We have not hit the road just yet, but we definitely have all of our wheels spinning. We are in the runup to high travel season. In a matter of days, we will leave the confines of home and become seasonal nomads once again. Before we go though, there is just one more thing, or two, three more.

Over the years, I have noticed this thing about my spovely louse. She views every departure as a deadline. A deadline that must be crammed with more tasks than can possibly be completed. I do not mean to criticize, except this frenetic activity leads to fatigue or worse illness. She tends to work herself to death. Out of the blue, she accepted two new commissions. They are not large ones. She punched one out yesterday and should finish the other today. This is in addition to all of her regularly scheduled artwork.

That is what daygirl is up to. Not to be outdone, on the other burning end of the candle, night-girl has her own itinerary. Last night, we had dinner with some of our Team Kaldi’s bike buddies. Next week, we will rendezvous out-of-town with old friends. Last night, was all about older friends. Tonight is Shakespeare night. Joanie will accompany us to Forest Park for As You Like It.

Shakespeare only wrote about twenty plays that are deemed worth performing. The Saint Louis Shakespeare Festival has been recycling his oldie but goodie ones for a few years now. In all of the hubbub of packing for travel, I came across the pictured t-shirt from twenty years ago. I think that I’ll wear it tonight.