Thursday, February 2, 2012 - Casino del Sol, Tucson AZ
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Flash of Light, Plomosa Road, Quartzsite AZ, January 29, 2012
Lightning strikes twice
It's my turn in the barrel - I've been up all night with a variant of whatever Jane has and now at dawn it's time to decide if she's well enough to fly and if I'm well enough to drive her the 150 miles to the airport in Tucson. We decide we're both up for it, dose up on Kaopectate and head out across Phoenix before rush hour and play it by ear from there.
The plan worked - we got to the airport about noon, giving me time to crash for a couple hours and Jane time to get herself gathered up to fly out at 4:45. Phew! - we made it. Happy Groundhog Day.
Night camp
Boondocked - Casino del Sol, 5655 West Valencia Rd, Tucson AZ
- Good Verizon cell phone and Broadband service are available here at Casino del Sol
- Locate Casino del Sol on my Night Camps map
- Check the weather here
Ask What Surprised Them
I was afraid of flying for a long time and could only travel vicariously. When friends came back from faraway places, it wasn't just out of politeness that I asked what they saw. I really wanted to know. And I found the best way to get information out of them was to ask what surprised them. How was the place different from what they expected? This is an extremely useful question. You can ask it of the most unobservant people, and it will extract information they didn't even know they were recording.
The Age of the Essay, Paul Graham, September 2004