I had a nasty dream featuring a horrible sound and then I woke up to the alarm in the motel going off.

Then I tried to turn on the light and nothing…I stumbled to the window and pulled back the curtains to reveal absolute darkness, the power is out, it has rained. Which is a good thing because it means it will not rain today.

And today, I am pushing home.

It’s a long way and I think I can make it by 7 or 8 oclock.

Thank god I have all my camping equipment because otherwise there would be no coffee this morning.

And yesterday was just hot and long and revealed that my battery was just no good anymore so that involved hours of hunting for an autozone. Then by the time I had it, the car was just too hot and misbehaving and it was late and I pulled in.

Strange…I am making coffee by light of the laptop with a propane camping stove. This odd mix of technology and old school.

And I noticed that I have driven the whole way without music. I put on the XM once and it just didn’t fit.

I drive and listen to the car or maybe I sing or rehearse.

Which is different, different because usually when I am leaving a place I am just obsessing over something and I lose the first few days to ruminating. I think the heat has helped to just keep my mind clear.

And I have just been amazed at the sheer adaptability of the Mad Kitten. Granted, she has been behaving like a bad dog in a Halloween costume though, hanging out on her leash and growling at people. It amazes me how fast she adapts to the motels or even the grassy spots I find to stop at.

And Michael Jackson, all the twitter started coming through while I was dealing with a bad battery.

What was funny was how deeply shocking the news was. I wouldn’t have expected that I would react like that to the news.

On and on…

I do believe that I have earned coming home.

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