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Happy landings

Since Daniel goes to college in Wisconsin,  there are some neuroses logistics involved in his trips back and forth.   I’m a Jewish mother and I worry.

It’s May and even in the Midwest the weather was good, so this time I didn’t even think about worrying.   I should have.  Because things didn’t go according to the plan.

I’m not sure you need the details.

I’m  more sure you don’t WANT the details.

They included:  fog in Monterey,  a broken gate to the airport parking lot, two trips to the airport,  two attempted landings, a foiled welcome home plan with Daniel’s friend,  V incommunicado in Los Angeles,  Daniel incommunicado with a broken cell phone,  a flight diverted to a different airport, a missing parking lot attendant, a second stuck airport gate, a two-hour ride in an airport shuttle, a man named Harry,  a lady named Bettina, and a dead raccoon.

A clusterfuck.  But with a happy ending:  he’s home.

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  1. amyz5 says

    May 18, 2009 at 11:50 am

    oh man, that sounds like Jana’s christmas trip home.

    i love your finale and am curious about the raccoon. do you have a new pet?

    i thought he was staying in wisco for the summer.

    jana is home for a few weeks then off again for the summer. fun to have her lying on my couch and telling me she is hungry when the fridge is full. i am sure that will wear thin, but for now i love it.

  2. Darryle Pollack says

    May 18, 2009 at 1:28 pm

    All of Daniel’s trips seem to sound like this.
    He’s home just temporarily, too—going back to Wisconsin for the summer to prove it doesn’t snow year round.

    Daniel wants me to get a dog to replace him. Not the raccoon. Too grim for details. But the perfect capper to the day/night.

    Have fun having Jana on the couch. Daniel’s favorite spot too.

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