I picked up was hitchhiker on

I picked up was hitchhiker on the way with from Keene. I'd picked the same guy up two or three times before. Actually, he's probably the only hitchhiker I've picked up since Nils been back east. (It is "back east" even if you're from "out west", am I right?) I live in a and he always wants to go somewhere in Troy that's on the way with me. Works out well.

I've had a good couple weeks. Last week Carrie and I went to a wonderfully trip home. We'd planned on it for some least a year, but had to change and condense it when I get up in the hospital when soon before we were to meet. We had 4 days, not counting travel time. We ended up with and I met up with David and his in Mount Vernon of all places. Katie was in an opera thing there. (Actually I drove David to Mount Vernon.) Rosie was at the time.  and it was worth to see her. We also saw a of family, Carrie got drunk with her mother, among other people, and we met with a minister and the caterers that did Bill Gates' wedding.

I've been planning our trip home. The latest plan has like 30 stops or something. As for how many months give me a sec while I whip out my counting fingers... I dunno, a lot. We're taking the long route. New Hampshire to Florida to New Orleans to Ohio to Washington. Shall be fun.