View From the Bushes

Well it's just after 8:00 here and still no maps. We'll see what happens. At one point during my conversation with the cartographer he did mention Sunday, though we ended up agreeing on Saturday, and I know how much of a pain it can be to start from scratch with a brand-new computer, and there was his health problem, which I don't really feel comfortable discussing in detail, but it was certainly the sort of thing you would expect weeks to recover from. It's still possible the adventure will be ready tonight, but I kind of doubt I'll see the maps any time before I go to bed.

In other news, Holland managed to advance to the semi-finals after exorcising the demons of the past. I wasn't aware of this, but the last three European tournaments, plus the 1998 World Cup have ended for Holland when the game went to penalty kicks. I would much rather have a game not be decided by penalties, but it was still nice to see them advance. And of course, the Tour starts a week from today. And of course the lesser known, but some would say far more grueling RAAM (Race across America) is going on as we speak.

Well, with no adventure there's not much to say, so I'll wrap it up here. Though with a huge work deadline on Monday, there was no lack of things to do.

Carpe Diem Quam Minimum Credula Postero
Ross