Getting the Hell Out of Dodge

It seems forever since I have written. The weeks have flown by. I found myself awake this morning at 4:00. Perhaps it is because within a few short hours approximately 35,000 people will descend upon my neighborhood, streets will be closed to vehicular traffic and I am anxious to get the hell out of town before that happens. Today the 10K Cooper River Bridge Run will take place here in Charleston and the starting line is less than a block away from my house. I will spend the day with my best friend 80 miles away from it all....