The Visible Woman...February 22, 2004

Sunday, February 22, 2004

A Journal from Austin, Texas.
A Project of LBFFP Stealth Publishing.

"I wish I was in Austin"

That's what my dad said when we picked him up today.

Dad was eager to get home which, to him, is now Austin, a place we call 'Penny Creek Ranch.' But he wasn't looking forward to the ride. Which is strange. This is the same man who will jump in his van with me and drive straight through to Raton, N.M. with barely a bathroom break, counting roadkill.

He declares the Dallas to Austin journey boring. Well, he's not wrong there. It is boring. Unless you are in the market for a double-wide, an RV or large sculptures carved with a chainsaw. The stop in West, Texas (as opposed to West Texas, a whole different thing) at the Czech bakery for gas, bathroom and snacks relieves what is possibly the most boring two hundred miles in the world. Somehow the desolation of IH10 is more interesting.

we have temporarily lost the video portion of our program

JUST TYPING

Driving.
Past a little farm land.
A glass factory.
Many manufactured home outlets.
Gas stations.
Chain restaurants.
The mile markers.
Taking us closer to Austin.

Food Diary.

breakfast

nothing but coffee

lunch
[Czech Stop in West]

sausage sauerkraut roll
poppy seed roll

snacks

chips, cheese, hot sauce

dinner
[takeout from KFC]

chicken breast and wing, fried
corn on the cob
cole slaw

Today I
- might have had a drink...probably some wine while watching movies but I'm doing this diary on Thursday and I can't really remember.

Time flies....

We got up, had coffee and I packed while FFP went out for a muffin and newspaper. We had a little time when we left the hotel so we drove around my old neighborhood, by my apartment on Hudnall Street.

We went to my aunt's apartment in Mesquite. Dad was ready to go. My aunt made me some more coffee. We were off, me driving. Boring leg one; gas, restroom, snacks; boring leg two. I drove all the way. Took Dad home and we went to our house. SuRu had dropped off the dog and she called and came over. We decided to have fried chicken and watch Whale Rider on DVD. We also watched Sex in the City and The L Word.

I'd intended to go workout but what with going through the mail and newpapers and watching video it just didn't happen.

Reading.

Newspapers.

Pending:

Voices of D-Day. ed. Ronald Drez. (On bike.)

A DVD course on WWII.

The Conquerers by Michael Beschloss.

nothing

Exercise

recumbent bike
treadmill
ergonomic rower
water aerobics
chest, shoulder, triceps
leg, back, bicep
lower back
ab exercises
stretches
walking
tennis

I guess you have to miss a day now and then, don't you?

I felt dislocated. Going away from a weekend and coming back will do that.

It's a Tangled
Web we weave...these
days of our lives.

One year ago
I have temporarily suspended quoting myself to speed up catching up.

Two years ago
I have temporarily suspended quoting myself to speed up catching up.

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