Note
From Thomas
Fletcher:
I was away from my computer September 6-10. The entries you find here from
that week were written at random moments on each of the days in a paper journal.
These entries may not contain all of the elements of normal entry such as
highs, lows, quotes, etc.
The journey has
begun. The city where I got to school is the birthplace of an internationally
known airline. Because they got their start there, they still fly the big
jets from there. The others airlines fly commuter planes. Guess what? I'm
on one of "the other airlines."
The place is one of those twin engine propeller planes. I call 'em "puddle
jumpers." They don't ever fly too far from home. And I've just about out
grown them. Literally. My legs are folded funny and my somach is being poked
by the tray table. Guess that's the pitfalls of having a larger than average
build.
There's not excuse for me not to do some writing this weekend. This is the
first long trip I've taken without CDs. I don't know how it slipped my mind,
but my portable CD players was the one thing I forgot to bring from home.
Tht's okay. I should have plenty to do. It's gonna be a fun weekend. Speaking
of, I guess I should tell you about it a
bit.
My great aunt has spent most
of her life working for a nationally-known university in Michigan. She was
a professor, directed the counseling center and was their faculty representative
to the NCAA. She was the first person in the conference... and perhaps the
nation... to ever hold the position of faculty rep. She was also the first
female vice president of the NCAA. What a lady, huh? And to think... she's
my aunt.
Anyway, tomorrow (Friday), they are inducting her into the university's athletics
hall of fame. It's a great honor I think... and I'm flying up to represent
my family. Friday, we've got a reception, dinner and the induction ceremony.
Saturday, we'll attend a football game where they will honor the inductees
at halftime. What fun! (Seriously) And then Sunday, I head back to
reality.
Well, the first
of my three flights is about over. It's been uneventful, but I guess that's
a good thing. I'm sitting in Row 2... beside the propellar. I don't know
if its a safety measure or what... but there is no window for my seat. It's
okay, I guess. There hasn't been much scenery. For the past month, it's been
clear and hot as hell in my neck of the woods. I'm talking about triple-digits.
Now, I'm about to land in Memphis, where it's in the mid 70s at 3:30 p.m.
There is fairly havy cloud cover... so there is nothing to see out of the
window even if I had one. But I'll take the clouds if the cool weather comes
along with them.
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