I was in the office today working on a few things and I had to do a Joe Biden video for the A block. I usually work on it on my phone but end up throwing away the practice runs. Here is my first take and then my last take- the final one was shot with Andre but the first one is just me improvising into the phone. You can see the early seed of the idea and where it developed.
Let’s see how it does on the show!
“Ensconced just outside”
Of Paducah Kentucky.
Home of ‘The National Quilt Museum’.
I-24 seems as though it has speed bumps. Almost as rough as I-40 through Arkansas or I-70 through Ohio.
The site we are in isn’t long enough to park my little black truck at the site.
I had to park at a wide spot across the road behind me.
This is the largest site they have.
The woman whom checked us in came out to talk to me and said:
“I don’t think I’ve ever seen one this big!”
To my loves horror I replied:
“That’s what all of the girls say…”
I can’t help myself…
“On the Oregon Trail?!?”
I’ve been stressing about everything I need to get done to start our sojourn westward.
I don’t exhibit it.
It is there.
I didn’t sleep well last night worrying about it.
So this morning, immediately after coffee, I went out to get the remainder accomplished, worrying I wouldn’t have enough time prior to our attending an afternoon LAX match. The last of the season for El Presidente, and then dinner to celebrate my beloved’s 65th birthday.
I finished everything except for;
Topping off the pressure in the outside passenger tire on ‘The Dude’, Filling up ‘The Dude’ with fuel, and loading the Scoot in the garage.
When I to go get fuel at a nearby truck stop, I’ll top off the tire as I’m sure they’ve a high pressure air pump. Mine makes the process a pain in the ass. I laid under the back of the truck for 20 minutes and was only able to raise the pressure about 6 lbs. When you are talking 22” 110lbs tire pressure. It takes awhile.
After we load ...