Willie
Another long and pensive drive to Ohio. Not completely without purpose however. My old Toyota is loaded with my belongings from my dorm room which need to be stored. So while stowing the contents I shall explain to Mom and Dad that the free Marine Biology course is a once-in-a-lifetime opportunity. They will be disappointed, but over the past nine months have grown accustomed to my absence.
The weekend passes doing family stuff. Meals. Small talk. I see old friends. By Sunday the folks are copasetic with my planned travels. Ms. Lenores subterfuge has worked.
Though Ms. Lenore suggested that minimal packing would be needed, I take the time to load appropriate items back into the Toyota to complete the cover. Then I begin the long return to Pennsylvania. I ruminate and mollify a
