richmond.....

ok, so i drove to richmond this afternoon to a 'staff' meeting for instructors of the health class i teach at danville eku......a politically correct thing to do....as i got a chance to meet the department chair who hired me sight unseen by virtue of a personal rec of his department 2nd-in-command...a dietitian i have known for over 20 years...who i also got a chance to see and catch up with......granted i haven't seen her recently, as i had to back up the conversation a bit when i mentioned the age of our third child......but i digress.....i have been asked about fall 2007....which assures at least 1 more trip to somewhere funded by my extra-curricular work......life is good......except for the driving to richmond part...i have only been there a handful of times...and had only mapquest-like directions that did me little good given that the directions were in my backpack and not where i could see them...i must have been stuck behind every tractor/graveltruck/slowpoke between here and.....richmond......and it really started to get old.....for someone who yearns to be on time...and i had to park in a sticker-lot....and hope that i wouldn;t get towed that late int he day........i was exactly 8 minutes late to this meeting...and i was horrified to be late.....not knowing anyone except for karen....and her not looking like herself given that she is recovering from thyroid cancer.....omg......thankfully, i did know the way home...and drove a completely unimpeded route back back to danville.....