Day Two

2 states - Louisiana, Texas ... 485 miles... 97 degrees... five books, one shirt, one pair of jeans and one pair of shoes

A lovely day for driving but not a good one for actually getting out of the car. In two days I have completed 2 audiobooks - American Creation by Joseph J. Ellis, and Book 4 in the Percy Jackson series...

I have arrived in Aggieland...Texas A&M is huge....the dorm is a set up similar to Emory's suite arrangement...two bedrooms each with ample closet space, dresser, desk, bed and sink with a joint bathroom and a common living area (no kitchen) but the building offers a meal plan to students with its own food service area. Nice pool, weight/fitness room - view it all at http://www.livethetradition.com/

Met most of the folks attending....nice mix of old and young teachers, middle and high school are about split 50/50....most seem pretty outgoing...folks from NY, Hawaii, Holland, Arizona, Pennsylvania, Oklahoma, Kansas, 3 from Florida...

The high points of the evening were 1) Learning about the Creamery where they made ice cream the old fashioned way as part of the diary program and 2) The world's most colossal used book, CD, vinyl, DVD, VHS, video game store.....its FABULOUS! Its getting late, I am getting old, and I am not getting sleep....so its time to rest!
Goodnight and thank you one and all for all of the Father's Day calls repeatedly throughout the day.

One note to My Dearest Beloved Wife.....the store you wanted me to stop at in Houston should be open by November....do you want me to wait?