ok, so my wayward menfolk have finally called.....they landed last night in eugene, oregon, took a shuttle to florence, on the coast, slept the night at the ocean breeze hotel, walked nearly 2 miles carrying their sadlebags to the bikeshop where they had shipped the tandem.....spent half the day putting it together...rode back 8 miles to the dunes so they could say they started at the ocean...then rode 60 miles back to eugene before they stopped for the night..........they just called....and they are whipped.......and jet-lagged.......and disappointed with the peeps in eugene....many 18-24 year-olds yelled at them from suv's pulling 4-wheelers.......they plan to get up early and ride out of eugene before the young punks get over their hangovers......(their words, not mine.....)...so they started with a 60 mile day.........they promised to call tomorrow with an update..........

finished the extended lotr after i got home from work tonight.....many neat scenes at lothlorian with galadriel.......now i am so tired, and thinking about skipping church....these are dark thoughts......but i really could use a day without having to be anywhere..........