line for the 10:00 ferry at 9:15. Shortly after that, the woman working there walked up and down the line … Read more
I actually got up at about 10 minutes until 4:00. I had ridiculous dreams all during the few hours that I slept, a lot of them involving being on Twitter. As I said, ridiculous. When I went downstairs to put the dryer on “fluff” for ten minutes, I saw my message light blinking on my … Read more
I headed out to the beach at noon, and Michael and I spent the day together, while Nick and “Big Jim” worked at the theater. We made the short walk down to the pier area, which is also where all of the bars and shops are in this tiny little beach town. While Michael went … Read more
I worked the morning, and then headed out of town for Charleston at close to noon. I took the I-40E to I-95S to I-26E route, and made decent time, as one will when averaging the speeds I averaged. I’m visiting two friends of mine, who are here from London—Michael and his partner, Nick. I know … Read more
We pulled into port in Tampa just before 6:00 AM, as we were awakened by the noise associated with docking. Our wake-up call was set for 6:00 anyway, so we just got up. We had a full breakfast before getting in line for debarkation, which went amazingly smoothly. We were off the ship within five … Read more
We had a continental breakfast room service this morning, and Joe promptly opened the champagne, which we added to the orange juice for morning birthday mimosas. Birthday Boy in our Stateroom Window At times, we thought that banner above the window said “Wappy Birthday.” Birthday Boy Opening the Champagne (Look at the concentration!) Room Service with … Read more