01-15-2026 Entry

Travel day. Ann got up at 4:30,and I got up at 4:45. Showered, tidied the kitchen, made coffee and a small breakfast, then left around 5:30. No traffic to speak of on our way to SDAP. We got right on a shuttle and we're at the airport by about 6:15. Fast through security, I think we were at the gate a little after 6:30. My RealID worked just fine. The flight left ahead of schedule. It was a middle seat for me, Ann got to switch to an aisle seat. Mine wasn't horrible. Watched Naked Gun, which was mostly forgettable, Liam Neeson is not naturally funny. I also watched the first part of Becoming Led Zeppelin, which was better. Since we were at the back of the plane, it took a long time to get off. The Sixt rental car experience was very good, I signed up for automatic car pickup as we were heading to the rental car center. We were upgraded to a Mercedes Benz SUV, which took some time to figure out the important controls. Made two stops at Walmart, where we shopped for groceries and picked up the mattress pad we ordered. Arrived at the lake house around 3:30. Mom was very glad to see us, was in good spirits generally and perky. As usual, she did a lot of talking. She eats late, so Ann made chicken and baked potatoes late. Ross showed up, was in good form, we talked among other things about the Fermat's Last Theorem book. Was a generally pleasant evening.