Center Township

Everything is going fairly smoothly on this journey so far. Tonight, I'm in Lebanon, Indiana, at the Flying J. It's about 28 degrees here now, but I'm toasty in the van.

Last night, I slept well and didn't have to get up to start the van for heat. Yes, it got cold in here, for sure, but the heat from the electric blanket and my four layers of blankets kept me warm all night, long after the blanket shut off. I made popcorn last night with my old-school air popper. I didn't have a container large enough, so I blew it into a plastic bag, which, of course, was melted by the heat. It was fun. Haven't used that thing for years. I enjoyed the popcorn with some Jack. I've never had Whiskey in a wine glass before, but why not? After all, it was my birthday.

I was thinking it would be fun to stop at Four Roses Distillery outside of Lexington and Stevie Ray Vaughn's Blues Bar in Louisville, but both are closed on Monday. BUT I'm coming back through here this weekend...

I stopped in the Lexington area at the Buc-ee's to work for a couple of hours. I had my weekly Zoom call with my writing partner, Liza. About a month ago, I signed up for a writing class, and I'm currently working on writing and self-publishing my first book. It's an exciting process, and I'm thoroughly enjoying it. I've completed my bookbait and plan to share it in a larger forum this week for feedback. I'm setting up my substack account and ready to get started on my outline.

I drove a couple more hours to Louisville, and by 5 pm, I was so tired, so I pulled over and slept for 5 hours in the Walmart parking lot. I woke up just before closing time to sneak into Walmart to purchase a windshield scraper, some red lipstick for the wedding, and some blueberries for my yogurt.

I was considering staying there, but looking at the weather, I saw that it was going to start raining at 5 am. So I decided not to stay but to head further north, where there would be no precipitation or potential ice on the roads.

I just now received a notification that there's a winter storm warning. It's going to snow 4-8 inches here on Tuesday night and Wednesday.

I really need to understand my Combimaster inverter and Balmar systems better. I've exhausted the manuals and still don't have the understanding that I need, so I think I'll be heading to YouTube next.

A few more hours of sleep before a 3 hour drive to my friend's house. I'm going to plug the van in for a few hours at her place. Oh, and my change oil notice came on tonight. I wonder if my engine oil is right for this cold weather. It's 3:40 am. 'Night.Read more