It was a perfect storm. A Friday in June. Spectacular weather forecast for the weekend. Road construction. Egotistical drivers, most in Teslas and BMWs, attempting to impress other drivers with their Indy 500 racing skills on a congested highway. More road construction. Cars, trucks, motorcycles. A horrific accident which required closing two lanes of I-80 to accommodate emergency responders. Did I mention road construction?

A drive which, under normal conditions, would take about two hours took almost four today. Fortunately, I was in no hurry. I had a large iced green tea from… oh, sorry,… a venti iced green tea from Starbucks, a nice selection of CDs in the 6-disc changer (yes, my car is that old: a 2005 Honda), a couple of protein bars, and an unlimited amount of patience for the journey. All were needed to make the most of the unexpectedly-long ride from San José to Roseville, CA.

When I arrived at my destination, I checked-in to the hotel, got settled in my room, then took a two-hour walk to get my steps in for the day. Thinking that I wasn’t expecting any calls, I left my phone in the room. So much for counting steps. Oh, well,… taking the steps is more important than counting them, right?

I stopped at Subway and picked up a turkey & tomato sandwich, which I ate sitting by the pool at the hotel. I was surprised, pleasantly so, to find that the pool area was vacant. On a warm June evening, I would have expected a good number of folks to take advantage of the facilities. I guess everyone went out for dinner tonight.

Now I’m back in my room. It’s too early to go to bed, so I’ll either do some reading or walk over to the lounge near the pool where the Celtics-Maverics game is showing on a big-screen TV. I have no interest in the game itself, but the idea of hanging out where other people might be is appealing to me. It won’t be a late night, because everything around here seems to close down at 9:30 — the pool, the jacuzzi, the lounge,… Oh, that’s right. I’m in Roseville!