The Road Beckons Once More

DATELINE: VANDALIA, OH, 19:45 p.m. EDT

Miles Today: 423

Well, I'm back at it after 4 days at home. While at home I got to:
- Go to the Ann Arbor Art Fair, something I look forward to every summer,
- Spend several late night hours at Borders to pick up the final Harry Potter book,
- Read that book after my daughter finished it,
- Attend the annual summer picnic of Measure for Measure, the men's chorus of which I'm a member (and helped start nigh on 19 years ago),
- And, of course, spend some time with my family.
'Twas a great weekend, with perfect weather the whole time. But, sadly, it ended far too soon for my liking, and now I'm back in my truck and away from all that. Here's how today went.

My alarm woke me up at 5:00 this morning so I could get back to work good and early. However, I was still too tired at that time--having missed sleeping Sunday night while finishing Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows, then not getting to bed 'til after midnight last night--so I turned off the alarm and went back to sleep. Finally, I got up around 7:15 and got ready for work. Many thanks to Mrs. R.T. for the ride back to my truck.

After arriving and sending in my "Back to Work" message, I had to wait over 2 hours before my load assignment came in. It directed me to head to Bay City, MI, to pick up a load at the same place I had picked one up exactly one week ago. I drove the 2-1/4 hours up there and made the quick drop-and-hook pickup. This load is headed for the Dallas, TX area, and is due for delivery on Friday morning. So I headed down to our terminal here today. My plan is to drive to the West Memphis, AR terminal tomorrow, and the Dallas area on Thursday. So far, so good, as I reached here without incident, although I did have to stop for a nap at a truck stop just north of the OH border (I'm still just a wee bit short of sleep).

It's time now to head back to dreamland, so I'll wrap up this report now. Thanks for keeping up with my travels and travails. Please honor me with your comments and questions, and keep on truckin'.