Acme, sorry your shipment went astray. I've had a few snafus with online purchases lately. Keep trying to buy a slightly older model trucker's GPS, kind of need 'new' so I can register for the road updates. One seller on Amazon sent me a used unit (grubby-heavily-used) as New, said there were no new ones left (then why list 6 on Amazon?). Then an Ebay seller cancelled my order claiming 'sold out' (then why list?) I imagine was too scared to ship to a General Delivery address. I can understand the reluctance, except I had a really good seller and buyer history which should have been checked. Oh well. Wasted time and effort. Both channels are so handy for smaller items coming General Delivery, but it seems anything valuable it's a big mess due to scams on both sides.

Had a blast traveling the Southwest this winter. My poor old guitar died in the desert air, but got 2 new, smaller, sturdy ones that will travel better.

Back in Dixie, where the whole place is like one giant floral arrangement, mid-March to April is such a great time to be here. Had to come before it gets hot to reorganize what's in storage. Protip: if you do ever have to set up storage units, put in metal shelves first, it really helps. Hopefully I can empty and cease paying for one of the units just by getting the stuff better stored, and hopefully a bit of purging before getting back on the road. Next swing through, I can do some of the shredding and purging that remains, rather than spinning my wheels figuring out what is where. That's my plan. The rain and the IRS seem determined to bog me down, but that's part of spring too, I guess.