typed in a bleary-eyes state on Dec 20. . . .

It’s just after 5:30 in the morning as I begin to write this. I’m essentially working on no sleep (let’s call it a 30 minute “nap” from 3:30 to 4:00 AM, time I spend zoning out to an Atmospheric station on internet radio) – so my apologies in advance for a spelling errors or rambling, run on sentences.

Assuming I can successfully get to the west coast today without any sleep-deprived errors in judgment derailing the trip, it will have all been worth it.