North Austin Plaza Hotel & Suites-

... well like I said it was a great show and we had good time. After the show was over we got a slice of pizza from one of those RV kitchen's on the side of the road (it was very good) and made our way back to the hotel.

Yesterday we did a lot more walking, saw the thing we missed the day before. We wanted to see the park where they have the Austin City Limits Music Fest, we were able to find it but they are refurbishing the lawn so we ...

... picture of George Strait, man I would have given anything for it. We also saw a major traffic backup on the way to the LBJ NHP and we noticed a hearse sitting next to us. It wasn't until we put all the pieces together seeing that charred car that appeared to rear end a suburban and the hearse backed up to the ambulance, that we knew what had happened. We later heard ...

... there is a cluster of restaurants -- PF Changs, Fogo de Chao and other pricey places like that. But there are certainly a lot of bars that look interesting. Architecture here is interesting and pretty and it's nice and clean here generally. On my way back I saw big horses pulling a carriage. Folks were starting to head out for drinks as I was heading back around 9pm. I'm wiped. Time to sleep.

... in the back of the closet, missing pieces, forever unsolved (see pictures...they are worth a thousand words, so I am told. Be extra sure to admire Irma's 1985 hairstyle which plays homage to the late and great Dr. Seuss's beloved character, "Cindy Lou Who.")

4. Goodlooking Males in Austin:Goodlooking Females in Austin = 1:257. Best of luck to you, Match.com.

5. Found a real-life Snow White in my travel companion, Laeticia ...

... up with Jacob, Charlie's old roommate who I met years before. Charlie and I spent a few late nights (and mornings, for that matter) watching old movies, including: "Rad", "Gleaming the Cube", and "Seven Brides for Seven Brothers". Charlie, Dave, and I pulled out our creative hats one day and made some music. It was an unabashed disco song.

... ourselves with early in life. And then when that person fails to be friend, mother, brother, poker buddy, gardening assistant, shoulder to cry on, handyman, mentor, student, and everything else possible, then resentment creeps in and poisons a relationship that you have both agreed must last for all of eternity. Seems nasty.

So why does date A, B, or C want me? They don’t. A and B knew quickly, and C comes around. What I never expected was a D ...

My brother Eric had been busy while I was gone. He showed up a few hours before I left for Asia (on a one-way ticket with no plans to return) and told me he had just gotten engaged. A few short months later, he got married. Then they got pregnant on the honeymoon. Then they had a baby girl. Then his infant girl went from a few weeks old to a few months old, and I could see from pictures that she was adorable. Then a few days before I ...

Well, we are not really on the road right now. The title also does not allude to our current financial state after the economic meltdown... at least not yet. But it is definitely exciting to be back on the proverbial highway of travel. So the backpacks are out of the closet and packing has regained its priority over grocery shopping. The anticipation is ...