Dateline: Fairfield Inn Airport, Greensboro, NC

I drove up yesterday for drill. I had planned to leave early but got tied up at work for a little while. Then I went back home to pick up the last few things I needed and say my goodbues and my wife was talking to my sister-inlaw on the phone. Well, it is always a pleasure to talk to her so I took about another half hour talking to her. Finally got away just in time to hit Atlanta rush hour traffic.

The trips are usually not too bad; I get a chance to catch up on the news and listen to some of the talk shows. Sirius is great for that and beats the heck out of the AM radio late-night talk radio I used to listen to coming back from Naval War College classes in Millington, TN. But last night was too much. All anyone was talking about was that freak Michael Jackson! I pray for a quick verdict so we can get rid of this stuff and get back to the real world vice the world of never-land.

Tonight I spent a little time in Banres and Noble. Not as much as usual but a little time nonetheless. I picked up a copy of The World is Flat by Friedman based mainly on this entry by Tom Barnett. Not sure what I’ll think of it but I’ll reall it anyway.

Drill was interesting today; tomorrow should be as well. There is always a lot of work to do in such a short amount of time, no matter how much you prepare beforehand. I’ll hit the road tomorrow afternoon and get ready to start a new week at work.