"Travelin' Man"
You're probably too young to even know the band Lynyrd Skynyrd, much less one of their songs. I don't listen to LS anymore, but I've recently been reminded of their song "Travelin' Man." The only part of the song that describes me is the title; the song is about a much different type of travelin' man. Regardless, lately I have been a travelin' man. Two weeks ago I had a day trip to West Memphis (about 2.5 hours one-way from the office), last Monday was a day trip to Blytheville (3.5 hours), last Wednesday I drove to Oklahoma City (5.5 hours) and then drove back on Thursday, and tonight I'm in Columbus, MS (6 hours). I go back home Thursday after two days of meetings at a paper mill and then a half day meeting with the state agency in Jackson, MS (the drive home will be about 5 hours). I was even supposed to fly out of Jackson on Friday for a day trip to Washington, DC, but that got cancelled - thankfully. This amount of travel is abnormal, especially right before Christmas, and it is about to wear me out. I'll be able to recoup once this week is over. The next two weeks include the Christmas and New Years holidays, and I'm taking some extra days off so that I'll only work two days per week. See you in January!