How do you find Will Smith in the snow? A: you look for fresh prints.

If IKEA made cars

(from the CarTalk Facebook page)

It took the electrician less than an hour to get everything connected and he gave me the thumbs up on my work. Tomorrow morning I'll take a U-Haul trailer in to get drywall and a few other things, and in the afternoon Pam will help me get six sheets hung on the ceiling.
Yeah, that should be interesting, but she's game.
I can do the walls myself. Once the drywall is up I can connect outlets and lights, which will feel like a major step forward. Then mudding.

I had another phone conversation with Cory this morning. He and his wife are former students and now missionaries in Tanzania. Crazy to talk that easily to someone in Africa, and our brief discussion was very helpful.

I leave two weeks from today (Tuesday, the 29th). Only two elements of this trip concern me: the 10+ hour flights and the mechanics of getting into Tanzania - customs, getting my visa, money exchange, and a taxi ride to a hotel I don't know anything about except the name. Will my driver speak English??
Adventure.

The best part of today, meeting Geoff & Shannon Husa in Florence, an hour west of here on the coast, for dinner. They're just home from Papua New Guinea where they work with the Mibu. We're grateful to call them friends, and carry a deep respect for what they're doing in PNG.

The winding road from here out to Florence on the coast was very pretty, even if it was overcast. The drive back in the dark and rain, not so much. But we're home, I've had a brownie, and will soon be in bed. Alas, I've got to get up in the morning and come to grips with what seems to be depressing election news tonight.