Walking in Memphis

In two weeks, I am taking a day off work. What?! A day off work?! Yes. Actually, I am taking three of them. Before you begin to think that I am slacking and implore me to reconsider, allow me to briefly touch on the fact that I have not taken a day off all year. This will be well-deserved three days.

Jaclyn and I will be visiting the Memphis area to see my family and friend. I have not been home since Christmas and my parents were beginning to think I had disowned them. Besides, it was time to go back and it had to be now if we were going to go.

When I first moved to California, going back home was always such a huge event. I had so many friends to see and places to go that it seemed like I was on the run the whole time. On occasion, I would even hook up with my old band and sit in with them during a gig.

Since then, 90% of my friends have either moved away or disappeared and the band is no longer together. However I still get to visit my folks, enjoy the sounds of various nocturnal creatures and eat some good food.

Unfortunately it will be during the middle of August which means two things: heat and humidity (and mosquitoes for Jaclyn). Oh well.. there is nothing that a pitcher of Sam Adams and a burger from Huey's won't fix. Jaclyn does not quite understand my fixation with that place, but to me Huey's says "welcome home".

I should go before I start waxing philosophical about some inane crap that matters to noone but myself. My memories are better kept safe inside my head where they are fully understood and appreciated.