Where credits due...

I'm not on the road yet, because my credit card hasn't come through. I'm going to check the mail tonight and then if it hasn't come I'm going to have to hit the road with cash. It's not an overly joyous thought to carry that much cash around with me but thats just the way its going to be.

The weather picked up a little, but I found some eBooks and have been reading this and that. It occured to be that i've not read much for a long time but I didn't see any literature I wanted to buy when I walked to K Mart. I did fall for a pair of ten dollar shades, and some other homely stuff like sundried tomatoes and grapefruit - not mixed together.

Its an odd yardstick to measure civilisation by, but a little taste of home when you're this far away works wonders for the spirit. Speaking of spirits, what I havn't got any of is malt liquor, but I'll keep searching - as much as I like to be reminded of home, its also good to dive into local customs.

And its customs and rituals that make up the society around me. And one of the local customs is being friendly. I don't know if its a knee jerk reaction to social engagement or if society has drilled it into the folk around here or if that even makes it less sincere. While the members of the food service industry have asked me to have a nice day, so have strangers with no vested interest in my well being. I've got to give credit where its due, NC is a friendly place to be.