Greetings from 35,000 feet. I’m jetting southbound to Tampa, leaving the snow behind for a few days. Looking at the Twin Cities forecast I’m going to assume (hope) that a lot more of the snow will be melted when I get back on Monday. For now, the focus is the NHRA Gatornationals at historic Gainesville Raceway. Can’t wait to get there.

I thought I did all I could to minimize the impact of another Minnesota winter this time around. I joined Barbara and her sister Kitty for a brief trip to Scotland and England in early December (okay, it was brisk there but it wasn’t like Minnesota) before Barbara and I took our vacation to Hawaii over Christmas, first hitting the Big Island before joining my sister Mary and her husband Lonnie on Kauai. During that trip, I hatched my plan to be a good brother and return to Kauai for nearly two weeks in February, to hang out at their condo and watch Biscuit and Maxie. I remember telling Barbara, “This all lines up perfectly and by the time I get back it will almost be spring!”

It’s common knowledge that once you master the tricky science of remaining upright while also propelling yourself forward when being connected to the ground by nothing more that two thin rubber tires, you’ll always be able to ride a bike. Or is it a horse? No, it’s definitely a bike. Horses may make horsepower but they don’t have tires. Today I’m pleased to announce that the same “once you learn it” theory applies to doing PR for a Funny Car driver while at a race track. I can still ride the bike!

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