By the time you read this post, your humble guide will likely be driving to California with a bunch of relatives in tow. I'm sure they're giving thanks for having a personal driver. (Somebody better be riding shotgun up front, darn it! My brother, for example, loves to sit in the back and leave the front passenger seat empty so I look like his "personal chauffeur." No wonder he's been cursed with always ripping holes in his socks.)
Being the pragmatist that I am, I figure this is as good a time as any to test some portable devices in my list of things to review. I got a set of portable DVD players designed for car mounting, a portable iPod speaker/case, an MP3 player, headphones -- my cup definitely runneth over. With so many "toys" to test, this is certainly one of those times I wish I could be a passenger.
Alas, I have to drive so it looks like my passengers will be the ones having all the fun. Plus I'm leaving late so that means no stopover at Popeye's Chicken for this trip. On the plus side, it looks like I won't have to deal with snow showers up in the Sierra Nevadas, which is always good. Snow + mountain road + crazy SUV drivers who think 4-wheel drive makes them invincible = screaming relatives all around me.
On that note, I hope y'all have a screaming fun Thanksgiving this year. 'Cause as bad as things can get, there's always something you could be thankful for. And to my fellow road warriors, I hope you have a safe trip!
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