BACK IN NEW JERSEY

AFTER THE ALL DAY FLIGHTS WITH THE STOP OVER IN DALLAS, I HAVE RETURNED TO NEW JERSEY TO FINISH MY SENTENCE ( I MEAN DAYS AS A RESIDENT). THE DAY WASN'T WITHOUT SOME EXCITEMENT HOWEVER. GOT A TEXT FROM MY FRIEND BOB TELLING ME THE TEMPERATURE IN NEWBURGH NY WAS 36 DEGREES THIS MORNING (THANKS BOB!) EVERYTHING WENT SMOOTHLY IN THE PHOENIX END OF THE TRIP. CHECKED OUT AND RETURNED THE RENTAL CAR WITH PLENTY OF TIME TO SPARE. ALL THE RENTAL CARS GO TO ONE HUGE GARAGE, THEN THEY SHUTTLE YOU TO THE DIFFERENT TERMINALS ON BIG COMFORTABLE BUSES (HAD ONE ALL TO MYSELF)... THE FLIGHT TO DALLAS/FORT WORTH WAS WITHOUT INCIDENT. NEEDED TO TAKE THE SKYLINK OVER TO THE OTHER TERMINAL TO CATCH THE CONNECTING FLIGHT. THIS IS WHERE THE TROUBLE STARTED.

SITTING NEXT TO ME ON THE PHOENIX TO DALLAS FLIGHT WAS A VERY PRETTY YOUNG WOMAN CARRYING AN ANVIL IN HER SUITCASE. SO, BEING THE GENTLEMAN THAT I AM, I ASSISTED HER AND PUT THE ANVIL(SUITCASE) IN THE OVERHEAD COMPARTMENT. SO WE CHATTED ON THE FLIGHT TO DALLAS AND WHEN WE ARRIVED I AGAIN ASSISTED HER BY TAKING THE BAG OF BOULDERS OUT OF THE OVERHEAD FOR HER. SHE THANKED ME AND WISHED ME LUCK ON MY MOVE TO CHANDLER AND I JUMPED O THE SKYLINK TO TERMINAL A. GOT THERE AND REACHED FOR MY BOOK (ONLY 5 CHAPTERS LEFT, EXCELLENT READ). UH OH, NO BOOK. LEFT IT ON THE PLANE BACK IN TERMINAL C....20 MINUTES UNTIL TAKEOFF. I JUMP ON SKYLINK AND GET BACK AND THE STEWARDESS FINDS MY BOOK. HOORAY! JUMP BACK ON SKYLINK AND THEY'RE HOLDING THE PLANE FOR ME! OOPS!

SO I GET BACK TO NEWARK NJ, COLLECT MY BAGS AND I CAN'T REMEMBER THE NAME OF THE LOT WHERE I PARKED MY CAR. I GET ON THE WRONG BUS, BUT THE GUY HAS PITY ON ME AND DROPS ME IN FRONT OF THE CORRECT LOT. OF COURSE MY CAR IS ALL THE WAY ON THE BACK END OF THE LOT, BUT IT'S THERE AND IN ONE PIECE AND I DRIVE DOWN TO DAYTON.

NOTHING SAYS HOME LIKE AN EMPTY APARTMENT!!! SO HERE I AM, BLOGGING AWAY WITH EACH KEYSTROKE ECHOING THROUGH THE PLACE. I AM SIGNING OFF NOW BECAUSE MY AEROBED IS FILLED AND CALLING TO ME