Here I am in Austin, Texas ... yes, that's Austin, the capitol of Texas where George W. Bush was governor - and the vote count here was 42% for Bush, 56% for Kerry. I'm happy to be in Austin. Take a look at this cool architecture in the Austin skyline:



I'm in Austin, and I'm alone! Frank took Jim with him to visit the Coach Connect Wi-Fi installations in Mission for a couple days. Here's Jim and Frank yesterday - computers in front of them and phones in their ears. Think these two can be trusted together down by the Mexican border?


I used to be very accustomed to being alone - lived alone, traveled alone. I loved to go out to dinners and movies alone. Even after Jim and I got together 11 years ago we both had many activities we did alone - including traveling alone. But, ever since we left Florida, 6 months ago, we haven't been out of each other's sight! This feels very strange. If I could just stay in the motorhome, I have plenty to do on the computer. But, this is the day scheduled to start the service work. So, I have to stow everything and drive the motorhome to the service bay. hmmmmm ... it'll actually be quite luxurious to curl up on a couch in the waiting area and read a book. And, of course, I'm not really alone - I have Odie. He's allowed in the waiting room - RV service centers know they're making you homeless while they do their work and they're very accomodating.