Saturday, August 8: Returning

Spending all day in planes and airports ... at kiosks waiting for espresso, in black lounge chairs as the iPod tries to grab a free wireless signal.

The woman next to me on the plane is going to Cornell. She's a Structural Engineer from Palo Alto going to a conference on Physics. I ask her if she's presenting a paper and she says, "Nah, I'm just there to learn."

Funny, I was doing the same thing in California just last week.

To instantly conjure up feelings of this adventure, I put together an iPod playlist.

1. El Paso - Marty Robbins
2. California Dreamin' - Mamas and the Papas
3. Crystal - New Order
4. My Funny Valentine - Elvis Costello
5. Warm Ways - Fleetwood Mac
6. Only a Fool Would Say That - Steely Dan
7. One and One Make Five - Pet Shop Boys
8. Ugali - Tony Benson Sextet
9. Little Lies - Fleetwood Mac
10. Love is a Sign - The Go-Betweens
11. Lemon Tree - Peter, Paul and Mary
12. Mesmerizing - Liz Phair
13. Dream a Little Dream of Me - Cass Eliot
14. Three Flowers - McCoy Tyner
15. Gin and Juice - Snoop Dogg
16. Raspberry Beret - Prince and the Revolution

As always, thank you for riding along!