i'm a little nervous about leaving olive and i'm a little nervous about flying and i'm a little nervous about being nervous. pshew, ok, i'm better now. i think olive will be ok. i'm just used to staying home with the cat. and i haven't flown in 23 years. the last time was in 2001 when we had to fly to 5 cities for a photography job for eerie consulting. that was a grim time, the beginning of the war on terror wars, and grim travels. i have to go see maw next, and then i'd be content to stay out of the sky for another 23 years by which time i'll be 87. i don't plan on being 87 though. i may be of the sky by then.