Change of Scenery

Up at 4:15 a.m. this morning for an early flight to Memphis and a quick walk to another terminal for another plane to Minneapolis. We had enough time in Minneapolis for an early lunch before getting on the much smaller airplane for the last hop to Cedar Rapids where The Wife got a free double upgrade on the rental car so that I'm not stuck driving some huge Mercury that was obviously designed for the average NFL linebacker. Yecch!

So at least we arrived in Iowa City early enough for a visit to the hotel exercise room. It just amazes me the money and technology that must go into building these ridiculous exercise "bikes." The thing is designed so that 100% of your body weight rests directly on the very joints you are using, namely your hips. After half an hour, dripping sweat, my hips hurt enough that I have to hold myself up above the seat with my arms. What a pain in the ass. Literally. So I got in 45 minutes of moderate exercise and major sweating. At least the hotel has free high speed internet, so while The Wife and The Daughter are out roaming around the local shopping mall buying something that they didn't know they needed until today. I'm just glad I'm not dragging along behind them bored out of my mind.