First day recap: I left Syracuse sunny and with snow partially melting. Once I hit Ohio: WHAM! Wind, cold, and a blast of snow in my windshield. I think, "Am I going the right way?" Tom, as usual, is no help. He said I should have taken that "left toin at Albuquoique."
Medina is quaint ... meaning "No Starbucks." I had dinner at the House of Hunan - the Buddha's Vegetarian Delight. Beautiful vegetables arranged in a star around a tomato cut like a bloomin' onion. My server (left) and I talked about biking. She used to do the racing thing, but then had a wipe out and snapped her collarbone and broke parts of her teeth off.
And I think, "This would dissuade a sane person from biking." Which means I'm going ahead with my plans!
And the Hampton Inn. The bed! Oh so soft! Oh..... One of my writing friends, Lauren, and her father took care of their mother for the last few years. When her father got a two week respite, he spent it sleeping. This is really tempting idea.
I have three rules for staying in hotels:
- Always use the stairs. They're faster, no matter which floor you're on
- Always eat cereal at the free breakfast.
- Use every possible free amenity you can.
That last means if they have a fitness room, you gotta use it. So I worked the elliptical and turned on the tube. American Idol was on. I had never watched it! But it turns out I really don't like Simon Cowell. His comments "I like your voice, but you're not American Idol material." I believe that to truly criticize someone's music, you must be more entertaining than the music you're critquing.
Case in point. Rolling Stone, in I think it was 1985, published a one star review of Missing Person's album. It said, "Dale Bozzio's voice sounds like a tractor slipping its gears." Now, I never would have remembered Missing Persons or Dale Bozzio, were it not for that review. That is entertainment.
Today is the day I drive the most, so I'm off. Thanks for your comments so far! I feel like I'm not travelling alone. (The stuffed cat no longer counts.)
5 comments:
Your trip has already been worth it: you've found a place in America without a Starbucks, and hence could get a cup of coffee for under $3.00.
Sing it, Willie: "On the road again..." Have a good trip across the upper South!
Your other brother,
-Jon
Craig,
I know you saw those commercials advertising a cool little gps that tells you where to go, and I think that you were a bit confused...it is Tom Tom*. You have just a Tom. I worry that you will end up in Calgary. But your Tom is much cuter in the hands of a waitress. You probably won't get many to pose for a picture with an electronical gadget.
Love ya!
Lisa
*www.tomtom.com
Wow ... good luck with your trip. Your feed is now first in my reader!
Tom looks like he's a ball of laughs. Let us know if he starts to dance when "Where is my Mind" comes on the iPod ... then you know you have one coooool cat! : )
Have fun and keep those posts coming!
- Shelby
Ok, so maybe I should read these in order. Reading this blog first, I kept thinking...why is he taking directions from Tom?...thinking you meant our man LeeeRoy. Great to read you are off to a great start. As if you need reason to feel any better, just think of me this afternoon snowblowing my driveway yet again. 8 inches of lake snow + 40 mph winds = 5 feet drifts in my 240 ft driveway. Someday I'll do the math in metric tons of snow I've moved. Ride an extra mile or two for me. All the best!
Hampton Inns are the best. Always go with a Hampton Inn when you can. I do.
I'm confused. You're biking and driving? You drop off the car to ride the 73-gear bike and Tom picks you up?
While you're off vacationing (and it's about damn time), I've busted my butt to finally finish the damn book.
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