Missed a day

Huh. Once again, I hit the wrong button and voila, a phantom post. Well, yesterday was not terribly remarkable, other than our dear son headed down to The Needles, a climbing area south of Sequoia National Park. He was going to drive about 10 hours, putting him somewhere near Redding, CA, where he thought he'd find a place to pull off and crash. He may have reached his climbing area by now, where he was meeting a friend for climbing adventures galore.
I picked up my friend with whom I've been working out at the climbing gym every Wednesday afternoon all summer long, and headed over there for the last time with her for a while. She's got a new job, one which pays her what she's worth, and she won't have the flexibility to go early any more. Despite the fact she's recovering from the flu, we had a good session. Next week I'll be hooking up with an acquaintance whose climbing partner is pregnant and moving away. We'll see how it goes.
Oh! Just had a phone call from dear son, who is in Portersville, CA, had met up with his friend, and was gassin up his car for the long and winding road back into the climbing area. He said he didn't sleep too well - his 1990 VW Fox is not a comfortable car in which to repose - and felt like shit, but he'll undoubtedly sleep well tonight and be ready to rock tomorrow morning. Cell phone reception will be problematic, so we may not hear from him for a while. So good to hear that he made it safely.