From Virginia to Alabama

Just a brief note today. It is about 7:20 AM, here in Tuscaloosa. We stayed at a Comfort Inn. Those coupon books they have at the Welcome Stations along the interstate can save you a lot of money. We saved about $30.00 on the room over the regular rate. made pretty good time, except for a speeding ticket stop (79 in a 65 mph zone). I guess Virginia is not really for lovers, after all. A simple warning would have sufficed.

We also played the word game that we invented. We will share it with the world at the right time. The world really needs another good game that parents can play with kids, especially in the car and even at home. Enough with the video games. This one will have be great for road trips and for living rooms. It will be challenging, fun, and for those among you who like games like Pictionary, will include a "full-contact" version. Just a little more tweaking....

Tuscaloosa is another college town. I am going to hypothesize that college towns are good places to visit and/or stop along the way when you are travelling. The folks here are very nice. The Comfort Inn is not the newest hotel, but the night manager, Michael, was very accommodating and it is clean. The breakfast has all you need (coffee) to get the day started. Fox News Morning isn't my favorite, but that is what's on and besides, I am writing and checking email anyway.

We ate at a Cracker Barrel (actually we did take-out). I really don't get Cracker Barrel. I had a catfish sandwich with cole slaw. The sandwich was okay, nothing special and the cole slaw was good. I think it is the second time (it might be the first) that I had a Cracker Barrel meal. The best part was waiting for the food, checking out all the old style penny candy, toys, etc. and talking with the other people. I guess if it is there and you are hungry, you might as well check one out.

We should be in New Orleans by mid-day and we can't wait to get there.

Oh yeah, as promised, here's Buster: