Finish an initial playlist / program for The Opus Project presents Opus 37: Fired Up! (8pm, Saturday, January 30, Diablo Valley College Music Building, Viking Drive, Pleasant Hill, CA), deal with challenges associated re the problematic Cheapo / Spirit flights:
"The revised ticket says 'Non-Stop'..."
"Yes, sir, it is nonstop from Oakland
to Las Vegas,
and then nonstop from Las Vegas
to Philadelphia"
The
three-hour
layover
turns
into
4,
5 (actually not much of a problem, enjoying the sunshine), finally on the plane, then off again, ultimately re-embarking (almost missing this while making phone calls),
and
off in the company of friendly passengers,
over Lake
Mead
and the Colorado Plateau,
to a tense interval of heavy rain and wind,
leading to a touchdown of applause.
The rental car is arranged without further mishaps, then off, via an everything pretzel at Wawa,
to rendezvous with George and
Bette
in the festive night. 47th day of fall, 6th high of 57 for the month, an impressive 63 in Concordville, PA...
