Back in town

I was on vacation last week up in the Chicago area, glad to live in a smaller town. Traffic wasn't that bad, but it wasn't peachy either. I drove straight through, 13 hours, with the help of a friend talking to me. My car [Toyota Matrix] averaged 38 miles to the gallon, so I was stoked about that. I still can't believe people drive Hummers (for casual driving), just insane. My garden survived but I need to do some picking tonight or tomorrow to keep it nice. The only two things to report is that I starting working on my novel again and I started running again.