Sitting in the Hotel

So here I sit in Dothan Alabama.  The Marriott here is decent, thank goodness.  I had my doubts driving here, I must admit.  This town is not South Florida.  But it has it's charm, I am sure.

I have just started feeling a bit nervous about the start of COT tomorrow. I called my girlfriend Laura and spoke to both her and her husband, both of whom have already been through COT recently.   They both did thier best to put my mind at ease.  I suppose I shouldn't be surprise at my nerves.   But I at least it only started now, and not weeks ago.  I would be in serious trouble. 

On the drive up here from West Palm I saw a sight I was not completely prepared for.  Hurricaine Charley paid a nasty visit to Florida (just missing us in Palm Beach, thankfully).  But while driving up north on the Turnpike, there was a about a 60 mile stretch from just south of Orlando to about South of Ocala which was just torn up.  There was a diagnal path of trees down, houses with their roof's ripped off, and turnpike road signs and power towers just shattered like they were toothpicks.  It was mind boggeling.     With the stress of COT weighing on my mind right now, I knew if I didn't jot this memory down, I would likely forget.  I didn't want to forget.

It's about 6pm and my body clock says 7pm because I am now in Central Time.  I am almost ready for this whole thing to just start already so I can just get ON with it, you know?  Hopefully I will be able to find time to post entries after tomorrow!