That’s behind me. It was a pretty decent drive. I let the Magellan GPS choose the route this time and it brought me in a different way so I got to see some different scenery. I think I drove right through the middle of nowhere, at least the branch located in southeast Arkansas.
I am firmly ensconced in a Holiday Inn Express courtesy of the expense account, contemplating what to have for supper. I can find a quiet corner of some eatery and sit and enjoy a meal with my Kindle for company.
And that’s about it. I’m not one of those guys who uses an out of town trip as an excuse to party or pursue women of dubious intellect and morals.
So it’s supper and a book.
1680 – The first confirmed tornado in America kills a servant at Cambridge, Massachusetts. Because there were no trailer parks for it to hit.
1775 – The Olive Branch Petition is adopted by the Continental Congress of the Thirteen Colonies. “Can’t we all get along?” Apparently the answer was “No” because year later we did that “Declaration of Independence” thing.
1776 – The Declaration of Independence is read aloud in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania and the Liberty Bell is famously rung, but we tried being “nice” first.
1889 – The first issue of the Wall Street Journal is published.
1969 – Thor Heyerdahl & reed raft Ra II land in Barbados 57 days from Morocco.
1979 – Congo adopts constitution. For all the good it did, it should have come perforated and on rolls.
Viewing the world from Southwest Louisiana