on my way

I knew there would be trouble when Chad Myers started talking about tornadoes in St. Louis this morning on CNN. But I forged ahead and the woman at the United check in desk told me to, as she said, listen to Jesse Jackson and "Keep hope alive."

I made it to Chicago in a relatively timely manner, but my flight to St. Louis is delayed by more than an hour. Nothing to worry about (except the lack of edible airport food) . . .

I'm on vacation.

Looking forward to the festival.