In one of life’s little ironies, at the same time as my folks are driving out from California to Colorado next week, I’ll be flying from Colorado to California on a Big, Important Business Trip.<\/p>\n
If we were following the same path, I’d be passing overhead as they were crossing into Arizona, I think.<\/p>\n
So they’ll end up here in Denver for half Thursday and near all of Friday before I get home Friday night. Which is okay, of course, since they’re really out here to see Kitten, and I’m just a nice side attraction. \ud83d\ude42<\/p>\n
Hmmm. Better plan on doing house cleaning this weekend. And I need to schedule some golf …<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
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