Before we stampede into today's thrill-packed potboiler, I want to let my tens of loyal readers know that I am crushing my physical therapy and should be home in two weeks, three tops.
Going "on the road," has been a right of passage for young men and women down through the ages. Since Mark Twain (Samuel Clemens), is a literary hero of mine and since I, in a very real sense, followed his footsteps out west, that's where I will begin.