There always has to be one last minute tale before I leave:
It’s a late afternoon flight, so I had a little extra time to kill before I changed into long pants and boots for the airport and trip outbound.
I headed downtown, then straight up Congress Avenue, shirt in hand, on the phone with Sister, as there had been a late-breaking development.
“I am [b]so[/b] not coming to Texas. We just won [url=http://www.sffringe.org/]’Best of the Fringe’ and I’m [b]rather[/b] busy. I can’t believe this.”
So I’m listening, trying to interject, but in a few hours, I’ll be at the airport and basically unavailable except by email, when, out of the clear blue sky, I hear someone calling my name.
“Kramer! Kramer! Put a shirt on! You [b]cannot[/b] wander downtown with no shirt on!”
One woman yelling in one ear, another yelling in the other ear, sure, life is interesting.
I stopped, we chatted, I had some lunch with my client, and we’re agreeing to agree on some business we might do later.
Lunch was interrupted three times by calls from Sister.
The good news? False alarm. Just a little missed communication with one person, resulting in panic. No harm, no foul.
Mercury, remember?
The client? Capricorn. The waitress, who was suddenly interested in astrology questions and answers? Capricorn.
Big trip
I’m not sure I’m ready, but I’ll just have to be as ready as I can be. Off to “merry [url=http://cgibin.rcn.com/fillmore.dnai/cgi-bin/sviewer.pl?selectdate=9/8/03]olde Englande” for a spell. With Ma Wetzel, of course.
Plans include a fair dose of Shakespeare on stage, which I’ve been needing for a spell now. Plus there’s the [url=http://www.jerryspringertheopera.com/]one opera I’ve wanted to see, too.
Good [url=http://www.themanwhofellasleep.com/gossip.html]gossip? I hope so.
Things to do before I leave? Back everything up. I mean, everything, In duplicate. In case the unthinkable should occur. Plus, make sure all the columns are ready for the upcoming few weeks, just in the event I sidetracked with activities. England being place of letters and books, and me, being a person who likes letters and books….
It could happen.
Or I might spend the off time in the next week, hanging out in Starbucks, using wireless connectivity to stay in touch.
Mercury and Mars are still retrograde, the Moon is narrowing in appearance, and life is a little tense in some places. Good time for a break.
Flying [url=http://www.smh.com.au/articles/2003/09/14/1063478068468.html]times.