View source for December 18, 2022

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{{dc|M}}{{start|y drive to Tim’s took me two hours and forty minutes.}} That’s to go just over 100 miles. The problem, as it always seems to be, was getting through Atlanta. I think because I anticipated an issue, I was not that irritated when one popped up. Unfortunately, Apple Maps rerouted me, and I think it actually wasted more of my time and cost m e some sanity points. Yet, I made it by about the time the sun set. We had some burgers and called it an early night. I spent the rest of the evening watching ''[[w:Home Town (TV series)|Home Town]]'' on HGTV. Of course, I woke up shortly after 04:00 and read until it was time to get up. If you’ve not read it, I recommend “Minla’s Flowers” by {{c|Alastair Reynolds}}. I’m probably going to start ''House of Suns'' soon.

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We left about 07:30 and now we’re in Knoxville at the Tesla supercharger. We have about 35 minutes, so I’m now in Starbucks sipping on a flat white and checking my email. As much as I don’t want to, I like the Model Y a lot. It truly strikes me as an Apple computer on wheels. Too bad they’re so expensive. Still, I have about a year-and-a-half on my current lease, so maybe I’ll be able to afford a used on my May of 2024. A lot can happen in that time.

The drive has been pretty good. I wasn’t quite sure what to expect with my brother, but we’ve had some positive conversation so far. We still have a way to go until getting to Ohio, but so-far, so-good. It’ll be fun to surprise Mom; we might even see her tonight. I assume we will. I brought the camera, but it may be too damn cold to really take any photos, and our time is limited. 

I’ll have more to report later, I’m sure.

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After two more supercharger stops—one took 35 minutes, but we had lunch while it charged—we arrived about 16:00. We checked into the hotel, and Tim coordinated with Gail to get Mom to P. F. Chang’s for dinner. I should have snapped a picture of her in Gail’s BMW watching me approach. It took her a second, but I saw the realization come over her like a sunrise. We had a good dinner, but called it pretty early. I kept telling her that we were taking her to the zoo tomorrow. She is not looking forward to that.

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