Just me & Tivo... and Chaz's adventure

I spent the day cleaning the house, picking up the clothes, vacuuming, and putting things away. The kitchen is clean, the fridge is stocked, the bathroom is in order. And I know it will stay that way for the week, as Charles & his family left today for their Ross family reunion on the Texas Gulf Coast: Bolivar Peninsula. I've got the house to myself and a few dozen Tivo'ed episodes of Alias and Lost to catch up on. Its a pretty happy place to be in for a little while.

Charles did call at 3 or so with a crisis. The truck they were driving had transmission problems while on the Sam Houston tollway. But with Google to the rescue, all was not quite lost. Got the AAA wrecker rolling, picked a shop to take the vehicle to, and I booked them a rental at Hobby to get them the rest of the way to Bolivar. He called at 9pm, about 12 hours after he left the house, saying they finally got there. The lesson here is that it's always helpful to find someone with an internet connection while on the road. I'm delighted I was able to share in their adventure from the comfort of my quiet clean home.