In case anybody was wondering, I did make it to Greensboro. I took me about 13.5 hours. All in all the drive went pretty smoothly. I think I lost a little time in Georgia where there was a long stretch with construction and overall traffic speeds were a little slower.

Things I saw while driving:

1. A couple standing in the ditch on the side of the road. I couldn’t tell if they were arguing or just talking, but it just struck me as slightly strange.
2. A man entering the interstate on an onramp who was eating a soft-serve ice cream cone. It was vanilla.
3. A field on fire in South Carolina. It appeared to be a controlled burn.
4. A man praying before eating his McDonald’s food. I guess I just found prayer and McDonald’s to be an incongruity.
5. A woman driving while resting her left foot out of the window. I see passengers doing this sort of thing, but I thought it was strange to see the driver with a foot out of the car. Clearly she was driving an automatic.

NC has been in drought conditions for months, but it has rained most all of today. Not heavy rain, but a kind of steady drizzle. I’ m sure it doesn’t really solve the water problems, but I’ll take credit for bringing the rain. I would like to apologize now to the populace of North Carolina for not moving back earlier and leaving you dry for so long.

Marcella and the kitties seem to be glad to have me here. Actually, I’ve got my eye on one or two of the cats. Dorian might just be playing nice for the moment while he plans some sort of sneak attack!

Yesterday I took some of my new employee paperwork over to the job and turned it in. Hopefully Monday at the new job will go smoothly. I’m both anxious and excited about starting.

That’s it for now, but I’ll try to keep things updated as much as possible for anybody who happens to be checking.