Left New Orleans yesterday around 6 a.m. and drove practically due north all day, and after many CDs and radio shows, arrived in Iowa City around 8:30. Thanks to a strong tailwind, the trip computer was showing 32-33 mpg most of the way. WhooHoo! Probably saved line a dollar and a half or something. This morning it's in the 20s, which is supposed to be the high for the next couple of days. As we were driving up through Missouri the radio weather forecasts were talking a lot about freezing rain and other unfamiliar things like that. The weather is supposed to start going downhill around noon, last I heard. It will at least be interesting. I'll try and get over to the exercise facility across the street at some point, but motivation is always pretty low when it's this cold and there are a lot of other things to do, like sleep. One thing I always look forward to on a road trip is hotel sleep. It's almost always better than home for some reason. The meet with LSU is this evening at 7 (central) and it's supposed to be available via webcast somewhere via the HawkeyeSports website. This is the "pink meet" to benefit Breast Cancer research, so we'll be wearing our pink Hawkeye T-shirts.
If you're looking for something interesting to read, check out Christian's writeup on a recent visit with Floyd L. In typical fashon, Floyd's "hearing" is now looking like it won't happen until next summer. Gee, I wonder why.
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