I returned from a journey yesterday. This time I took the cage, and I am thankful I did. I did not expect the Mohave to be so cold in the daytime, nor did I expect all the stoplights.

My good friends from my time in the Milwaukee area were visiting Vegas. I managed to take a couple days off work to drive there, join them for a day or so, and drive back. I am so glad I made the trip, but the driving was narly.

It took me 9 1/2 hours to get there, and on the return...

I thought I should probably try to link to another xlforum member's blog. Sportytrace posted an excellent first entry about her holiday in Finland.

First blog as a test... Finnish Madness

Hopefully I did this right.

In the relatively short time I have been posting here I have written words I would like to recall again. I'm thinking that for me this blog is a tool to help me keep track of those writings. It could also turn into an actual blog if the universe conspires ...