And so the frenzy to pack begins....

my backyard...right about now....you can see why I'm happy to be headed to the tropics...
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This is mostly just a test of the blogsite to see how it works, bear with me here, I'll get to the interesting stuff soon....  all TOO soon, as I only have 4 days left until I leave from T.F.Green Airport for Chicago, then LAX.  It's midnight and I need sleep, terribly.  Being sick is an awful way to start a trip...I should know, I did it two years ago when I left for Europe.  3 days without sleep generally does that to you. (No, I am not kidding, nor exaggerating.  Not really anyway.  Truth is, I managed to sleep 2 hours out of 72. That approaches levels in which the subject may find themselves diagnosed as clinically insane...symptoms of which start with speaking of themselves in the third person....) So anyway, Jamie's off to bed.  More to come! Stay tuned!

It's midnight and I need sleep, terribly.