My excuse as to why I did not post anything last week, just in case anyone 'G.A.F.'

Last weeks offerings into the blogosphere were pretty dismal. In fact they were non-existent. I was actually living life holed up in my office writing my fantastic piece of literature blather, when I wasn't out for a leisurely drive traveling (through hell). I was too distracted by the fact we were lost to enjoy the natural beauty of Yosemite National Park, Mono Lake and the various National Forests we drove to, all in the name of delivering a machine to Mammoth Lakes CA. You know you are in the middle of nowhere, when there is an area named "Devil's Postpile" nearby. If it were not for the fact that we added 3 hours to our trip by getting lost in Yosemite (only to find out that Tioga Pass was CLOSED, causing us to drive BACK to Sonora) I would have enjoyed myself immensely. I adore Yosemite. You have to see Half Dome, El Capitan, the meadow and the waterfalls yourself to know what I mean. I took a ton of descriptive notes for my story. Heck, I might as well get SOMETHING out of it. Besides, I offered up $20.00 bucks at the gate. I want SOMETHING besides a migraine out of this 'detour'. At an altitude of 8000 feet, let me just say, that it is VERY disconcerting to look out of the window of your van as you are driving through what you believe to be a desolate forest, and see several rifle toting men in fatigues and goggles staring back at you. The first thing that popped into my head was that some back-woods militia was going to hijack our van. My fears were allayed a few miles down the road, when I spotted a sign that said "Caution: USMC Military training exercises in progress." Did it not occur to anyone to post the sign BEFORE the actual training, so as not to scare the living daylights out of civilians? I can only wonder what the Japanese tourists behind us must have been thinking. I really should have guessed how the entire trip was going to start when we ran into a mini cattle drive on the highway shortly after we began our trip. But, I actually have another 'chapter' posted to 'Last Request' and a ton of notes and ideas as to where it is headed. What started out as a bedtime story for Bebe is fast taking on a life of it's own.