It took me all of 30 minutes to pack up my car for the drive north. I left my door in North Carolina at 8 am, stopped for vittles and to drop off books at the Chapel Hill public library, and was well on my way by 9am.
Cruising was pretty smooth through North Carolina and Virginia, but when I hit Maryland the interstate was under construction and had to go 20 mph most of the way. Good thing my iPod was fully charged and no one could hear me sing. Oh but could they ever see me convulsing behind the wheel. Who cares? I'm leaving the country!
Maryland doesn't take long to drive through. When I think of Maryland I think of softshell crabs, the Chesapeake Bay, and women's lacrosse. It's that kind of place.
After Maryland came Delaware, a state I know reasonably well since I went to college there. The state has made a name for itself as a corporate tax haven, breeding ground for chickens, and playground for chemical engineers. What the state lacks in charm it makes up for with its better living through chemistry-type developments. GORE-TEX, Teflon, Tyvek, Purdue Chicken. The university also produces its fair share of Rhodes Scholars.
True excitement came as I crossed the border into Pennsylvania around 3pm.
Must make the most of my time with family this week. We are all going to the mountains for some time away from it all. Blogging will resume on Monday.
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Don't forget that Delaware produced your favorite manager over here in the Raleigh office! Not to mention the oh-so-reliable Citigroup loan agents in New Castle!
J
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