In Labor... sort of

Okay.  I realize I am technically not "in labor", and women who go through labor, or who have been through labor, might become offended at my casual use of such a serious term.  I apologize if I do offend.  But as the circumstances of my foolish attempt at uploading a new video to YouTube has proven, over twelve hours of effort (effort I presumed was at its conclusion - only to be fooled into an additional twenty minutes of wait!), I find myself becoming rather stressed.  Thus, "in labor" seemed appropriate.

Being that a measure of time is availed to me, allow me a few moments to update on my progress. 

Yesterday morning, I drove away from Paducah Kentucky where I was enjoying a delightful mug of hot coffee with a roasted turkey and tomato pesto breakfast sandwich.  My original intent had been to leave there and drive to Lowry City Missouri where my aunt resides.  Then the thought crossed my mind I should venture off into a side trip and visit my nephew, who lived in Terre Haute Indiana.

Terre Haute is where my nephew has lived the past three years.  I have seen him only twice over the course of that time.  Unsure when I might be able to see him again, and being that my time was free and open as the sky overhead, I opted for this little side trip.

Terre Haute is where I compose this little sideline of a post, waiting and fretting over the exorbitant amount of time it is taking for this silly little nonsensical bit of video to upload.  But that's another issue.  I shouldn't allow myself to become so easily distracted.

While journeying on down the road, making my way here to Terre Haute yesterday, a new thought struck my mind.  Since I would be in the area, why not make another side trip into Springfield Illinois?  It is Abraham Lincoln's home.  It is where he is buried.  I did not stop the previous time I drove by in December of 2010 because of the need to rush, rush, rush..  This time I would make plans to stop.

I would already be there if not for the intrusion of the silly video.  If I had only uploaded a smaller version, it wouldn't be taking all day and all night to finish!

So, back on point, my intent, once I finally get gone from this motel where I am, is to depart, stop at Springfield; due to my late exit, I may stay in Springfield tonight, and then drift onto Lowry City to see my aunt.  Following that little adventure, it will be a visit to my uncle in Paola Kansas, followed by the journey back to Great Bend Kansas.  The video still has twelve minutes to go, but this is all I can think to write for now.