A modern odyssey:

Well. I went to Appleton on Wednesday and flew back yesterday. Coming up, we flew into Milwaukee and got a ride from there to Appleton (a little under 2 hours, maybe 120 miles). But going back, I flew out of Appleton so that I could come in to work this morning.

When I got to the Appleton airport, Northwest couldn't find my reservation. I called my father who had made the reservation, but he wasn't there. Finally, about thirty minutes later, I got through to him and got the confirmation number. It turned out the reservation had been made for the wrong day, and Northwest in its infinite wisdom (and despite the fact that this was a refundable ticket) cancelled the whole reservation and wouldn't give me a dime on the ticket. The man offered to make the reservation for $500, but the flight was through Detroit and the power was out.

So I went to the Delta counter and got a flight with a forty minute layover Cincinnati (which never lost power) that got in an hour before the NWA flight. The flight was 15 minutes late landing in Cincinnati and I had to take a bus to the terminal, but I made it with ten minutes to spare. I heard all Thursday evening flights into Detroit were cancelled, so it probably worked out for the best.

I got home and my new computer and a book from Amazon were waiting for me. And I might be the only person ever who got sunburned at a funeral. I think they're a bit suspicious at work. More later, and by later I mean Monday. I still have no DSL at home. It sucks.